What our corporate partners value
Together we create strong, positive stories about skills and work.
Our partners value:
- Our structured framework, which has been tried and tested for over 60 years, for the personal development and potential development of young people, trainees and young professionals
- Our offer to employees to engage in voluntary work (corporate volunteering) in order to have a lasting positive impact on the lives of individual young people and to engage with other environments
- The award as a seal of approval for the presence of the so-called future skills/competencies of the 21st century in the recruitment of skilled workers
- An international network with a high reputation and a global Emerging Leader & World Fellowship program
- The support of an impact-oriented social enterprise, which in particular promotes the trainability and thus the life prospects of young people at risk of graduation
- Our commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals
“If a few of the thousands of applications for the few training places that we receive at the FU Berlin each year contain an award such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award or other evidence that confirms teamwork, perseverance and extracurricular commitment, these applications already stand out from the multitude of applications and gain a special look that greatly promotes and favors the likelihood of being invited for an interview.”
– Gilda A. Langkau, FU Berlin Office of the President, CIO
Strategic partners
As a strategic partner, you support us financially with a donation for at least three years.
We use your donation to prepare young people for their future in the best possible way so that they have better opportunities for training and a career and to counteract the shortage of skilled workers in Germany.
At the same time, we promote the ability and willingness of young people and young adults to contribute to our society and take on responsibility. In this way, we sustainably strengthen social cohesion in Germany.
On request, we promote and support the social commitment of participants with reference to specific sustainability goals that are close to your company’s heart and anchored in your CSR strategy. Feel free to get in touch with us!
Corporate Volunteering
Strategic partners have the option of offering their employees opportunities for corporate volunteering.
We train interested employees as award leaders as part of a training course. This turns them into experts in the fields of mentoring, leadership, discrimination prevention, democracy education, non-formal education and outdoor education. The training takes place partly in nature and is accompanied by experiential education.
After completing the training, they are part of our international Award Leader network, which spans over 130 countries, and are qualified to work as volunteer coaches/mentors/Award Leaders in Germany and around the world and have a lasting positive impact on the lives of individual young people. At the same time, they develop their own personalities by engaging with completely different environments.
We match trained employees of strategic partners with Duke students at schools near the company’s headquarters.
Find out more about volunteering for the Duke Award here.
Becoming a program provider
Of course, companies can also become program providers of the Duke Award in order to support trainees and young professionals in their personal development. In this way, you can establish a sustainable approach to recruiting young talent, promote leadership and set yourself apart from other employers.
Teambuilding for employees
Based on our experience, we offer interested companies 1-2-day team-building events for groups or entire departments.
We come to you and train your employees to become award leaders. This turns them into experts in mentoring, leadership, discrimination prevention, democracy education and non-formal education. Some of the team-building days take place outdoors and are closely accompanied by experiential education.
Donation of expedition material
For schools in challenging locations, we accept donations in kind for our expeditions. This mainly includes tents, sleeping bags, rucksacks, Trangia stoves and other outdoor equipment.
Would you like to organize a donation campaign in your company and make your employees aware of the Duke Award and our needs? We will be happy to send you materials for the campaign and pass on the collected donations in kind to schools in need.
Just get in touch with us!
Contact us!
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our special projects.
Contact us Our Impact Report based on Social Reporting Standards
You can find a brief portrait of our association here.
