All the resources available to help you develop your non-profit organisation

Ideji has developed specific expertise in the legal and administrative aspects of NPOs, as well as offering support for organisational issues.

Ideji can also help you draft and amend your articles of association. The team can help you prepare the documents to be submitted to the clerk of the commercial court for publication in the Gazette. Full details are available on their website.

The Boutique de Gestion offers payroll management, consulting and training services for players in the social economy, whatever their sector of activity. It brings together a multi-disciplinary team (economists, lawyers, HR experts) with cutting-edge skills in management issues: labour law, non-profit law, financial, budgetary and administrative management, human resources management and social management. For more info on their services, visit their website. 

L'associatif financier specialises in supporting the creation and management of non-profits and social enterprises, particularly NPOs. In particular, the team can help you with the accounting and tax aspects of your NPO. They can also help you with your social management (payroll, etc.). All practical details are available on their website.

La cité des associations can help you set up your NPO and turn your project idea into reality. In fact, they can help you draw up your articles of association, assist you with administrative formalities, finding financing or even certain legal aspects (GDPR compliance in particular).

La cité des associations also offers its members the chance to use its IT programme that helps with the day-to-day management of your NPO.

For more info, visit their website.

Coopcity aims to inspire and bring together social entrepreneurs, offering support and training. It offers several acceleration programmes featuring group support, personalised coaching, expert advice and workspaces, all backed by a large network of entrepreneurs and partners.

These programmes are aimed at project leaders and businesses at different stages of development:

• Seeds: Starting a social enterprise in Brussels
• Blossom: Growing your social enterprise in Brussels
• Innovate: Experimenting with social innovation in your business
• Share: Collectively solving complex management problems

More info is available on their website.

Crédal, through its consulting agency, offers flexible, personalised support to social economy project leaders. Some NPO projects are therefore eligible for their support. This covers various aspects, such as structuring your project, support in carrying out economic feasibility studies, setting up a governance system and translating it into your articles of association and ROI, financial and organisational analysis, etc. More info on this page.

One of SAW-B's many roles is to act as a consulting agency for the development of social enterprises. Some NPO projects may therefore potentially be eligible for support from SAW-B. This assistance can range from developing your business model to support once the business is launched, including financial planning, articles of association and participative management bodies, so the support can be tailored to you. Find out more on this page.

Syneco can help you create or develop your social economy enterprise. Some NPOs may therefore be eligible to benefit from this support. This covers a range of topics such as feasibility analysis, market research, drawing up a marketing or financial plan, identifying the most relevant employment and investment aids, identifying financial and professional partners, drafting articles of association, etc. Find out more on this page.

The Local Economy Offices (LEL) help project leaders in Brussels set up their businesses. Although setting up an NPO is not the GELs' core business (most of them work with aspiring self-employed workers and business founders), they can still help you structure your project. In particular, they can help you analyse the economic feasibility of your project, evaluate your investment budget, draw up your business plan, choose your legal structure, etc.   

The Boutique de Gestion offers a programme of short, practical, tailored training courses designed to empower participants in their management profession. These programmes provide useful content that can be directly applied in practice. Furthermore, the programme is varied, covering six main topics, each of which involves a range of training courses: non-profit law, accounting, financial management, labour law, day-to-day management and human resources. More information on this programme is available on this page. 

Ideji also offers a wide range of training courses in four main categories: accounting and finance, human resources, legal and administrative, and communication. Whatever stage your project is at, these training courses will provide solutions in all types of skills that come in handy when managing an NPO. More info on their programme is available on this page. 

Crédal also offers training programmes, too. Through its "Manage It" programme for NPOs and cooperatives, you'll have access to a range of training courses in areas such as finance, legal affairs, socio-economic models, management and governance, all free of charge. The full programme is available on this page.

Finally, Passeport Réussite is a programme set up by the efp to help you develop your entrepreneurial skills. While this programme is aimed at entrepreneurs in the broadest sense of the term, many of the courses will be useful for (future) NPO managers. A number of them are aimed directly at non-profit project leaders. The full programme is available on this page.

Mon ASBL offers an extensive catalogue of articles, files and advice for NPOs. The catalogue is divided into fact sheets organised by topic: law, financing, taxation, accounting, human resources, marketing and life in the non-profit sector.

Furthermore, the site regularly features news articles, so you never miss out on the latest news in the non-profit world. Full details are available on this page.

The Boutique de Gestion provides you with a wide range of procedures and document templates that will be useful throughout the life of your NPO. These are grouped into different categories:

• Non-profit law: Here you'll find guides covering the steps involved in setting up your NPO or amending its articles of association, as well as document templates for drafting your articles of association, drawing up your minutes, convening a general assembly or drawing up a collaboration agreement with a volunteer.
• Labour law: In this section, you'll find employment contract and regulation templates, your obligations when you become an employer, how to terminate a contract, etc.
• Taxation and accounting: Here you'll find a range of information sheets on your accounting obligations, VAT, taxes and patrimonial tax, etc. You'll also find a template for keeping simplified accounts.

Explore all their tools on this page.

Ideji's website features a large number of practical guides on various topics. Each of these topics offers a wealth of information corresponding to one of the stages in the life cycle of your NPO: Project, Setting up, Management, Finances, Taxation & Accounting, Human Resources, Communications, Dissolution, Tools.

You'll also find a large number of document templates on their website, which may be useful to you throughout your NPO's life cycle.

Coopcity also has a wide range of resources on its website. Browse their toolbox to discover existing resources and key info to help you launch or develop your business. 

The Cité des Associations offers you space in an area an environment that is already home to several other non-profits?  All the information on the service they provide can be found on this page.

Communa is an NPO whose primary mission is to temporarily occupy empty buildings, with the aim of creating a long-term impact on the city. The sites in the Communa ecosystem host social, cultural and social economy projects. Would you like to join one of these spaces? Find out how on this page.

The Brussels Region (through Citydev and Perspective) has also set up a Temporary Occupation Helpdesk. This helpdesk lists and maps suitable sites for temporary occupation. It also helps project leaders to find the right site, and site owners to find the right occupant. Full details are available on this page.