How LAG Jugend & Film Niedersachsen streamlines collaboration with ONLYOFFICE

LAG Jugend & Film Niedersachsen is a nonprofit bringing film education and media projects to young people across Lower Saxony in Germany. With ONLYOFFICE and Nextcloud, the team works faster, collaborates more easily, and stays on the same page every day.

Bringing film education to young people across Lower Saxony

The Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Jugend & Film Niedersachsen e.V. (LAG Jugend & Film) is a statewide association dedicated to cultural media education for children and young people. The organization runs film festivals, media projects, training courses, and film workshops for kids, teenagers, schools, and educators.

Its work includes well-known initiatives such as the International Children’s and Youth Film Festival Sehpferdchen and Mobile Kino Niedersachsen, along with a wide range of media education programs across the region.

Image source: LAG Jugend & Film

Finding a privacy-friendly office solution

As part of upgrading their digital infrastructure, the team went looking for an office suite that put data protection first. Two things mattered most: a privacy-friendly approach and a tool that would fit smoothly into their existing Nextcloud environment.

ONLYOFFICE Docs checked every box. The team chose it for its:

• easy, intuitive interface;
• high compatibility with Microsoft Office files;
• real-time co-editing for working on documents together.

Everyday teamwork, made simpler

Today, ONLYOFFICE is part of the team’s daily routine. They rely on it to collaborate on:

• project and grant applications;
• concepts and meeting minutes;
• financial overviews;
• event planning.

A few features stand out as especially useful. Real-time co-editing lets everyone work on the same document at once, comments keep discussions in context, and version history makes it easy to track changes and revisit earlier drafts.

A perfect combo

The ONLYOFFICE & Nextcloud integration has been a real win for LAG Jugend & Film. Documents can be opened, edited, and shared directly from the cloud, creating a central workspace where files remain secure and easy to collaborate on. Connecting file management with the office tools has made everyday work noticeably easier.

Faster coordination, less back-and-forth

Since adopting ONLYOFFICE, the organization has simplified and sped up its internal processes. Grant applications, event planning, and projects with several contributors now take far less time, because everyone works from the same up-to-date version. The result is shorter approval cycles and clearer communication across the team.

Looking ahead, LAG Jugend & Film plans to keep expanding digital collaboration within the team and with external partners.

Klaus Kooker, Finance and Project Coordination, LAG Jugend & Film Niedersachsen e.V.:

ONLYOFFICE has made our collaboration significantly easier. Especially with grant applications, event planning, and working in distributed teams, we benefit from real-time co-editing and seamless integration into our Nextcloud.

A great fit for mission-driven teams

LAG Jugend & Film’s experience shows how nonprofits, educational institutions, and cultural organizations can benefit from a secure, easy-to-use office suite. If your team values data protection, smooth collaboration, and digital independence, ONLYOFFICE is well worth a look.