FAIR SHARE
Festival 2024

This year, FAIR SHARE turns five – and we want to celebrate with you!

We’re taking this opportunity to collectively reflect on progress in the sector so far, celebrate what we’ve all accomplished and plot our next steps towards a more feminist social impact sector. And for the first time, we’ll bring together our international and German communities in person. 

So what can you expect? Presentations of the FAIR SHARE Monitors, workshops on Feminist Leadership and other topics, somatic breaks, network meetings, and – of course – a party. There’s something in the three days for everyone!

Find more information and check out the programme below.

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Our journey so far

FAIR SHARE of Women Leaders aims to spark and sustain a feminist transformation of the social impact sector in Germany and internationally. So far we have:

Developed and run five editions of the FAIR SHARE Monitor, the first measurement tool for gender-equitable representation in leadership positions in civil society

Run an eight-week webinar series on Feminist Leadership with over 4000 unique registrations from around the world

Set up a virtual home for Feminist Leaders, now in its pilot phase, together with One Future Collective

Established the Women Leadership Lab, Germany’s first feminist leadership programme

Secured commitments to gender equity from 32 international and 26 German organisations, including Oxfam, BRAC, Amnesty and Amref Health Africa

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Become a Festival Partner!

Want to join us in driving a feminist transformation in the social impact sector? Then become a FAIR SHARE Festival partner!

Get in touch today to find out what this can mean for your organisation.

FESTIVAL SPEAKERS

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Location: Robert Bosch Stiftung
Französische Straße 32, 10117 Berlin

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For questions, feel free to contact festival@fairsharewl.org.

May 13, monday

May 13
13:00-13:30

Arrival and coffee

Atrium / Reception, ground floor

May 13
13:00-15:00

Feminist Funding in Germany

How do we secure more funding for feminist initiatives in Germany? Invited participants will explore this question and next steps together.

Language: German
Orangerie/Kaminlounge, 5th floor

May 13
13:15-14:15

Welcome words & keynote

Our special guest speaker Tarah-Tanita Truderung, and Siri Hummel from the Maecenata Foundation will kick off the Festival.

Language: German
Atrium, ground floor

May 13
14:15-16:30

Diversity fair

A collaboration between FAIR SHARE and Maecenata Foundation, supported by the Deutschen Stiftung für Ehrenamt und Engagement.

Come and network with D&I specialists and organizations presenting their projects on inclusivity and diversity at our fair. Featuring a variety of short workshops on topics related to organisational culture and structures.

See below for in-person workshops.
Click here for the online workshops (German).

Language: German
Atrium, groundfloor
& Online

Logo of the Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt (DSEE), featuring an abstract illustration of a Strelitzia flower with three flowing lines in pink, yellow, and red, encircled by a thin black outline against a white circular background.

May 14
14:15

14:15-15:15

Workshop: Intersectionality in Praxis

With Killa Schuetze, a collaboration with the Maecenata Institute.

Language: German
Conference room (1.5), 1st floor

14:15-15:15

Workshop: A power-critical look at D&I

With Dr. Cassandra Ellerbe, a collaboration with the Maecenata Institute.

Language: German
Workshop room 1.1, 1st floor

14:15-15:15

Workshop: Feminist Perspectives on Diversity in education

With Tara Hawk, a collaboration with the Maecenata Institute.

Language: English
Room 1.3, 1st floor

May 14
15:30

15:30-16:30

Workshop: Intersectionality in Praxis

With Killa Schuetze, a collaboration with the Maecenata Institute.

Language: German
Conference room (1.5), 1st floor

15:30-16:30

Workshop: A power-critical look at D&I

With Dr. Cassandra Ellerbe, a collaboration with the Maecenata Institute.

Language: German
Workshop room 1.1, 1st floor

15:30-16:30

Workshop: Feminist Perspectives on Diversity in education

With Tara Hawk, a collaboration with the Maecenata Institute.

