Kolpingwerk Diözesanverband Paderborn

What Kolpingwerk Diözesanverband Paderborn does

Kolpingwerk Diözesanverband Paderborn is a registered non-profit Catholic social association (e.V.) operating in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany. Founded in 1850 from the journeymen associations established by Adolph Kolping (1813-1865, beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1991), the organization serves approximately 20,000 members distributed across around 210 local Kolpingsfamilien, plus a youth arm (Kolpingjugend) of roughly 4,400 children and young adults aged 0-29 in nearly 100 local groups. It is part of Kolping Deutschland (~265,000 members across 27 diocesan associations) and the global KOLPING INTERNATIONAL federation (9,000+ associations).

The association operates a diversified portfolio centered on community engagement and social justice rather than technology development. Core programmatic offerings include the quarterly PRAXIS & NAH magazine, the TATICO fair trade specialty coffee roasted at the inclusion-enterprise Kolping Röstwerkstatt in Brakel, the annual Kolping-Radeln cycling campaign (170,254 km cycled / 3,405 trees planted in 2025), pilgrimage and educational events, donation projects supporting partners in Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Dominican Republic, adult education via Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn, the TatWort-Karten card product line, and the Virtuelle Kaffeepause video series. Operating subsidiaries include Kolping Recycling GmbH (textile and paper collection marketing), Kolping-Bildungswerk Paderborn (adult education), Die Brücke (inclusion company managing 650+ used clothing containers), and the Store - gebraucht und gut second-hand retail outlet in Wetter.

The business model is non-commercial by charter. Revenue is generated through tiered annual membership dues (€12 for under 18, €21 for ages 18-26, €42 for ages 27+ with household discounts), project-designated donations, TATICO coffee sales via the tatico.de online shop and the Brakel facility, and proceeds from local 'Altpapier-' and 'Altkleidersammlungen' channeled through Kolping Recycling GmbH and Die Brücke. Go-to-market is community-led: members recruit new members through local events (carnival, theater, St. Martin's processions, summer camps, cycling tours, used clothing collections), supplemented by a direct online membership application. Distribution is delivered via 210 local Kolpingsfamilien, the central diocesan office in Paderborn, three partner Kolping-Hotels, a youth tent camp in Nieheim, and digital channels (website, Facebook, YouTube, email newsletter).

Name

Kolpingwerk Diözesanverband Paderborn

Legal name

Kolpingwerk Diözesanverband Paderborn e.V.

Website

https://kolping-paderborn.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kolpingwerk Diözesanverband Paderborn is a Catholic social association serving roughly 20,000 members across 210 local Kolpingsfamilien in Germany's Archdiocese of Paderborn, operating community programs, fair trade coffee, education, and Latin America development partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paderborn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Annual membership fees provide recurring revenue. Fee structure: €12/year for persons up to 17 years; €21/year for persons aged 18-26; €42/year for persons aged 27 and older. Family discounts available for household members.
2. Donations and project funding: The organization receives donations for specific projects including rural development, structural support, education, and scholarships in partner countries (Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic). Donations are allocated to specific project areas designated by donors.
3. TATICO coffee sales: Fair and directly traded specialty coffee sold through the Kolping Röstwerkstatt in Brakel and online shop. Revenue supports the organization while promoting fair trade principles.
4. Altkleider (used clothing) collections: Used clothing and paper collections conducted by local Kolpingsfamilien generate revenue through Kolping Recycling GmbH partnership. Proceeds fund project work in partner countries and youth/adult education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kolpingwerk Diözesanverband Paderborn is a Catholic social association that organizes community engagement, intergenerational programs, adult education, and international development cooperation across roughly 210 local Kolpingsfamilien serving approximately 20,000 members. It also operates fair trade coffee roasting (TATICO) at the Kolping Röstwerkstatt Brakel, donation-supported development projects in Latin America, educational programs, and inclusion enterprises (Die Brücke, second-hand store). Members receive a quarterly magazine (PRAXIS & NAH) and access to events, pilgrimages, and advocacy in worker self-governance bodies.

Product overview

Kolpingwerk Diözesanverband Paderborn is a Catholic social association with approximately 20,000 members across about 210 local Kolpingsfamilien. The organization operates a diverse portfolio centered on social engagement, education, and international solidarity. Core offerings include TATICO Kaffee (fair trade coffee roasted at Kolping Röstwerkstatt Brakel), the quarterly PRAXIS & NAH magazine, Bildungsangebote educational programs (including online '90 Minuten' series and bookable workshops), and the annual Kolping-Radeln cycling initiative. The organization also manages donation projects supporting partners in Central America, operates Kolping-Hotels in three cities, a youth tent camp, a second-hand inclusion store, and produces TatWort-Karten (card sets). Digital offerings include the Virtuelle Kaffeepause video series. These products and services are interconnected through the organization's mission of social justice, intergenerational solidarity, and global partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TATICO Kaffee: Fair and directly traded specialty coffee from the Kolping Röstwerkstatt Brakel, sourced from small producers and cooperatives in Honduras and Mexico. Features TransFair/Fair Trade certification and Direct Trade approach.
• PRAXIS & NAH
• Kolping-Radeln
• Klartextbank

Products and services

• TATICO Kaffee (Fair Trade Coffee)

