The DeDo Foundation has over 20 years of experience in housing innovation for families at risk of homelessness. The aim of the project is innovation and comprehensive strategic development of the foundation to define the vision and strategy of its long-term development, to improve processes and management standards applying the principles of change management, to develop the foundation's conceptual activities to build the foundation financially on a multi-source system etc.
The Foundation is currently in the phase of innovation and transformation since 2018. The aim is to develop a new foundation strategy for the next 10 years, to raise the standard of quality management and manage changes in the organization itself, strengthen the foundation's brand and communicate it properly, strengthen financial stability and develop the foundation by strengthening fundraising activities conceptual activities and improve the monitoring and evaluation of the Foundation's activities, expand networking and advocacy activities to increase the company's interest in the situation and needs of vulnerable groups. The aim of the foundation is to implement this whole process in a comprehensive and faster way, which would not be possible without resources specifically focused on capacity building.
In terms of conceptual activities, the Foundation's objective in the area of housing and accompanying clients is the elaboration and implementation of the Concept of Development of “Careful Housing”. Especially in the area of cooperation with municipalities, the Foundation wants to be their partner in the preparation and implementation of social rental housing projects using the Housing First approach. The goal is also to make best practice projects, and offer expertise and experience to partner organizations, municipalities and the state and others.
The target groups of the DeDo Foundation are families with children at risk and young adults after leaving the children's homes.