PRO BONO CONSULTING

NO CRISIS SHOULD BE WASTED (CHURCHILL)

With our pro bono conflict counselling and mediation services, we support organisations and institutions regionally and throughout Germany that would normally have little access to qualified conflict counselling and support.

We focus on advising non-profit organisations, social enterprises and sometimes also individuals in need.

We would like to use our pro bono conflict counselling services to say thank you, especially to those customers who (can and do!) honour our commitment in monetary terms.

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Pro bono consulting for organisations

  • The project: Wolfen North. Shaping the future where the past is the present.
  • The task: How do you revitalise a district that is plagued by emigration and demolition?
  • The association: Wolfen-Nord was founded in December 2019 with the aim of providing an umbrella for various projects in the district affected by demolition and relocation and to network interested parties, residents and newcomers. Planned projects include Renovation and reopening of the former youth club „Club 84“, the construction of a tiny house settlement including local production and supra-regional distribution, as well as the management of a community garden. The aim and background to the various projects is the revitalisation of the district and the associated reorientation with regard to forms of housing, the sharing economy and multi-generational society.
  • Our commitment: In July 2023, we were asked if we could mediate between the association members in difficult discussions and situations, as the project was pretty much on the brink. They had completely lost their way and no longer knew a way out. We were asked whether we could find training candidates or recent graduates who could act in the matter. We agreed and took on the case. The mediation developed over several months and ultimately had aspects of organisational development. Conclusion in August 2024.
  • The website of the project Wolfen North can be found here.

Reference

„We had a three-session mediation with Angelika Wendt and Yoann Thiemann in spring 2025. The background to this was conflicts and miscommunication between volunteers in the Leipzig regional group, which we were no longer able to resolve on our own. The meetings were very well structured, the common thread and the rules of communication were always clear to everyone involved. We felt that we were in very good hands. Despite the sometimes very complicated conflict situations with different parties involved and timelines, Ms Wendt and Mr Thiemann had a very good overview and analysed the situations very accurately. Their suggestions and specific questions were incredibly helpful. We had no previous experience of mediation and were amazed at how effective the methods are “

BUND Regional Group Leipzig | Bernhard-Göring-Straße 152 | 04277 Leipzig

You can find the BUND Leipzig website here.

Pro bono support

The Baumwollspinnerei is a place of art and culture. We therefore make our rooms available free of charge to a small group of artists every week, who give themselves and others the opportunity to draw, sketch and study people and costumes.