Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein

Name

Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein

Legal name

Diakonisches Werk Schleswig-Holstein e.V. Landesverband der Inneren Mission

Website

https://diakonie-sh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1848

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC), Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Elderly care services
• Homeless assistance
• Refugee integration support
• Disability inclusion services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rendsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government subsidies: Primary funding from Schleswig-Holstein state government through Sozialvertrag I and additional federal and European funds. In 2024, approximately 11.676 million euros in subsidies were passed through to member facilities.
2. Church funding: Funding from the Protestant church (Evangelische Kirche) supporting the organization's charitable mission.
3. Donations and charitable contributions: Donations from individuals and organizations supporting specific causes like disaster relief (Venezuela earthquake appeal).
4. Training and event services: Fees for professional development workshops and training programs offered to the social sector.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein is a non-profit federation (Wohlfahrtsverband) of the Protestant church in Schleswig-Holstein that coordinates and delivers social welfare services through 230 member organizations across six thematic areas: children, youth and families; people in need (including homeless assistance and debt counseling); elderly care; illness and health; refugee and migration; and people with disabilities. It also runs specialized projects such as Kompass (leadership development), DiaLOG (nursing workforce integration), ESIA 2 (social innovation), and Asylverfahrensberatung, plus the Tagungszentrum Martinshaus conference center and a free location-search service finder.

Product overview

Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein is a social welfare organization (Landesverband der Inneren Mission e.V.) operating as the regional association of the Protestant church's social services. It is not a technology company but rather a welfare federation providing social services across multiple domains. The organization operates a portfolio of core social service programs organized by thematic areas: Children, Youth and Family; People in Need; Life in Old Age; Illness/Health; Refugee and Migration; and People with Disabilities. Additionally, the organization runs multiple specialized projects including Kompass (leadership development), DiaLOG (nursing workforce integration), Empowerment #Sichtbarmachen (diversity visibility), Initiative für soziale Teilhabe (social participation), ESIA 2 (social innovation centers), Buduy Razom (Ukrainian integration), Kinderrechte-Weltreise (children's rights education), and Hier leben wir! (residents' quality of life research). The organization also operates the Tagungszentrum Martinshaus conference center and maintains job search (JobsMitWert.de) and annual report publications. The organization supports 230 member institutions providing approximately 1,700 service offerings with around 48,000 employees across Schleswig-Holstein.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kinder, Jugend und Familie (Children, Youth and Family Services) Social services supporting children, youth, and families across Schleswig-Holstein, including child welfare, youth support, and family assistance programs delivered through the network of 230 member organizations.
• Menschen in Not (People in Need) Emergency assistance services for people in crisis, including homeless support, debt counseling, and addiction help delivered free at point of use to individuals in need. Approximately 11,000 people were served by homeless assistance services in 2025.
• Leben im Alter (Life in Old Age) Care and support services for elderly people in Schleswig-Holstein, including nursing homes, home care, and senior assistance programs delivered through member organizations.
• Krankheit (Illness/Health Services) Healthcare and illness-related support services for individuals dealing with health conditions, including medical care support and rehabilitation services.
• Flucht und Migration (Refugee and Migration Services) Support services for refugees and migrants in Schleswig-Holstein, including integration assistance, asylum procedure counseling, and migration support.
• Menschen mit Behinderung (People with Disabilities) Inclusion and participation services for people with physical, intellectual, or sensory disabilities, including assisted living, workshops, and participation support delivered through member organizations.
• Kompass – Orientierung im Wandel (Leadership Development Program) A leadership development program for executives and multipliers in diakonic institutions, designed to strengthen resilience, qualification, and satisfaction, and improve attachment to the organization. Includes workshops and symposia across Schleswig-Holstein.
• DiaLOG (Nursing Workforce Integration Project) A joint project to integrate people with migration or refugee backgrounds into nursing-related employment while helping nursing facilities gain motivated new employees.
• Initiative für soziale Teilhabe (Social Participation Initiative) Initiative to enable better participation of people with disabilities in professional, social, cultural, sports, and societal life, including legal counseling and representation to enforce participation rights.
• Asylverfahrensberatung (AVB) (Asylum Procedure Counseling) Free, individual, confidential, and agency-independent asylum procedure counseling service for asylum seekers in Schleswig-Holstein.
• ESIA 2 (Social Innovation Competence Centers) Establishment and expansion of national competence centers for social innovation in Germany, Luxembourg, Estonia, and the Netherlands.
• Buduy Razom (Ukrainian Integration Project) Project to support Ukrainians who have come to Germany and want to build a professional future, including labor market integration.
• Tagungszentrum Martinshaus (Conference Center) Conference center in Rendsburg operated by Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein, hosting events, workshops, symposia, and meetings for the social sector and member organizations.
• Freiwilligendienste (Voluntary Social Services) Voluntary social year (FSJ) and other voluntary service programs in Schleswig-Holstein, offering service opportunities for individuals who want to contribute to social welfare work.
• Empowerment #Sichtbarmachen (Empowerment Visibility Project) Project that creates public visibility for topics of empowerment and diversity in Schleswig-Holstein.
• Kinderrechte-Weltreise (Children's Rights World Tour) Project in cooperation with VEK that invites children to learn about their rights in a self-determined and playful way through a virtual world-trip experience.
• Hier leben wir! (Resident Quality of Life Research) Project examining diakonic culture from the perspective of residents in various living arrangements, using a research kit to involve residents as experts on their own daily lives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,000 people served by homeless assistance in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gemeindediakonie LübeckcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025DiaLOG project partner working together to integrate migrants and refugees into nursing care professions. Project funded with 906,000 Euro from the state, targeting up to 60 participants per year in Lübeck and surrounding districts.
• Diakonie Nord Nord OstcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025DiaLOG project partner collaborating on workforce integration of migrants into the nursing sector. One of the three main implementing partners in this initiative.
• Caritas, Rotes Kreuz, AWO (and other welfare organizations)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiakonie cooperates with other major German welfare organizations on social policy advocacy and service delivery coordination.
• Diakonie KatastrophenhilfecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisaster relief arm of Diakonie Germany. Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein participates in fundraising appeals (e.g., Venezuela earthquake relief) coordinated through Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.
• Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland (Nordkirche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain church partner providing theological guidance and co-funding. The Nordkirche contributes 10,000 Euro to disaster relief efforts and is a key institutional partner in refugee and social services.
• Deutsch-Ukrainischer Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian community organization participating in symposium on labor market integration of Ukrainian refugees.
• Ministry for Economics, Transport, Agriculture, Technology and Tourism Schleswig-HolsteincoreOthersGovernment ministry providing policy guidance and co-funding for labor market integration programs including the DiaLOG nursing workforce project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Malteser Deutschland: Roman Catholic welfare organization providing humanitarian aid, refugee services, and social services with growing overlap in Schleswig-Holstein. Often active in disaster relief coordination alongside Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Protestant-affiliated welfare organization providing eldercare, refugee services, and youth programs with comparable service offerings in some regions; modest overlap with Diakonie SH in Schleswig-Holstein.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella federation of Protestant welfare organizations of which Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein is a member Landesverband. Most direct hierarchical peer and policy-shaping counterpart at the federal level.

