The business model

We are a non-profit, but we do need an income to keep this boat afloat!

How is Tournevie funded?

We are a non-profit organisation mostly based on the efforts of volunteers. We have one part-time coordinator based in Ixelles, and that's it!

In 2015, a crowdfunding campaign allowed us to get up on our feet. Later, we were granted additional funds from CERA, Triodos Fund, Delhaize Fund, the Poverty Fund and Brussels Environment.

Since then, we mostly rely on membership fees, late fees, sale of consumables, the organisation of workshops and ad hoc activities to cover our costs. We are in a partnership with VK to use our workshop.

The antenna in Ixelles is supported financially by the municipality of Ixelles. After we are up and running there for a while, we intend to become self-sufficient as is the case in Molenbeek.

We intend to organize a range of parallel activities that would enable us to cross-finance the tool library. At present, it is impossible to fund paid employees with revenue from membership fees.