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Bar4Good

The slightly different non-profit.

Big hearts, bold ideas, real impact — we shake things up for good!

Bar4Good logo: a heart cradling a cocktail glass EST. 2026
Charity for childrenPop-up barsTeam events Sport & educationwww.bar4good.com
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The vision & goals.

Who we are, what drives us, and why a simple bar tab can become a surprisingly powerful form of development aid.

A coach handing out rackets to a group of children
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In a nutshell

We raise funds in a cool way.
For many children it means the world.

Bar4Good runs pop-up bars and team events in Switzerland (primarily Zurich). Every franc raised through events, memberships and donations goes into projects for children and young people living in extreme poverty.

Through sport, love and education, we help them build confidence, find motivation and develop a brighter perspective on life.

A fantastic win-win.

You get

A night worth remembering — or a team event people still talk about months later.


WIN · WIN

They get

Rackets, friendship and confidence — opening doors to a brighter future.

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Heritage

Thirty years in the making.

1994 – 1995

Belize City, Belize

Click any year to open its chapter

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The mechanic

We build the bridge.

Game theory shows that cooperation turns a lose-lose into a win-win. Traditional giving can feel abstract and disconnected from everyday life. Bar4Good makes it tangible: we create experiences people genuinely want to be part of, then convert the energy and the funds they generate into meaningful impact.

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True story

One bar tab.
100+ laughing children.

At one of our WUNDER-Bar events, our friend Antonios voluntarily paid CHF 100 for his drinks. We turned it into badminton rackets for children in Bangladesh.

One of those rackets reached Rina*, a 15-year-old from Muktagacha who had withdrawn after a difficult experience. She began visiting the local community centre again, playing badminton with other young people, gradually reconnecting with those around her.

Her mother later told a community worker, in tears, that she had not seen her daughter this happy in a very long time.

Antonios had a wonderful evening. His bar tab helped a young person rediscover joy, confidence and connection. That is Bar4Good.

* Name changed to protect her privacy.

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ZURICH · THE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT NON-PROFIT

Bar tabCHF 100.00
Cost of goods & venuevolunteer-run
Badminton rackets8
Coached sessions10
Children on courtover 100
IMPACT100 LAUGHING FACES

THANK YOU — A FANTASTIC WIN-WIN

Illustrative conversion, based on our 2026 Bangladesh racket programme. Equipment is shared, so one racket puts several children on court.

Move the tab CHF100
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Impact strategy

Few projects. Deep roots. A long multiplier.

The chain is deliberate. We are not buying equipment; we are buying a multiplier that keeps running long after our franc is spent.

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Why racket sport

Racket sports make progress visible.

Every rally is instant feedback to the children who take part: I practise, I improve, I can do this.
A child can develop one-to-one, free from peer pressure, while still finding friendship, doubles partners and a sense of community and shared experience.
Technique and points make progress visible fast — turning “I can’t” into “I can.” Success builds confidence and inspires other children to join and follow.
Badminton, pickleball, street racket and table tennis scale with shared equipment and simple coaching.

Example for proof of scale

4.7 million (160 countries)

School children reached by the BWF's Shuttle Time programme with a 22-lesson plan, instructional videos and teacher/tutor training.

BWF's Shuttle Time programme: school provide coaching material train teachers

Our edge

Deep knowledge across almost every racket discipline, with people motivated to coach others.

Bar4Good programme: community/school hire and train local coaches develop flagship projects ongoing coaching & support for flagship projects create role models multiply impact and build and sponsor larger long-term sport & education projects

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Strategic goals

Three horizons to increase the impact.

Annual investment
CHF 30 000+
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The formats.

Fine drinks, racket sports, great people — and a few surprisingly effective ways to turn a good time into something that matters.

A group of friends celebrating at a Bar4Good pop-up bar
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Our three house bars

Three well-established bars. One heart.

Each format has its own place, playlist and vibe. What they all share is the best part of the night: when the till is counted and the money goes where it can make a real difference.

WUNDER-Bar logo

WUNDER-Bar

@ workplace after-hours

WUNDER-Bar is our growing after-work pop-up, held every four months. Members choose what they pay for cocktails and mocktails — and are remarkably generous.

GC Sports Bar logo

GC Sports Bar

@ Grasshopper Club Zurich

The GC Sports Bar is a regular favourite at GC Squash, but welcomes every section of Grasshopper Club Zürich. Serving world-class drinks for world-class sport — with plenty of team spirit on the side.

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O-BAR-Rieden

@ home in Oberrieden ZH

The one and only — and therefore coolest — pop-up bar in wonderful Oberrieden, the best place on Lake Zurich. From village festivals and graduations to the Chilbi: the one thing Oberrieden was still missing.

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Team events

Great offsites. Double the impact.

Three formats for a team event. One purpose. Your team event budget works wonders twice — creating a great experience for your team while helping create many more wonderful moments for the children Bar4Good supports.

Bartender pouring cocktails

Private pop-up bar

Office · garden · warehouse

We bring the bar to you — office, garden, warehouse, wherever. Shakers, mocktails and a team that has done this several times before.

Two people playing squash

Bar & sports

Racket first, glass after

Squash, badminton, street racket or table tennis first, drinks straight after. Racket in one hand, glass in the other. Not simultaneously.

Facilitated workshop session outdoors

Team day

Facilitated · bar at the end

A proper facilitated day — comfort zones, iceberg models, the whole toolkit — with a bar waiting at the end of it. Learning sticks better with a good drink.

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What is actually in the glass

Serious drinks. Zero snobbery.

Signature drinks

Every bar has its own signature. The GC Sports Bar has its legendary Whiskey Sour; at WUNDER-Bar, the Cosmopolitan comes dressed in corporate colours.

Mocktails, always

Not an afterthought and not a sad orange juice. The same care, the same glass, the same price bracket — because the point is that everyone stays.

Milkshakes & sandwiches

At the Chilbi we do milkshakes. At the GC Sports Bar there is the “Best Sandwich in Town” initiative. Both statements are defensible.

A playlist per bar

WUNDER-Bar, O-BAR-Rieden and the GC Sports Bar each have their own published playlist. Yes, we argue about them. No, we have not resolved it.

Fair prices, no cash-bar theatre — every franc of margin walks out towards children.

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Activities 2026

Bars & more.

Nothing in this category yet.

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The donors & partners.

The numbers, the plan and the ways in. What your money buys, where it goes, and what you get back besides a warm feeling and a very good drink.

Interview at the Grasshopper Cup squash tournament
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Facts & figures

Year one, already moving.

50

Members

46 regular · 2 gold · 1 platinum · 1 diamond

9×

Funding growth

CHF 5k raised in 2025 · CHF 45k projected for 2026

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Project pipeline

1 delivered · 2 in detailed evaluation

Where the money goes

Committed annual investment into projects rises from over CHF 30 000 in 2028 to over CHF 60 000 in 2031 and over CHF 90 000 in 2034 — funded by memberships, events and donations, on a volunteer cost base.

Member growth targets

502026
3002028
6002031
9002034
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Membership

Four ways in.

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Join us

Don't tell us your glass is half empty.

The Diamond seat

A single Diamond membership covers a full year of our flagship-project investment target — and comes with a seat on the Advisory Board, where you help decide where the money goes. Three open seats exist.

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Cheers.

Big hearts, bold ideas, real impact — we shake things up for good!

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