Berlin-based public affairs professional Peter Königsfeld from the communications consultancy Johanssen + Kretschmer spoke to us about lobbying in Berlin. What a day in the life of a lobbyist looks like, what kind of problems arise in this line of work and a toolbox for good lobbyist practices were all discussed.
This past weekend Rotaract Club Berlin International joined Rotaract Club Hauptstadt in helping out at the Rotaract Germany Committee (RDK) meeting, which took place in Berlin. We helped plan the evening program and also participated in the work-end, where Rotaract developments on national and international level were discussed. What a great way to meet Rotaracters … Read more
This morning several of our Rotaract guests joined our Rotary partner club Rotary Berlin International at their breakfast meeting. We had the opportunity to introduce our club and talk about collaboration possibilities! We are so excited to see what the upcoming months will bring and look forward to learning from each other and working together.
At tonight’s informal meeting we were joined by Rotaract Club Brandenburger-Tor. We spent the evening getting to know each other and discussing ideas regarding cooperating in the future! Cheers!
On Saturday afternoon several members of our Rotaract club joined representatives from Serve the City e.V. and spent the afternoon in a refugee shelter playing with the children. We painted their faces (Spiderman and Superman were especially popular symbols that were requested), drew with chalk and used watercolors to paint pictures. What a day!
Project manager Max Klasen from the NETWORK Enterprises Integrating Refugees (NETZWERK Unternehmen integrieren Flüchtlinge) spoke to us about the initiative, which works with over 1,000 companies in Germany in their integration efforts regarding introducing refugees to the German labor market. The project is organized by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) and financed … Read more
RAC Hauptstadtclub Past President and freelance coach Brittany Arthur spoke to us about the topic of selling: be it a product, an idea, or yourself. She talked about her experience with the German, Japanese and Australian markets and gave us a fresh way of looking at how intentional we are in our interactions with friends, … Read more
On June 15th our club joined the organization Serve the City e.V. to spend time with refugee children at a shelter near Paulsternstrasse. We spent the afternoon playing with the children, doing arts and crafts and face painting. What a great day!
At our official informational meeting we welcomed Lennard from the Rotaract District 1940 team and Ufuk from our sponsoring club Rotary Berlin International to speak with us about Rotaract and Rotary, respectively. We were happy to welcome so many new guests and four members from RC Berlin International! We look forward to working together in … Read more
On July 7th and 8th members of our Rotaract club volunteered at the Berlin Rotary Kindertag. At this event, Rotary and Rotaract clubs throughout Berlin come together to provide children with an unforgetable day of learning and playing. Pictured are members of the Rotaract Haupstadt club, Rotaract Berlin International i.V. and Rotary Potsdamer Platz!