Quantifiable outcome

• 170,254 km cycled resulting in 3,405 trees planted through Kolping-Radeln 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• mundus - Eine Welt e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Trägerorganisation (supporting organization) for the weltwärts Süd-Nord volunteer program. Kolping Paderborn has participated in this program since 2019, enabling young people from partner countries to serve 12-month volunteer positions.
• Kolping Recycling GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership since 2000 for marketing used clothing and paper collected by local Kolpingsfamilien through the 'Aktion Rumpelkammer' initiative. Kolping Paderborn has conducted collections since 1966, and since 2000, the majority of street collections are marketed under their own brand through this partnership.
• Kolping-Bildungswerk PaderborncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for joint events, training programs, and volunteer service placements. Cooperates on adult education programs, youth facilities (Jugendhaus Hardehausen), and the annual Libori festival booth.
• Kolping HochschuleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization. The Kolping University (Kolping Hochschule) is part of the broader Kolping education network.
• Akademie Ehrenamt (Kolping Weiterbildung)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for volunteer training and continuing education programs in cooperation with the diocese.
• Kolping-Jugendzeltplatz NieheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth campsite 'Dreizehnlinden' at the edge of Nieheim in the Höxter district, offering tent accommodation for 100 persons. Partner for youth camping activities.
• Erzbistum PaderborncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Archdiocese of Paderborn provides institutional support, alignment with church priorities, and partnership for the 'Fairer Verband' certification. Kolping Paderborn operates within the diocese structure and participates in diocesan initiatives.
• Familienbund der Katholiken im Erzbistum PaderbornminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for family policy topics. Joint work on positions regarding 'Vereinbarkeit von Familie, Pflege und Beruf' and related petitions.
• KOLPING JugendgemeinschaftsdienstecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrägerorganisation for North-South volunteer services. Coordinates 12-month voluntary service abroad for young people aged 18-28 from the diocese.
• Wohlleben WaldakademieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Kolping-Urwaldprojekt (rainforest project). The Kolping forest near Lohmar (30,000 sqm) is protected for 50+ years in cooperation with this academy.
• Die Brücke (Bad Lippspringe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusion company managing over 650 used clothing containers in the diocese area. Also conducts household goods collections with local Kolpingsfamilien since spring 2024. Utilizes digital route planning software achieving 28% improvement in efficiency.
• Hotel Aspethera (Paderborn)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKolping hotel partner in Paderborn. Practices sustainability including guest choice on daily room cleaning. Purchases from local/regional suppliers including JOSEFS Brauerei (an inclusion company).
• JOSEFS Brauerei (Bad Lippspringe)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal brewery that is an inclusion company providing employment for people with disabilities. Supplier to Hotel Aspethera.
• KOLPING INTERNATIONALcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Kolping network comprising 9,000+ Kolpingsfamilien and educational institutions in Europe, Africa, Asia, and America. Kolping is among the largest social associations of the Catholic Church worldwide. Cooperates on international projects and the 'Hallo-Salud' nursing program.
• Kolping partner organizations in Latin AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnerships with Kolping Mexico, Kolping Honduras, Kolping Costa Rica, and Kolping Dominican Republic for development projects, coffee sourcing, and international exchange.
• Erzbistum Paderborn (Fairer Verband)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwarded the 'Fairer Verband' certification in November 2021. Project coordinator Maximilian Schultes presented the award. Follows the Ordnung zur Prävention gegen sexualisierte Gewalt of the Archdiocese.
• ECclesia Versicherungsdienst GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance partner providing collective liability and accident insurance for Kolping members through a group contract. Contact: Jacqueline Spindler.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): One of Germany's largest voluntary welfare associations with comparable historical roots in workers' social reform and a federated chapter structure; mission-aligned but secular, with broader service scope (childcare, senior care, immigration).
• Deutscher Caritasverband: Largest Catholic welfare organization in Germany; comparable faith-based identity and social-services portfolio, but operates at national scale with much broader service mix (hospitals, care, counseling) and is the broader-incumbent counterpart to Kolping's narrower community-and-volunteer focus.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: German Catholic aid organization with a national volunteer-driven humanitarian services mission; comparable in faith-based identity and reliance on volunteer/membership engagement, but operates at much larger scale focused on emergency response, medical services, and training.

Direct peers

• Kolping Deutschland: National federation of 27 diocesan Kolpingwerk associations with ~265,000 members; the direct parent and structural peer to Kolpingwerk DV Paderborn, sharing mission, branding, and federation model.
• Familienbund der Katholiken: Catholic family-association focused on family policy advocacy in the Erzbischtum Paderborn — already a documented cooperation partner of Kolping Paderborn — sharing faith-based identity, family-policy focus, and diocesan scope.
• Misereor: Catholic German development aid agency funding projects in Latin America and Africa; comparable in operating donation/grantmaking programs in Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic, and shares the international Catholic-solidarity mission.
• Sozialverband VdK Deutschland: Germany's largest social advocacy association with ~2 million members, comparable membership-based, dues-funded structure and advocacy orientation toward social policy, healthcare, and pension rights — directly analogous membership nonprofit model.
• Kolpingwerk Köln: Sibling diocesan Kolpingwerk association within Kolping Deutschland; comparable in mission, programmatic mix, federated local-chapter structure, and reliance on volunteer-driven activity.
• Kolpingwerk München und Freising: Another major sibling diocesan association within Kolping Deutschland; comparable membership scale, mix of education/social programs, and inclusion-enterprise structures.
• KOLPING INTERNATIONAL: Global federation of 9,000+ Kolpingsfamilien across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas; serves as the international parent and programmatic partner for international development projects and volunteer exchanges (e.g., weltwärts, Hallo-Salud).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyK5aN2V4oWGa一股gRfYD7Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/kolpingdvpaderborn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kolpingwerk-dv-paderborn

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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