Offers go undiscovered
Local organisations do vital work every day, and are often invisible in their own catchment area. Digital visibility in the neighbourhood has become a basic requirement.
For local organisations and associations
More reach. More impact. Less effort.
Close helps associations, welfare organisations and local initiatives reach people in their neighbourhood, and makes impact visible for funders.
Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband·Bereich Gemeinschaft
ÜbersichtStandorteNetzwerkaktualisiert vor 2 Min
Reichweite
1247
+89 / Mo
Engagementrate
41%
↑ +8 pp Vj.
Events / Monat
23
+5 ggü. VJ
Neue Mitglieder
+34
dieser Monat
Standorte · Aktivierung
Vereinsheim88%
Außenstelle64%
Gemeinschaftshalle91%
Außengelände47%
Tagesrhythmus · Aktivierung
↑ +22% Vorperiode7h9h12h15h17h19h
MoDiMiDoFrSaSo
Wirkungsnachweis
B+↑ von C
Reichweite & Engagement · Quartal
74%
68%
55%
23
Events / Mo
41%
Engagement
18
Partner aktiv
Q3 ✓
Wirkungsbericht
Signale
↑+12 Anmeldungen · Nähkurs Dienstag●Kooperation gestartet · Caritas Weststadt↑3 neue Ehrenamtsanfragen · Oktober
Why this makes sense for local organisations
Good work needs visibility, and measurable impact.
Members and volunteers are hard to find
Recruiting new volunteers and members is becoming more demanding. Without a digital presence, initiatives remain well below their potential.
Impact is difficult to evidence
Funders require proof of reach, participation and impact. Many organisations do not collect this data systematically.
Collaboration remains manual
Cooperation between local organisations often fails due to lack of mutual visibility and the absence of shared tools.
Digitalisation overwhelms small teams
Maintaining a website, newsletter, social media and booking systems is too much for teams that want to focus on their core work.
„Gemeinschaft entsteht, wo Menschen sich finden. Und das gelingt mit den richtigen Werkzeugen.“
Digitale Infrastruktur für lokale Organisationen und Vereine
What Close does for organisations
One platform for offers, community and impact
Close connects local organisations, their offers and interested people on a shared platform. People in the neighbourhood discover groups and courses, bookings become easier, and impact is made visible for funders.
Offer profile
Associations and organisations present their groups, courses and events on a shared platform, findable by everyone in the neighbourhood.
Event management
Create events, promote them and collect registrations, on one platform, without extra effort.
Community building
Interested people find offers directly in their area and make low-threshold contact. Members stay informed and connected.
Cooperation network
Organisations find partner organisations, share resources and coordinate joint offers.
Impact dashboard
Reach, participation and engagement become aggregated and visible, valid evidence for funders.
Funding report export
Periodic reports for grant applications, annual reports and funding evidence, generated in a few clicks.
Value
What local organisations actually gain
More visibility, more participants
Offers that are findable through Close reach significantly more people, without any advertising infrastructure.
Gain new members and volunteers
Being visible in the neighbourhood makes it easier to attract members. Close lowers the barrier to the first step.
Document impact, secure funding
Close provides aggregated reach and participation data, valid evidence for funders and annual reports.
Build collaborations with ease
Find and approach partner organisations, Close connects local actors without extra effort.
Relieve your team
Registrations, bookings and communication run through one platform. No more patchwork of tools.
Use cases
Typical use cases for local organisations
Association work and member recruitment
Associations present their offers and attract new members directly in their neighbourhood.
Welfare organisations and social facilities
Welfare associations use Close to make their social-space offers visible and findable.
Courses and group offers
Course offers, groups and regular meetings become findable, bookable and communicable.
Recruiting volunteers
Close makes getting started with volunteering easy, interested people find suitable tasks nearby.
Grant applications and impact evidence
Aggregated participation and reach data support applications and proof-of-use reports.
Collaboration with local partners
Organisations network with other actors in the social space and coordinate joint offers.
Older people and accessible access
Low-threshold platform for older participants without an app barrier.
Intercultural offers
Multilingual offers reach people of different backgrounds in the area.
Platform logic
Built to fit your organisational structure
Close reflects the structure of local organisations: the organisation as the overarching unit, individual locations as the operational level, members and partners as the content layer.
Layer 1
Organisation or lead body
The organisation administers the full platform, manages access and receives reporting across all locations.
Layer 2
Location or facility
Individual clubhouses, branch offices or facilities receive their own visibility areas with local offers and spaces.
Layer 3
Partners, offers and community
Cooperation partners, course leaders and member groups maintain content and activate the neighbourhood in their area.
Reporting & data
Make impact visible, without extra effort
Close does not collect personal behavioural data. All signals are aggregated and anonymised. This makes Close a privacy-compliant tool for impact measurement for funders.
Reach
1,247
People reached in the catchment area
Engagement rate
41%
Active participants per period
Events / quarter
69
Events with registration
Impact score
B+
Aggregated evidence for funders
Pilot
Start as a pilot project and measure impact
A Close pilot starts with a clearly defined area of focus. The goal is to make offers visible, gain first registrations and gather measurable signals on reach and engagement.
Get in touchDefine your offers
Courses, groups and spaces are captured together and prepared for the platform.
Set up the platform
Profile, offers and partner access are configured, within a few days.
Activate the community
First offers are made visible and communicated through networks and coordinators.
Review signals
Monthly reports show reach, participation and engagement.
Decide on expansion
After the pilot: a clear picture of impact, effort and potential.
Close is not a member tracking system
Close does not collect individual behavioural data about members or participants. All data is aggregated and anonymised. Participants decide for themselves whether and how they use the platform.
FAQ
Common questions
Which organisations is Close suited to?
Local associations, welfare organisations, social facilities and initiatives that want to make their neighbourhood offers visible and document impact for funders.
Can multiple locations be managed on one platform?
Yes. Close maps organisational structures with multiple locations or facilities, with centralised reporting.
How is Close used for grant applications?
Close provides aggregated data on reach, participation and engagement, as valid evidence for funders and proof-of-use reports.
Do members or participants have to use the app?
No. Close is accessible via browser, without an app download and without mandatory registration.
What happens to the data?
All data is aggregated and anonymised. Close does not track the behaviour of individual people.
How long does setup take?
A location can be set up within days. Pilot operations typically start within one to two weeks.
Can Close be combined with existing membership management systems?
Close is not intended as a replacement for membership management, but as a complement for visibility, community and impact evidence.
Let us explore whether Close fits your organisation.
In a first conversation we clarify your area of focus, funding context and a realistic pilot scope.
Get in touch