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Sponsorship at netcup

netcup is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities toward the community and the digital society, and supports projects that promote innovation, knowledge transfer, and community engagement. As part of our sponsorship activities, we support selected initiatives. In doing so, we contribute to the further development of an open, sustainable, and high-performance infrastructure.

• Fill out the inquiry form

Please fill out the form below to send us your inquiry.

• The request is being reviewed internally

Our team will review your request promptly based on a set of criteria.

• Response Confirming or Declining

You will then receive a reply by email with more information.

A Look at Our Sponsorships

We are happy to support nonprofit projects and initiatives with hosting, servers, and domains, and we promote innovation, the exchange of knowledge, and an open, sustainable infrastructure.

Apache CouchDB

Apache CouchDB is a database management system that takes data security very seriously. To ensure that CouchDB runs correctly and quickly everywhere, it features a large number of different test environments. This would not be possible without Netcup’s support, and we are very grateful for it.

grml.org

Thanks to netcup’s generous support for our IT infrastructure, we can focus entirely on working on our open-source project.

Enactus Germany

Enactus Germany is very grateful to netcup for its long-standing partnership. Thanks to your support, we are able to design our websites flexibly, host them cost-effectively, and ensure they are reliably accessible online at any time of the day or night.

Sponsorship Request

Please note that only organizations that can demonstrate their nonprofit status and have designated an IT officer in their bylaws are eligible.

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Sponsorship Priorities at netcup

netcup supports selected projects and events that promote innovation, strengthen communities, and contribute to an open, high-performing, and responsible digital world. Our focus here is on the following project groups.

• Tech, Open-Source, and Community Projects

Supporting developer communities, open-source initiatives, meetups, hackathons, and maker and DIY projects with infrastructure such as VPS, root servers, storage, and domains to promote innovation, collaboration, and an open digital culture.

• Education & Youth Development

Supporting students and emerging talent by sponsoring college groups, coding clubs, learning platforms, CTFs, and workshops to strengthen technical knowledge and future IT skills in a sustainable way.

• Sustainable & Responsible Digital Infrastructure

Support for projects that focus on the efficient, privacy-friendly, and sustainable use of digital infrastructure, thereby contributing to a long-term open and responsible IT landscape.

Exclusion Criteria

netcup supports a wide range of projects; however, we can only sponsor initiatives that align with our ethical or business objectives. Requests in the following categories will therefore be declined.

• Recreational sports and clubs with no IT connection
• Projects and events that harm the environment (e.g., motorsports)
• Projects and events that pose a potential health risk (e.g., extreme sports and combat sports)
• Unethical projects or events with little social benefit
• Individual and private events
• Political party events and projects
• Religious movements and institutions, church congregations
• Multimedia productions (e.g., DVDs, CDs, film productions, etc.)
• Cultural events
• Projects or events that are not compatible with netcup’s values and positioning

FAQ

Netcup generally provides technical services such as hosting, servers, and domains.

Your project should be clearly described and demonstrate a clear need for the requested services.

A direct connection is not strictly required; however, it should be clear that the technical services are being used in a meaningful way.

We review each inquiry on a case-by-case basis, focusing in particular on its value, feasibility, and alignment with our services.

As part of our sponsorship activities, we support selected initiatives, particularly in the areas of tech and development communities, education and the promotion of young talent, and open source.

Since we receive many inquiries and can only support a limited number of projects, unfortunately there is no guarantee of sponsorship. However, each inquiry is carefully and individually reviewed.

We’ll get back to you as soon as possible. However, since we review each inquiry individually and receive a large number of them, this process may take a little longer. Thank you for your patience.

An extension is possible, but it will also be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message at [email protected].