Tasks & Costs Behind IWB Project ✨
Hi! Bruna from IWB here 😊
Supporting a community of over 40,000 immigrant women in Berlin is a labor of love—but let’s be real, it’s also a full-time job (actually, more like ten full-time jobs at once!). Every day, our team of dedicated women works tirelessly in the background, ensuring that IWB remains a safe, informative, and empowering space for everyone.
The truth? Most of the work we do is invisible—but it’s essential to keeping our community alive and thriving. So, here’s a little glimpse into what it takes to run IWB:
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🚀 The Many Hats We Wear at IWB
To keep this incredible project running, we juggle multiple roles, including:
✅ Admin & Community Manager – Approving posts, checking for rule violations, and making sure the group stays safe and positive.
✅ Event Organizer – Planning and hosting sold-out meetups, networking events, and professional workshops.
✅ Content Creator – Producing helpful posts, resources, and visuals to keep our community informed and engaged.
✅ Social Media Manager – Running our Instagram (@internationalwomeninberlin), crafting engaging posts, sharing Berlin updates, and soon, launching our newsletter & website!
✅ Sales & Partnerships Manager – Collaborating with brands, securing sponsorships, and negotiating partnerships to bring perks to our Patreon supporters.
✅ Graphic Designer – Creating visually appealing posts, event flyers, and resources to ensure a strong online presence.
✅ Customer Support – Answering countless DMs daily—sometimes from women in vulnerable situations, who need support, guidance, or just a listening ear.
✅ Moderator & Conflict Manager – Handling over 100 nationalities with different cultural backgrounds—which sometimes leads to misunderstandings and drama that require careful intervention.
✅ Volunteer Coordinator – Managing and onboarding volunteers, ensuring everyone is aligned with IWB’s mission.
✅ Systems & Workflow Manager – Constantly improving our processes to make the group more efficient and impactful.
💡 The Daily Tasks That Keep IWB Running
📌 Post Moderation: Approving, reading, and ensuring posts align with our community guidelines.
📌 Member Approvals: Vetting new members to keep out trolls and fake profiles.
📌 Boosting Important Posts: The Facebook algorithm sucks, so we manually push unanswered posts to ensure everyone gets the help they need.
📌 Drama Management: With so many cultures and languages in one space, misunderstandings happen. We monitor discussions, de-escalate conflicts, and, when necessary, remove or block problematic members.
📌 Handling Hate & Harassment: Sadly, blocking someone often means receiving nasty DMs in return (yes, I get called a b*tch quite often, fun times 🙃).
📌 Dealing with Heavy DMs: We receive messages from women in difficult situations—from abusive relationships to workplace discrimination—and we do our best to offer guidance, resources, and support.
📌 Event Planning: From meetups to career panels, every event takes weeks of planning, logistics, and promotion.
📌 Berlin & Germany Updates: We translate & summarize German news so our community stays informed.
📌 Managing Sister Groups: Yes, we don’t just run IWB—we also moderate 5+ additional sister groups!
📌 Sponsorship Outreach: Crafting media kits, pitching collaborations, and securing partnerships that benefit IWBies.
📌 Tech & Software Costs: Running IWB isn’t free! We cover website hosting, software, virtual office space, and more.
📌 Community Growth & Strategy: We’re constantly brainstorming new ideas to make IWB more impactful for everyone.
💰 The Cost of Running IWB
While our team works mostly as volunteers, there are real costs involved in running a community of this size. Here’s what we need to cover each month:
💻 Website domain: €22/month
🏢 Virtual office: €30/month
⚖️ Legal support: €20/month
👩🏻💻 Moderation help: €100/month
🎨 Adobe Suite (for content creation): €42/month
🎟️ Event expenses: ~€100 per event
💖 How You Can Support IWB
Keeping IWB running takes time, energy, and resources—but you can help us continue this work!
👉 Buy us a coffee! Every donation helps: ko-fi.com/internationalwomeninberlin
👉 Follow & engage with us on Instagram: @internationalwomeninberlin
👉 Sign up for our newsletter! Get Berlin updates & community highlights: iwbnews.com
👉 Interested in sponsoring or partnering with us? Let’s talk! Email us at: internationalwomeninberlin@gmail.com
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💬 Final Thoughts:
We love what we do at IWB. This community changes lives. But behind the scenes, it’s a massive effort. So if you’ve ever found IWB helpful, please consider supporting us in any way you can.
Every small contribution—whether it’s a donation, an Instagram like, or an engaged comment—makes a difference.
Thank you for being part of this incredible community. We couldn’t do it without you! 💖