SOS Children's Villages Donation Challenge (powered by Move Republic)
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SOS Children's Villages Donation Challenge (powered by Move Republic)

An offer from SOS Children's Villages Worldwide: Companies launch a free movement challenge together with their employees via Move Republic and raise donations for children and young people in over 130 countries. The model: You agree on a donation amount with SOS and coordinate the challenge together with Move Republic. 12 weeks: 4-week warm-up phase + 4–8 staggered challenges. Free for companies and employees.

What makes this measure stand out Completely free – for companies and employees alike. Direct impact for children in over 130 countries. Strong CSR signal, both internally and externally. Professional challenge guidance from Move Republic.

How to put it in place

  1. 1
    Start the intervention in BGFHero
  2. 2
    Contact SOS Children's Villages and agree on a donation amount: sos-kinderdoerfer.de → "Companies"
  3. 3
    Contact Move Republic to coordinate the challenge: moverepublic.com/de-de/spenden-partnerschaft-fuer-organisationen
  4. 4
    Plan the 4-week warm-up phase and prepare the announcement
  5. 5
    Run 4-8 staggered movement challenges (total duration: 12 weeks)
  6. 6
    Transfer the donation upon completion and communicate the result internally

What you need

Effort
half a day
Cost
Free
Duration
12
Setup
120 min
  • Completely free — for companies and employees
  • Direct impact for children in over 130 countries
  • Strong CSR signal internally and externally
  • Professional challenge support from Move Republic

Eligible for funding: up to €600 tax-free

As part of a structured workplace health process, this measure is tax-free under § 3 no. 34 of the German Income Tax Act (EStG) up to €600 per employee per year — BGF-Kompass supplies the process. Certified offers (e.g. from Upfit) are additionally subsidised by statutory health insurers under § 20b SGB V.

Health-insurer funding & tax: how to apply →

Adopt it for your company

Register for free — and the measure is ready to go in your cockpit: invitation, feedback survey and appointment are already set up. First cycle, first numbers for the boss.

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Contributes to

Expand movement offeringsOrganize team events

Measure the impact with

GPAQ – Bewegungsverhalten (WHO)

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BGF-Kompass covers German workplace health promotion (BGF): funding paths, figures and legal references (e.g. § 20b SGB V, § 3 No. 34 EStG, the statutory-health-insurer prevention guidelines) apply to Germany.