Language: English
Room 1.3, 1st floor

May 13
15:00-17:00

FAIR SHARE Donors’ meeting

A first-ever exchange between FAIR SHARE’s financial partners.

Language: German
Lampenraum, ground floor

May 13
15:00-16:30

German Committed Organisations meeting

An in-person meeting for the German organisations who have made the FAIR SHARE Commitment.

Language: German
Workshop room 1.2, 1st floor

May 13
17:00-17:30

Somatic session

Reconnect your mind and body in a short somatic session, designed to help you let go of the day. Facilitated by Helen Workneh.

Language: English/German
Workshop room 1.1, 1st floor

May 13
18:00-21:00

Women LeadersHIP Lab network meeting

An evening for alumni of the Women Leadership Lab to come together across cohorts.

Language: German
Atrium, ground floor

May 14, tuesday

May 14
9:30

Arrival and coffee

Atrium / Reception, ground floor

May 14
10:30-12:30

German monitor presentation

Welcome remarks by Atje Drexler from the Robert Bosch Foundation and Federal Minister Lisa Paus.

We present our analysis of this year’s data from German social impact organisations.

With lightning talks from Mareike von Raepke from Youth For Understanding, Samera Bartsch from the DeZIM-Institut, Jan Peter Schemmel from WWF Germany.

Language: German
Atrium, ground floor

May 14
12:30-13:30

lunch

Atrium, ground floor

May 14
13:30-15:30

international monitor presentation

At this hybrid event, we share the latest figures on women’s representation in the international social impact sector.

With lightning talks from Rhianon Bader from Skateistan, and Dania Gharaibeh from Care International.

Language: English
Atrium, ground floor & Online

May 14
15:30-15:50

coffee break

Atrium, ground floor

May 14
15:50

15:50-18:00

Workshop: INTERSECTIONAL monitoring

Join our process of exploring how to make the FAIR SHARE Monitor more intersectional, not just in its outcome but also in its process. Facilitated by Dr. Hedda Ofoole Knoll.

Language: German
Orangerie/Kaminlounge, 5th floor

15:50-18:00

Workshop: Leading in Part-Time

What role can part-time models play in new leadership approaches to allow more people access to leadership positions and to establish more flexible leadership structures? Anna Riecken from the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth will share insights and recommendations from a current project in this workshop and discuss new forms of leadership.

Language: German
Workshop room 1.3, 1st floor

May 14
15:50

15:50-16:50

Workshop: Building inclusive CHANGE networks

Join Jules Lynch and Hannah White-Steele from Global Girl Project for this session on how we develop truly inclusive and feminist networks that can be accessed by the most marginalised, accounting for language and digital literacy.

Language: English
Conference room (1.5), 1st floor

15:50-16:50

Workshop: Feminist Mentoring

Juliana Shrestha from Wedu will share key insights from their research on how feminist mentoring can advance women’s leadership and participants experience peer mentoring hands-on.

Language: English
Workshop room 1.1, 1st floor

15:50-16:50

Workshop: shifting power

What does it take to build a global non-profit for change, at the same time as shifting power? Kate Muhezi and Charity Bafana from Restless Development will share their experience and allow a space for participants to exchange on best practices.

Language: English
Workshop room 1.2, 1st floor

May 14
17:00

17:00-18:00

WOrkshop: Building power: Strengthening feminist digital infrastructures

A session by Jensine Larsen and Lourdes Rivas from World Pulse and FAIR SHARE to explore the concept of feminist digital infrastructures and how they can contribute to strengthening feminist movements.

Language: English
Conference room (1.5), 1st floor

17:00-18:00

WOrkshop: Shifting Power

What does it take to build a global non-profit for change, at the same time as shifting power? Kate Muhezi und Charity Bafana from Restless Development will share their journey and participants will exchange best practices.

