# Kern4Good

> Kern4Good is the impact hub of KERN-IT, a Belgian software engineering company based in Brussels since 2012, and a social sponsoring program. Sponsor companies fund a solidarity pool, KERN-IT builds at cost the websites and IT consulting of Belgian non-profits selected by cohorts. A spin-off meant to become an association once the model is proven.

- Language: English
- [French version](https://kern4good.be/llms.txt)
- [Full version](https://kern4good.be/llms_full_en.txt)

## Identity
- Name: Kern4Good (a program of KERN-IT SRL)
- Parent company: KERN-IT SRL, Rue Belliard 2A, 1040 Brussels, Belgium, founded in 2012, VAT BE0845906217
- Contact: info@kern4good.be, +32 2 219 42 60
- Website: https://kern4good.be/en/
- Tagline: "Building websites for those who change lives"

## How it works
- Kern4Good operates through cohorts of selected Belgian non-profits (clear societal goal, proven need for a website, preferably 1 to 3 years of activity)
- KERN-IT builds the websites with zero profit margin, charging only the direct costs
- Companies fund the cohort through a transparent solidarity pool; non-profits contribute according to their means, with no minimum
- A final report details the use of every euro at the end of each cohort
- Current cohort: Cohorte 2026 (one cohort a year; each website starts when its funding is raised by sponsors, with no guarantee of date or number of websites: everything depends on the companies that respond; sponsors listed on the website)
- Our cohorts: the cohort of the year (sponsored, 0 EUR for the association), the Source Hub cohort (group purchase on sourcehub.be/group-purchasing/15, up to -30%, 7 500 EUR per website, 5 non-profits minimum) and "your cohort" (a partner brings five associations and gets the reduced rate of 7 500 EUR per website; or a company funds a cohort, 5 x 7 500 = 37 500 EUR excl. VAT or a share through packs, and the programme finds the associations)

## Sponsorship packs (companies)
- Friend: 500 EUR, for freelancers and small structures (name and link cited in the communication and on kern4good.be, no logo on the associations' websites)
- Supporter: 1 000 EUR (social media mention, logo on the non-profit websites)
- Partner: 2 500 EUR (+ partner profile, SEA campaign managed by KERN-IT)
- Impact: 5 000 EUR, recommended (+ dedicated page on the non-profit websites, 1 day of KERN-IT services)
- Association Sponsor: 10 000 EUR (+ exclusive label on every website, 2 days of services, 1 hour of strategic consulting)
- 100% of contributions go to the projects, zero margin, zero commission

## Three publics
- Associations: a website, tools, training, at cost (websites today; CRM, management tools, AI and training as consulting on quote; cohorts by need to come)
- Companies: social sponsoring, an alternative to classic marketing (lasting visibility on the associations' websites, relayed campaign, end-of-cohort report; invoiced as a service, neither a donation nor patronage, no tax certificate)
- Providers: the collective (IT providers, freelancers, companies bringing a discount, days of work or a skill; three-line charter: at cost or announced discount, one commitment per cohort, no canvassing)

## Pricing (excl. VAT)
- At cost: one day of work at 400 EUR excl. VAT (what it costs KERN-IT: salary and charges, tools, training, infrastructure, R&D; against 600 EUR at KernWeb's agency rate); each tier = days × 400 + hosting for the first year
- Belgian benchmarks (pages consulted on 19 September 2026): confirmed web freelancer 500 to 700 EUR a day (UNIZO 70 EUR an hour on average; dailyrate.be median 700 EUR, March 2026), established agency 640 to 1 000 EUR (OneMorePixel, Blue Pixel, 2025); KernWeb 600 EUR; Kern4Good 400 EUR at cost, beginners excluded
- Scope of the ladder: associations that need a normal website (single page, 5 to 10 pages, content website, high-content website with a few languages, a team of 1 to 3 referents). Outside the ladder, on quote at agency rate: website with hundreds of pages whose ranking must be preserved (heavy migration), several teams or countries, platform (rich directory, map, e-learning, donations with payment, integrations), any private area (members, volunteers, extranet: GDPR, security, recurring maintenance, shared responsibility)
- Sponsored cohort: 0 EUR for the association
- Source Hub partner cohort: 7 500 EUR per website for five associations gathered by Source Hub, under its conditions (outside the ladder)
- Launch website: 1 200 EUR (3 days), 1 to 5 pages generated with AI on a Kern4Good base, 1 language, no editor, online in 10 working days after receiving the content
- Complete static website: 2 400 EUR (6 days), 5 to 10 pages, form, news updated by KERN-IT on request, no CMS
- Small editable website: 4 000 EUR (10 days), Wagtail, 3 to 4 page templates, blog, training, closed scope
- Complete website: 8 000 EUR (20 days), custom Wagtail, 8 page templates, multilingual, content migration, modules, design direction; it is KernWeb's Business website (12 000 EUR) at cost; beyond 20 days: on quote
- Search visibility: the technical base (structure, tags, sitemap, performance, mobile, structured data, llms.txt) is included in every offer from 1 200 EUR; being found on the queries that matter requires regular work (content strategy, writing, inbound links, follow-up, optimisation for AI engines / GEO) of a few days a month, by the association after training or as at-cost support on quote
- Other developments (integrations, custom tools): KERN-IT's agency rates with 10% off for associations
- Hosting and maintenance: included the first year, then 75 EUR per month per association
- Modules: from 250 EUR, quoted before commitment
- IT consulting: on quote, at cost

