Grauzone

What Grauzone does

Grauzone e. V. is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, Registergericht Amtsgericht Freiburg, VR 610550) founded in 1992 in Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The organization operates as a specialized Fachberatungsstelle (specialist counseling center) for people directly or indirectly affected by sexualized violence, primarily serving the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district. Its service offering comprises three lines: (1) free, partisan (parteilich) counseling for affected individuals regardless of age or gender; (2) advisory services for professionals across occupational groups and for institutions; and (3) prevention work (Präventionsarbeit). Delivery is hybrid — trained staff (ausgebildete Mitarbeiter*innen) handle counseling, supported by volunteers (Ehrenamtliche) for association governance and outreach, with telephone consultation hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 11:00–13:00.

The organization does not sell technology products or software services. Its only digital assets are an informational website at grauzone-ev.de (currently under construction) and a downloadable PDF flyer (Flyer_Grauzone-2023-Aktuell.pdf) used for awareness and outreach. There are no APIs, integrations, mobile applications, or proprietary platforms; the technology stack is limited to a standard CMS (Contao) with cookie consent tooling.

Grauzone's business model is charitable rather than commercial: services are provided free of charge, and the entity is funded through donations, member contributions, and likely public-sector grants available to certified sexual violence counseling centers in Germany. With 1–10 employees and no disclosed revenue, the organization is small, regionally focused, and led by 1st Chairwoman Kerstin Rüllke, 2nd Chairwoman Nikola Beha, and Treasurer Gabriele Häfner, each with individual power of representation. It cooperates formally with Jugendämter (youth welfare offices), police, and other counseling centers.

Name

Grauzone

Legal name

Grauzone e. V.

Website

https://grauzone-ev.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grauzone e. V. is a German non-profit founded in 1992 in Donaueschingen that provides free, specialized counseling and prevention services for victims of sexualized violence and advisory support to professionals, primarily serving the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis region.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Donaueschingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Grauzone e. V. is a specialized counseling center (Fachberatungsstelle) offering free, partisan (parteilich) counseling for individuals directly or indirectly affected by sexualized violence in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis region of Germany, regardless of age or gender. It also provides professional advisory services to institutions and specialists across occupational groups, and conducts prevention work, cooperating with youth welfare offices, police, and other counseling centers.

Product overview

Grauzone e. V. is a non-profit charitable organization (gemeinnütziger Verein) founded in 1992, providing specialized counseling services for victims of sexual violence in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis region. The organization operates as a single service offering focused on counseling and prevention work rather than a technology product portfolio. Services include direct counseling for affected individuals (regardless of age or gender), professional advisory services for institutions and specialists, and prevention work. The organization cooperates with other counseling centers, youth welfare offices, police, and other institutions. The organization does not offer technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Counseling for victims of sexualized violence Free, partisan (parteilich) counseling and support for individuals directly or indirectly affected by sexualized violence in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis region, offered regardless of age or gender. Includes crisis intervention and ongoing support.
• Professional consultation for institutions and specialists

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wildwasser Berlin e.V. A Berlin-based Fachberatungsstelle specialized in counseling for victims of sexualized violence and their relatives. Operates with a near-identical service model — free, confidential counseling, professional consultation and prevention work — making it the closest direct peer to Grauzone.
• Zartbitter e.V. Network of Fachberatungsstellen specialized in sexual violence against girls and boys, with locations including Münster and Cologne. Offers free counseling, prevention training and professional consultation directly comparable in scope and method to Grauzone.
• Frauennotruf Frankfurt: Frankfurt-based counseling center for women affected by sexual violence, providing free individual counseling, professional consultations and prevention work — a structural twin of Grauzone at city/district scale.

Broad incumbents

• pro familia Deutsche Gesellschaft für Familienplanung, Sexualpädagogik und Sexualberatung: National federation providing sexual counseling — including for victims of sexual violence — alongside broader sexual-health services. Uses a similar counseling logic to Grauzone but serves a wider portfolio of reproductive and sexual-health needs.
• Hilfetelefon Gewalt gegen Frauen: Nationwide 24/7 helpline for women affected by violence, operated under federal mandate. As a free, anonymous, immediately accessible alternative, it overlaps significantly with Grauzone's crisis-intervention function but at far larger scale and reach.
• WEISSER RING e.V. Germany's largest victim-support organization, providing aid across crime types including sexual violence. Operates in the same victim-support category as Grauzone but at much greater scale and broader scope, and competes for the same donor base and case referrals.
• bff: Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und Frauennotrufe: The national umbrella association of women's counseling centers and sexual-violence helplines in Germany. A peer at the institutional and coordination layer — Grauzone is structurally the kind of local Fachberatungsstelle this federation represents, with potential membership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grauzone-e.v.

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Profiles3 records

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Investments

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