Artur Taevere and Hannes Tamjärv founded the Good Deed Foundation in 2003. We are Estonia's first and only venture philanthropy organisation. We launch and scale initiatives with high societal impact, supporting them for 3-5 years, both financially and non-financially with know-how from a dedicated in-house team, pro-bono experts and partners.
We thank our long-term supporters, partners and experts who are making the changes happen with their time and knowledge.
Team
Pirkko Valge
CEO
pirkko@heategu.eePirkko leads the Good Deed Foundation, works on strategic projects and with our supporters.
Kersti Ojala
Portfolio Manager
kersti@heategu.eeKersti is managing the Impact Fund activities and she is the main contact for initiatives applying and already in the Fund.
Kärt Kaasik
Communication Manager
kart@heategu.eeKärt is responsible for our communication and manages the "I love to help" donation platform.
Marleen Pedjasaar
Project Manager
marleen@heategu.eeMarleen runs the NULA Incubator and supports initiatives in the incubator.
Laura Kalda
Portfolio Manager
laura@heategu.eeBoard
Margus
Rink
Külli
Lilleorg
Priit
Mikelsaar
Jaan
Puusaag
Armin
Kõomägi
Sven
Jürgenson
Volunteers
Annually over 100 people from mostly private sector contribute their time and knowledge as pro-bono advisers and hands-on experts. They could be communication experts from the leading businesses, HR consultants from a leading advisory, lawyers from distinguished law firms, financial experts or multiple business owners. Good Deed Foundation involves a wide range of know-how and expertise to help organisations with high societal impact to grow. We are grateful for everyone who has supported our mission in the past 15 years!
Margus Rink: “Contributing my time to Good Deed Foundation makes me to get along with myself better. It is the constant “giving-receiving" topic. The world around me has given me a lot and continues to do so. Since I do not like to live in debt, I am happy to give back.”
If you want to help to solve societal problems please write to Kersti (kersti@heategu.ee)!
Supporters
Fontes PMP / main supporter, pro bono HR consulting
Wolf Group / main supporter
Uuskasutuskeskus / main supporter
Biomarket / supporter
European Venture Philanthropy Association / international partner
Estonian Bar Association / pro bono legal advice
Law Office Aivar Pilv / pro bono legal advice
Law Office COBALT / pro bono legal advice
Law Office Hedman Partners / pro bono legal advice
Law Office Eversheds / pro bono legal advice
Relfeks AS / pro bono visual and graphic solutions
JCO Design Factory / pro bono visual and graphic solutions
Külli Lilleorg, Fontes PMP: “Fontes joined the Good Deed community in 2006. This time has passed in the midst of very inspirational people and ideas. Together they have succeeded in helping to launch and grow various social initiatives. A sincere thank you! The progress that we made together towards the changes is inspirational and best we have experienced doing co-operation projects.”
Contact Pirkko (pirkko@heategu.ee), if you feel that your business and employees would like to make a contribution to our projects at Good Deed Foundation.
Partners
Ahti Heinla / Starship
Armin Kõomägi / Aconto OÜ
Indrek Kasela / investor, Elering AS board member
Maarja Oviir-Neivelt / free lance legal advisor, investor
Tiina Mõis / Genteel
Maarja Oviir-Neivelt: “I support because I believe! I believe in the spirit and commitment of the Good Deed Foundation. The work they do is needed. I see that ventures that can seem utopian - like attracting opinion leaders to give school lessons or business leaders tackle HIV - have been realized.
Partners support the Good Deed Foundation financially on a monthly basis. We involve partners with their knowledge and know-how to contribute to the work with initiatives. If you would like to join the network of our partners, please write to Pirkko (pirkko@heategu.ee).