Nessling Impact is a programme that aims that the work of the researchers and the projects funded by the Nessling Foundation are implemented in society to accelerate the sustainability transformations that protect natural systems. The programme offers our grantees opportunities to develop the impact of their work. Within the programme, we organise training and personal sparring, and we help sharing about the work of the grantees.
Upcoming events and trainings
The Nessling events and trainings are meant for the Nessling Foundation’s current grantees. We will cover reasonable travel expenses for participants coming from outside the Helsinki metropolitan area. Get to know the constantly updated calendar below. We send all invitations with registration forms via e-mail.
| 23.10.-14.11. | Fall training: Introduction to data visualisation |
Do you want to learn how to turn data into clear and compelling visuals that captivate your audience? And how to create effective data visualisations even if you’re not a graphic designer? This autumn, we are offering a rare opportunity: a free three-session data visualisation training led by data journalist Juuso Koponen. In this training, you learn the best practices of data visualisation and have the chance to work on visualising data related to your research with professional guidance. The training will be in English and available both online and in-person. What will you learn?
Course schedule Wed 23.10., 9–12
Wed 30.10., 9–12
Thu 14.11., 9–12
More information and link to sign up form via grantee newsletter. | |
Book a personal sparring session from an Impact Specialist or a Communications Specialist
The sparring sessions are meant for the Nessling Foundation’s current grantees.
Sparring by an Impact Specialist
The Nessling Foundation’s Impact Specialist is Enni Sahlman. Her background is in the field of communication and she has worked, for example, as a communications specialist for foundations, research projects, research organisations, universities and different expert organisations. Enni has also led communications of a youth organisation as the Head of Communications. She has a special skill in bringing different operators together and bringing out impact from scarce resources.
Together with Enni, you may reflect on, for example:
- what kind of change would you want to achieve through your work, and who could help you in making that change happen
- working with your project’s stakeholders
- what kind of communications strategy is beneficial to your project
- is there anyone to collaborate with or to spar you among the Nessling Foundation’s other grantees.
Or questions concerning communication, such as:
- how to succeed in an interview or with media in general
- what would be the best way to communicate your research results
- how to build an interesting presentation for listeners outside of your field
- how to summarise your message in an interesting way.
You can also ask sparring for other topics than the ones mentioned above as long as they are related to the communication, interaction or impact of your project. We encourage you to book a sparring session without hesitation!
Book a sparring session by sending Enni an email at enni.sahlman(a)nessling.fi and suggesting for a time. Title your message as “Booking a sparring session”. The sparring sessions may be held by phone, on Teams or on place at Puistokatu 4. The sparring sessions are maximum of an hour and a half.
NB: We may limit the number of sparring sessions if there are a lot of bookings.
Sparring by a Communications Specialist
The Nessling Foundation’s Communications Specialist is Johanna Osváth. Johanna has studied politics & communication research and comparative literature. She has worked in the fields of communications and science as a communication planner, journalist, editor-in-chief and literary critic. Her forte is in understanding, editing and producing diverse texts in diverse contexts.
Together with Johanna, you may reflect on, for example:
- The sharpness of your research’s communicative message
- Popularising your research in a way that is interesting and understandable to the media or your stakeholders
- The twists and turns of social media and as well as the functions and styles of different platforms (and if you really need to be omnipresent)
- Participating in public debate as a researcher
- Building a researcher profile through communicative means
- Cooperation with traditional media: how to get the most important message of your research across
You can also ask sparring for other topics than the ones mentioned above as long as they are related to the communication or interaction of your project. We encourage you to book a sparring session without hesitation!
Book a sparring session by sending Johanna an email at johanna.osvath(a)nessling.fi and suggesting for a time. Title your message as “Booking a sparring session”. The sparring sessions may be held by phone, on Teams or on place at Puistokatu 4. The sparring sessions are maximum of an hour and a half.
NB: We may limit the number of sparring sessions if there are a lot of bookings.
Write for the Nessling Foundation blog
Is there a public topic that touches your expertise? Do you wish to deepen the discussion, take a stand or bring up a totally new viewpoint? Have you made an interesting discovery in your work? The Nessling Foundation blog offers researchers an expedient channel to participate the discussion. We will edit your text ready to be published and will also share it through the Foundation’s social media.
Writing a blog text that is targeted to the general public and easy to understand may help you restructure your own work and phrase it clearly. Blog texts are easy to share in social media or to refer to in presentations.
Read instructions on writing and sending a blog post. We will publish your text in about two weeks after it is ready.
Tell us about your work – we will share it on
Are you organising an event, is your work being published, is there an article on you in the media or did you write yourself in a publication targeted at the general public? Tell us about it! You can, for example, tag the Nessling Foundation in your social media post or send us an email directly. We share our grantees work on through our social media channels and our newsletter.
Ask for support for questions concerning project management, budgeting and using the grant
Nessling Foundation’s Grant and Administrative Coordinator Kristiina Takkinen will help our grantees with the administrative meanders of project management.
You can contact Kristiina by email, kristiina.takkinen(a)nessling.fi; by phone +358 50 5027 537; or by using the grant system E-Nessi. If you want to secure a certain time for a phone call, please send an email or SMS beforehand to agree on the time.
NB: Always use the grant system E-Nessi if you have questions about the funding and payments.
We are sparring the grantee applicants before and after the general grant call
As part of the Nessling Foundation’s impact work, we also support those who are yet only applying for funding from us.
A general grant call is organised yearly from August to September, and, during that time, we provide personal advice for all applicants about the project’s content, budgeting, administrative questions and the communications and interaction plan. In addition, we give feedback on the application for those applicants who want it and who did not get funding.
More information on help for applying for funding on the general grant call website.
What is missing from the list?
We would love to receive feedback on the Nessling Impact programme and we are happy to hear ideas on how to develop it. The programme development is under the responsibility of our Impact Specialist Enni Sahlman. You may send her an email or even ask her for a lunch. You can reach Enni by email enni.sahlman(a)nessling.fi or by calling +358 40 760 2541.
