Realdania is a modern philanthropic organisation based in Denmark. We are a member-based association created in autumn 2000 after the sale of a bank and a mortgage institute. We address complex societal challenges related to the built environment, by working with problem-driven and agenda-setting philanthropy. As philanthropists, I believe that we can play the role of a convener. We bring together the right partners - business, politicians, government institutions, associations and citizens - around the table. At the table, we try to work as a catalyst, an enzyme that releases and joins together the power of individual parties.
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of everyone in Denmark through the built environment. As a self-endowed civil society actor, we are independent from party politics and free from corporate interests. This gives us the freedom to fulfil our mission in many ways. But we also recognise our own limitations: we have neither the reach of government nor the ability to scale the best solutions that the business sector has.
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