Become a partner
Together, we help social-profit organisations move forward.
A partnership with ToolBox is not only beneficial for the sector that you are supporting. It also brings something back to your own organisation.
ToolBox’s strength lies in people who volunteer their expertise to organisations with a social mission. That commitment, combined with the belief that we achieve more together than alone, makes ToolBox a natural partner for Cera.
Boost your impact
For more than two decades, ToolBox has connected social-profit organisations with volunteer experts from the business world. In 2025, 149 organisations moved forward thanks to the commitment of 230 ToolBoxers. This was made possible by companies and foundations who, like you, believe in the power of collaboration between the for-profit and social-profit worlds.
What's in it for your foundation?
Your financial support enables a project, but its impact depends on the organisation behind it. When a social-profit organisation has the skills, structure and people it needs, your funding goes further and lasts longer. The research is clear:
The organisation’s capacity determines what funding can actually deliver
45% of social-profits cite human resources as their primary challenge, and 73% report an increase in demand for their services (Center for Effective Philanthropy, State of Nonprofits 2026).
In Belgium, 79% say they need external support, especially in legal matters, digitalisation and strategy (King Baudouin Foundation / Ipsos, Barometer of Associations 2024). The limiting factor is not the amount granted, but the organisation’s ability to turn that funding into activity.
Structural support translates into external impact
Among organisations that received support focused on their internal functioning, 93% report a strengthened capacity to deliver on their mission, and 90% report improved impact within their sector and community (CEP, Breaking the Mold, February 2025).
The effects of funding extend well beyond its initial duration
The same organisations show operating reserves twice as high as comparable social-profits, and 90% report strengthened long‑term viability. On the leadership side, more than a third of executives report reduced burnout, and 40% express the intention to stay longer in their role (CEP, February 2025). This helps prevent leadership disruptions that can erode part of a grant's impact.
Ways to collaborate
As a ToolBox partner, you go beyond financial support: you help the projects you fund strengthen their long-term sustainability:
Professionalisation
Fund the professionalisation of the projects you support by contributing financially, partly or in full, to the annual fee that social-profit organisations pay to ToolBox.
Strategic partnership
Become a strategic partner of ToolBox by funding its core structure and supporting its development.
Reboost Day
Create synergies between the projects you support by offering them a tailored Reboost Day: a unique day to share their professionalisation challenges and find solutions together with peers.
Find out what fits your foundation
Meet our trusted partners
They make our impact possible and they see the value in it.
In 2025, we formed more than 20 new partnerships with companies and foundations, and reached 500 additional organisations through collective projects, on top of the 149 we supported directly.
Public and private foundations
Public and private organisations
Expert partners
"ToolBox’s strength lies in people who volunteer their expertise to organisations with a social mission. That commitment, combined with the belief that we achieve more together than alone, makes ToolBox a natural partner for Cera."
“What makes ToolBox so special to us is its unique combination of committed volunteers, in-depth expertise and a genuine passion for connecting with people. Their volunteers share not only knowledge and experience, but also a great deal of energy, enthusiasm and commitment. It’s no surprise that our projects proudly nicknamed the ToolBoxers their ‘critical friends’. They succeed in bringing organisations and initiators together around the table, exchanging experiences and strengthening each other’s work. That connecting power, combined with their professional support, fits seamlessly with the mission of Streekfonds Oost-Vlaanderen. A fresh perspective where it’s needed.”
" VP Capital est fier de la collaboration avec ToolBox, car nous croyons que cela contribue aux ambitions et à la professionnalisation des organisations à but non lucratif. Avec tous ses bénévoles (d'entreprises), ToolBox offre des conseils stratégiques et un accompagnement aux organisations, leur permettant ainsi d'accroître leur impact."
« La force de ToolBox, ce sont les personnes qui mettent bénévolement leur expertise au service d’organisations porteuses d’une mission sociétale. Cet engagement, allié à la conviction qu’ensemble nous allons plus loin que seuls, fait de ToolBox un partenaire naturel de Cera. »
"Bij Een Hart voor Limburg geloven we dat financiële steun pas echt duurzaam rendeert wanneer organisaties ook de kennis, vaardigheden en slagkracht hebben om hun ambities waar te maken. ToolBox is daarin een waardevolle partner. Door professionele expertise toegankelijk te maken voor organisaties die daar niet altijd de middelen voor hebben, helpt ToolBox hen om strategischer te denken, hun werking te versterken en toekomstgerichte keuzes te maken. Die ondersteuning reikt verder dan de dagelijkse uitdagingen: ze creëert ruimte voor groei en professionalisering. Zo investeren we samen niet alleen in sterke organisaties, maar vooral in een blijvende maatschappelijke impact voor kinderen en jongeren in kwetsbare situaties."
“Wat Toolbox vzw voor ons zo bijzonder maakt, is de unieke combinatie van gedreven vrijwilligers, diepgaande inhoudelijke expertise en een oprechte passie om met mensen in verbinding te gaan. Hun vrijwilligers delen niet alleen kennis en ervaring, maar ook veel energie, enthousiasme en betrokkenheid. Onze projecten gaven de Toolboxers dan ook de geuzennaam ‘kritische vrienden’. Ze slagen erin om organisaties en initiatiefnemers samen rond de tafel te brengen, ervaringen uit te wisselen en elkaars werking te versterken. Die verbindende kracht, gekoppeld aan hun professionele ondersteuning, sluit naadloos aan bij de missie van Streekfonds Oost-Vlaanderen. Een frisse kijk waar het nodig is.”