Direct peers

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein: The Schleswig-Holstein state association of the German Red Cross, providing parallel services in eldercare, refugee support, family services, and emergency assistance. Competes for the same Sozialvertrag funding and donor pool.
• AWO Landesverband Schleswig-Holstein: State-level workers' welfare association operating in Schleswig-Holstein with overlapping services in eldercare, youth/family work, and social counseling. One of the six recognized Spitzenverbände of welfare in Germany, directly competing with Diakonie SH.
• Caritas Schleswig-Holstein: The state-level Catholic welfare confederation in Schleswig-Holstein, structurally and operationally parallel to Diakonie SH. Competes for the same state subsidies (Sozialvertrag II), member facilities, and beneficiary populations in eldercare, disability, refugee, and family services.
• Diakonie Nord Nord Ost: Neighboring Diakonie state association covering Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Schleswig-Holstein (partially). Co-implementation partner on the joint DiaLOG nursing workforce project; directly comparable in service mix.
• Der Paritätische Schleswig-Holstein: State-level umbrella organization for non-confessional welfare NGOs in Schleswig-Holstein. Co-organizes initiatives such as Social Hackathon SH with Diakonie SH and competes for similar member organizations and funding streams.

Regional players

• Diakonie Bayern: Diakonie state association in Bavaria, parallel in mission and structure to Diakonie SH but larger in scale. Shares the denomination-coordination model and Sozialvertrag analog (here Landesvereinbarung).
• Diakonie Hessen: Comparable Protestant Diakonie state association in Hessen serving as a template for multi-member coordination, government contracting, and social innovation programs. Useful template for understanding Diakonie SH's structure and scalability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/diakoniesh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diakoniesh
• Instagraminstagram.com/diakoniesh

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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