DGB Jugendbildungsstätte

What DGB Jugendbildungsstätte does

DGB Jugendbildungsstätte Flecken Zechlin is a nonprofit youth education center in Brandenburg, Germany, operated under DGB-Jugend (German Trade Union Youth). It serves children, adolescents, and young adults aged roughly 6 to 27 through a recurring portfolio of civic-education programs: Demokratiewerkstätten (democracy workshops) held in Wittstock, Rheinsberg, and on-site; seasonal KinderKunstSommer (children's art summer) and NaturErlebnisCamp (nature experience camp); the Shaping Futures international youth exchange spanning Germany, Bulgaria, and Lithuania; and JuleiCa youth-leader certification training. The site also operates a conference house with accommodation and meeting facilities available to groups.

The digital surface is a standard WordPress-based website; there is no proprietary platform, no custom software stack, and no AI/ML components described. The business model is a hybrid nonprofit funding stack: program fees ranging from approximately €15 (entry-level democracy workshops) to €265 (nature camp), set under a solidarity pricing model, combined with non-dilutive grants and co-financing from the European Union (for international exchanges), the state government of Brandenburg, and Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk. Customer segments are end consumers (youth participants and their families), institutional buyers (school classes and youth groups), and credentialing customers (aspiring youth workers seeking JuleiCa certification). Management is a small specialized team led by Guido Monreal alongside Barbara Reischl, Nora Geier, Jule Hoffmann, and Ubiana Kreutzer.

Name

DGB Jugendbildungsstätte

Legal name

DGB-Jugendbildungsstätte Flecken Zechlin

Website

https://dgbjugendbildungsstaette.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nonprofit youth education center in Brandenburg, Germany, operated by DGB-Jugend, offering democracy workshops, seasonal art and nature camps, international youth exchanges, and youth-leader certification for children and youth ages 6–27.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education and Conference Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps (EDAMALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO), Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Youth education programs
• Democracy workshops
• Youth leader training
• International youth exchange
• Conference and seminar house

Headquarters

HQ city

Flecken Zechlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Program fees: The center generates revenue through participant fees for various programs including democracy workshops, holiday camps, youth leader training courses, and international youth exchanges. Fees vary by program type and duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DGB-Jugendbildungsstätte Flecken Zechlin is a nonprofit youth education center that organizes and delivers residential and non-residential youth programs — democracy workshops (Demokratiewerkstätten), summer and nature camps, JuleiCa youth leader certification courses, school trip seminars, and international youth exchanges — and operates a conference house (Tagungshaus) providing meeting rooms, accommodation, and full board for groups. Programs target children and youth aged 6–27, with pricing varying by program and a solidarity model applied to some offerings.

Product overview

DGB Jugendbildungsstätte Flecken Zechlin is a unified educational facility and conference center operated by the trade union youth (DGB-Jugend) for Berlin-Brandenburg. The facility offers a portfolio of youth education programs centered around three core offerings: (1) Youth seminars and class trips for educational groups, (2) The Demokratiewerkstätten program conducting democracy and civic engagement workshops across multiple locations, and (3) Seasonal camps including KinderKunstSommer (art summer camp), NaturErlebnisCamp (nature adventure camp), and international youth exchanges like Shaping Futures. Supporting services include JuleiCa youth leader training, project-based initiatives (Perspektive Bleiben, Einsteigen!, Netzwerk für Demokratie und Courage), and conference house facilities with accommodation, dining, and event hosting for external groups. The facility operates a booking/occupancy management system for reservations and customer service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Demokratiewerkstätten: Democracy workshops for children and youth aged 10-27 years, held regularly in locations such as Wittstock and Rheinsberg
• Shaping Futures
• KinderKunstSommer
• NaturErlebnisCamp
• JuleiCa-Schulung

Products and services

• Klassenfahrten und Bildungsseminare (Class Trips and Educational Seminars) Residential school trip programs and educational seminars offering youth groups immersive learning experiences at the Flecken Zechlin facility, including accommodation and full board.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 children and youth participate in each Demokratiewerkstatt workshop

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Land Brandenburg (State of Brandenburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government funding and support for democracy education programs and youth workshops conducted at the center.
• Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (German Children's Aid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner supporting youth education and democratic participation projects, particularly the Demokratiewerkstätten program.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU co-financing through the Erasmus+ or similar youth exchange programs enabling international youth encounters like the Shaping Futures project with Germany, Bulgaria, and Lithuania.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (BpB): Germany's federal agency for political education, funding and coordinating civic-education programming nationwide, including youth-targeted workshops and seminars. Directly comparable to the Demokratiewerkstätten mission and the center's role as a regional delivery vehicle for civic-education content.
• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) — Jugendprogramme: Another major German political foundation running youth academies, civic-education seminars, and international youth exchanges. Comparable to Flecken Zechlin as a large incumbent in civic education, though politically distinct and operating at significantly greater scale.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) — Jugendbildungsprogramme: A major German political foundation affiliated with the social-democratic trade union movement, operating a broad portfolio of youth civic-education seminars, leadership academies, and international exchange programs. Comparable as a larger, well-funded incumbent in the same political-youth-education space that Flecken Zechlin occupies.
• Volkshochschulen (DVV): The German adult education center association operating local Volkshochschulen across Germany, providing civic, cultural, and continuing-education courses. Comparable to Flecken Zechlin in providing community-based civic and continuing education, though typically more general in scope and locally rather than centrally organized.

Regional players

• Jugendherberge Berlin-International: A Berlin-based DJH youth hostel offering accommodation and youth-program space in the German capital. Comparable as a regional player providing residential youth and educational-group services in the same broader Berlin-Brandenburg catchment area where Flecken Zechlin recruits participants.

Direct peers

• Naturfreundejugend Deutschlands: The youth organization of the Naturfreunde (nature friends) association, running nature-based camps, outdoor adventure programs, and youth engagement projects across Germany. Comparable to Flecken Zechlin's NaturErlebnisCamp and KinderKunstSommer offerings in combining nature experiences with youth education.
• Europäische Jugendbildungs- und Begegnungsstätte Weimar (EJBW): A European youth education and meeting center in Thuringia offering political education, international youth encounters, and seminar-house services. Directly comparable to Flecken Zechlin as a publicly co-financed German youth civic-education center with EU-funded exchange programs and residential workshop facilities.
• Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk (DJH): The DJH operates Germany's main network of youth hostels, providing accommodation-based youth travel and educational programming. It is the closest structural peer to Flecken Zechlin's Tagungshaus (conference/guesthouse) plus youth-program model, with similar focus on accessible youth lodging and experiential learning for school groups.
• Schullandheime und Jugendherbergen (Bundesverband): The federal association of school country homes and youth hostels in Germany, providing residential educational programs for school classes and youth groups. Closely comparable to Flecken Zechlin's Klassenfahrten (school trips) and residential workshop offerings.
• European Youth Education Centres (e.g., Kreisau / Krzyżowa): European-level youth education centers (Kreisau being a prominent example on the German-Polish border) running international civic education, youth encounters, and seminar-house programming with EU co-financing. Directly comparable to the Shaping Futures international exchange and Demokratiewerkstätten civic-education model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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