## Pages
- [The impact hub](https://kern4good.be/en/impact-hub/)
- [Companies: social sponsoring](https://kern4good.be/en/companies/)
- [Providers](https://kern4good.be/en/providers/)
- [Create your cohort](https://kern4good.be/en/create-your-cohort/)
- [The collective](https://kern4good.be/en/the-collective/)
- [With the support of](https://kern4good.be/en/with-the-support-of/): the supporters of the programme itself (founder KERN-IT, partner Source Hub; funds, networks, public bodies sought; partnership agreement or invoiced sponsoring)
- [Pricing](https://kern4good.be/en/pricing/)
- [Register my association](https://kern4good.be/en/register-my-association/)
- [Glossary](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/)
- [News and guides](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/)

## Thematic pages
- [Artificial intelligence at the service of your association](https://kern4good.be/en/ai-for-nonprofits/): Writing faster, answering repetitive questions, sorting information: three uses of AI that work today, and the rules to protect your data.
- [Managing members and donors without a spreadsheet](https://kern4good.be/en/crm-for-nonprofits/): A CRM gathers members, donors and volunteers in one up-to-date base. The program helps you choose one and set it up, as at-cost consulting.
- [Reducing the digital divide on the associations' side](https://kern4good.be/en/digital-divide/): A well-equipped association helps better. Kern4Good removes two barriers to digital for associations: price, through at-cost work and the solidarity pool, and isolation, through cohorts.
- [Training teams on their digital tools](https://kern4good.be/en/digital-training-for-nonprofits/): Training is part of every project in the program: shared by the cohort, hands-on, on your content. Two or three editors per association, who pass it on.
- [An association's management tools, without an ERP](https://kern4good.be/en/management-tools-for-nonprofits/): Invoicing, simplified accounting, planning, documents: light, well-connected tools cover most needs. The program helps you choose, install and train.
- [A website for your association, at cost](https://kern4good.be/en/website-for-nonprofits/): From the launch website at 1 200 EUR to the multilingual complete website at 8 000 EUR: four tiers at cost, 3 to 20 days at 400 EUR, reserved to associations, and a sponsored cohort for those without budget.

## Glossary
- [ASBL (Belgian non-profit)](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/asbl/)
- [At cost](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/at-cost/)
- [Backlink (inbound link)](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/backlink/)
- [CMS](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/cms/)
- [CRM](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/crm/)
- [CSR](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/csr/)
- [Cohort](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/cohort/)
- [Counterpart](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/counterpart/)
- [Digital divide](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/digital-divide/)
- [Digital inclusion](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/digital-inclusion/)
- [Digital training](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/digital-training/)
- [Digitalisation grant (Brussels)](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/digitalisation-grant/)
- [Domain name](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/domain-name/)
- [Donation](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/donation/)
- [ERP](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/erp/)
- [ESG](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/esg/)
- [GDPR](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/gdpr/)
- [GEO (generative engine optimisation)](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/geo/)
- [Generative AI](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/generative-ai/)
- [Hosting](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/hosting/)
- [Patronage](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/patronage/)
- [Private area](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/private-area/)
- [SEO (search engine optimisation)](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/seo/)
- [Showcase website](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/showcase-website/)
- [Social impact](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/social-impact/)
- [Social sponsoring](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/social-sponsoring/)
- [Solidarity pool](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/solidarity-pool/)
- [Sponsoring](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/sponsoring/)
- [Wagtail](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/wagtail/)
- [Website migration](https://kern4good.be/en/definitions/website-migration/)

## News
- [Website levels, from the single page to the platform](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/website-levels-from-the-single-page-to-the-platform/): Single page, 5 to 10 pages, content website, high-content website, platform, private area: what each level requires in days, team and responsibilities, and why a private area changes everything.
- [Getting your association's website found: what is included, what takes time](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/getting-your-associations-website-found/): Search visibility is not a task in the quote, it is regular work. What the technical base covers, what real visibility requires (content, links, GEO) and how many days a month to devote to it, on your side or ours.
- [Grants and digital aids for Belgian non-profits, depending on eligibility](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/grants-and-digital-aids-for-belgian-nonprofits/): Prime Digitalisation in Brussels, Walloon vouchers, kmo-portefeuille in Flanders, foundation calls: what exists, under which conditions, why non-profits are often excluded, and how to check before counting on it. Official sources cited.
- [Choosing a CRM for members and donors](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/choosing-a-crm-for-members-and-donors/): The spreadsheet no longer keeps up? Here is how to state the need, compare three tools without getting lost, respect the GDPR, link the CRM to the website and succeed at the set-up with a team of volunteers.
- [Redoing your association's website: where to start](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/redoing-your-associations-website/): When to redo it, what to keep, what to write before talking design, which tool, how much it costs (from 0 to 8 000 EUR, at cost) and how to fund it. A guide for the team carrying the project, without jargon.
- [AI for associations: where to start](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/ai-for-associations-where-to-start/): One task at a time, simple rules on data, a one-page AI policy and three uses that give time back to the field from the first week. A practical guide for a small team.
- [Measuring the visibility of a social sponsoring](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/measuring-the-visibility-of-a-social-sponsoring/): What can be counted (visits, mentions, content), what can be told (the associations' voice), and how the end-of-cohort report puts both together without exaggerating. With a sample dashboard.
- [Patronage, sponsoring, donation: what your company can do for an association](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/patronage-sponsoring-donation-what-your-company-can-do/): Three words, three frameworks, three accounting treatments. What sets them apart, what Belgian law says, and which one to choose depending on what your company expects in return.
- [Social sponsoring, the other way to do marketing](https://kern4good.be/en/blog/social-sponsoring-the-other-way-to-do-marketing/): A campaign buys attention for a few weeks. Social sponsoring buys a lasting association between your brand and a concrete result. What it gives, what it costs, who it suits.