Language: English
Workshop room 1.1, 1st floor

17:00-18:00

Workshop: How to support Feminist Leadership in NGOs

Joanna Maycock facilitates an interactive session based on the recently published report on women CSO leaders and systemic change.

Workshop room: English
Room 1.2, 1st floor

May 14
18:10-18:30

Somatic session

Reconnect your mind and body in a short somatic session, designed to help you let go of the day. Facilitated by Pasquale Rotter.

Language: English/German
Workshop room 1.1, 1st floor

May 14
18:30-22:00

FAIR SHARE Birthday celebration

Eat, drink, dance and be merry because it’s FAIR SHARE’s fifth birthday! We’ll also take this opportunity to publicly launch the Feminist Leadership Hub, together with One Future Collective.

Terrace, 5th floor

May 15, wednesday

May 15
8:45-9:00

Arrival and coffee

Atrium / Reception, ground floor

May 15
9:00-11:00

Advisory Council meeting

FAIR SHARE’s newly instated Advisory Council meets in person for the first time.

Language: English
Workshop room 1.2, 1st floor

May 15
10:30-11:50

International Committed Organisations meeting

A first-ever in-person meeting of international organisations who have made the FAIR SHARE Commitment.

Language: English
Workshop room 1.1, 1st floor

May 15
11:00-13:00

FAIR SHARE Members Meeting

FAIR SHARE’s recently expanded membership meets in person for the first time

Language: English
Room 1.2, 1st floor

May 15
12:00-13:00

Closed session on (Anti)Racism

FAIR SHARE and the Norwegian Refugee Council will host a space for those in the sector who identity as racialised and experience gender-based oppression to share their experiences and perspectives on racism/anti-racism in the sector.

Note: while we recognise that gender norms harm everyone, this session is intended for those who identify as e.g. women, intersex, trans, or non-binary who also experience racism.

Language: English
Room 1.1, 1st floor

May 15
12:00-13:00

Data Advisory Committee

A first in-person meeting for FAIR SHARE’s newly formed Data Advisory Committee to discuss data strategy.

Language: English
Conference Room (1.5), 1st floor

May 15
13:00-14:00

Lunch and closing

Atrium, ground floor

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Frequently asked questions

Location & accessibility

The Robert Bosch Stiftung (Französische Straße 32, 10117 Berlin) is wheelchair-accessible. There is one wheel-chair accessible bathroom on the group floor.

There is also a designated quiet room should you be overstimulated at any point or need support from the awareness team (more info below). There is also a room that can be used for praying or nursing. These are on the second floor.

We ask about accessibility needs during registration and will do our best to accommodate them. If you have more specific questions, please get in touch with festival@fairsharewl.org.

Gender Neutral bathrooms

There is one designated gender-neutral bathroom, which is also the wheelchair-accessible bathroom, on the ground floor. We recognise that this set-up is problematic as each group should have their own designated space rather than being forced to share resources. We apologise for this inaccessibility.

Awareness team

DisCheck will provide support should you feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or discriminated against during the Festival. You can identify them with green vests and/or nametags. You can also contact them anonymously through QR codes around the space. There is a designated quiet room on the second floor where you can speak to them privately or get other forms of support from them.

COVID-19

There are many groups for whom COVID-19 still poses a serious threat. We therefore ask everyone to test themselves before coming to the Festival, and that you do not attend the Festival if you have any symptoms (regardless of test results). We will also have some tests on hand, so in case you forget you can request one at the check-in area.

Food

Lunch will be provided on Tuesday and Wednesday. Dinner will also be provided at the birthday celebration on Tuesday evening. All food will be vegan and vegetarian, and snacks and coffee/tea/water will be provided throughout the festival.
When registering, you can indicate any dietary requirements.

Accommodation

FAIR SHARE has not booked a block for festival participants, but a hotel we recommend near the venue is Numa | Arc.

Something else?

Get in touch with festival@fairsharewl.org if you need further information.