Common Purpose Germany delivers transformative leadership experiences for individuals and organizations who want to make a difference – in their worlds and the world around them
At Common Purpose, we firmly believe in a vital and unseen "space" that exists in our society. This space lies between individuals and the state, navigating the balance between personal responsibility and the obligations of institutions and society. It is a place where people join forces to act for the common good, open to individuals from all walks of life. Filled with connection, curiosity, inclusion and intentionality, this space is the key to our society, emphasizing active participation over passivity.
Our goal is to fill this space with as many people as possible. People who may not see themselves as leaders in the traditional sense. We will inspire you, and help you build the skills, mindsets the connections you need to develop effectively. We want to encourage a wide variety of people to get involved. We want to see a wide variety of initiatives emerge. We want to discover new leaders in the bustling crowd - and show the lone voices that they are not alone. In short, we develop leaders who who lead differently and are inspired to create real change in the world.
Becoming a leader is easy. Being a leader... is not. Our programme for the orientation and development of emerging leaders.
We bring young people together across schools and districts to inspire each other and become young leaders.
We enable organizations to adapt and grow. Working with you, we create best-in-class customized leadership development experiences specific to your unique organizational culture and challenges. Our solutions will help grow the mindset, skills, and competencies at all levels of your organization.
Frank Trümper
programmes delivered over 30+ years
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Katharina Anna Rahne, in short: "Käthe" spent eleven years with the non-profit Teach First Deutschland GmbH in various functions. She started out as a fundraiser in 2011, and after three years she became head of the Partners & Sponsors department, and in 2020 she moved to the business development department of the management board.
From 2009 to 2011 she completed a master’s program in fundraising and grantmaking at New York University. She gained practical experience during her studies at Amnesty International USA (2010), at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2009), at NDR Kultur (2006-2008), among others at the Hamburg State Opera (2005/06), the Hamburg Civic Foundation and as a city ambassador from Osnabrück in Angers (F) from 2000 to the start of her studies in 2001. In her hometown at the University of Osnabrück she did her Bachelor of Arts in European studies (2004), in Hamburg she received a diploma in culture and media management in 2006 at the Hochschule für Music and Theatre and works at the KMM institute there as a lecturer for fundraising in the cultural and media management distance learning course. Katharina Rahne is associated with the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, the German National Academic Foundation, the KMM Network eV, the Kulturpolitical Society eV, the German Fundraising Association eV and #WILMANetzwerk. She lives in Berlin.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharina-anna-rahne-09b9251b0/
Lena Meyer has worked as a special education teacher in Hamburg for the past 14 years. She took her first state exam in 2006 at the University of Hanover and completed her legal clerkship in 2008 at the Hamburg State Institute with the second state exam in the teaching profession special education.
In 2008, in addition to her work in the pilot project Integrative Support Centres of the City of Hamburg, she started at the non-profit Teach First Deutschland GmbH as a manager for the primary school curriculum. Three years later, in 2011, she took over full-time management of the regional office in Hamburg until her parental leave in 2013. After maternity leave, she started working as a special education teacher for the city of Hamburg in 2014, where she completed her training as an inclusive school development consultant, among other things. Lena Meyer took part in the Common Purpose Navigator program in Hamburg in 2010. She lives in Hamburg.
