Landesfreiwilligenagentur Berlin

Name

Landesfreiwilligenagentur Berlin

Legal name

Landesfreiwilligenagentur Berlin e. V.

Website

https://landesfreiwilligenagentur.berlin

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic engagement and volunteer management services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAKAD

International & Local Implementing NGOs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

SECONDARYBPADABAO

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYBPADAEAA

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• Volunteer management consulting
• Civic engagement services
• Volunteer agency operations
• Nonprofit capacity building
• Volunteer coordination training

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: Primary funding from Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales, Gleichstellung, Integration, Vielfalt und Antidiskriminierung (SenASGIVA) and other Berlin Senate administrations for project execution and coordination work.
2. Donations: Accepts donations to SozialBank AG (IBAN: DE69 3702 0500 0003 3095 00, BIC: BFSWDE33XXX) with ability to issue donation receipts (Zuwendungsbestätigung).
3. Membership Fees: Operates as a registered association (e.V.) with membership model. Membership application forms available on website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Landesfreiwilligenagentur Berlin e.V. delivers organizational consulting, qualification/training programs, and networking services to volunteer coordinators, civil society organizations, and the Berlin Senate on civic engagement. Its portfolio spans the Beratungsforum Engagement für Geflüchtete, Lebendige Nachbarschaften (LeNa), Freiwillige.Managen, the DO-Promotor:innen-Ausbildung qualification series, and major events (Berliner Freiwilligenbörse, Berliner Stiftungstag, Fachkonferenz). Services are delivered directly by an in-house expert team free at point of use, with funding from public Berlin Senate grants, donations, and membership fees.

Product overview

The Landesfreiwilligenagentur Berlin is a non-profit volunteer coordination organization offering a portfolio of interconnected services and events for civic engagement in Berlin. The core offerings include: Beratungsforum Engagement (professional qualification and consulting for volunteer coordinators in refugee accommodations), Lebendige Nachbarschaften/LeNa (citywide diversity orientation support for civil society organizations), and Freiwillige.Managen (volunteer management consulting). Major annual events include the Berliner Freiwilligenbörse (volunteer fair with 100+ exhibition stands), Berliner Stiftungstag (foundation day), and Fachkonferenz (professional conference). Supporting offerings include the DO-Promotor:innen-Ausbildung (diversity orientation qualification program) and Wissensspeicher (knowledge repository). The organization operates as a platform of services rather than a technology product, with no API or software platform offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Berliner Freiwilligenbörse: Annual volunteer fair held since 2008, Berlin's largest civic engagement expo with over 100 exhibition stands and approximately 5,500 visitors.
• Berliner Stiftungstag
• Fachkonferenz Freiwilligenmanagement und Diversitätsorientierung
• Beratungsforum Engagement für Geflüchtete (BfE)
• Lebendige Nachbarschaften (LeNa)
• Freiwillige.Managen

Products and services

• Berliner Freiwilligenbörse
• Berliner Stiftungstag
• Fachkonferenz Freiwilligenmanagement und Diversitätsorientierung
• Beratungsforum Engagement für Geflüchtete (BfE)
• Lebendige Nachbarschaften (LeNa)
• Freiwillige.Managen
• DO-Promotor:innen-Ausbildung
• Wissensspeicher Bürgerschaftliches Engagement

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual Berliner Freiwilligenbörse with 100+ organization booths and 5,500+ visitors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement (BBE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella network for civic engagement. LFA contributed to its founding and maintains active partnership.
• Landesnetzwerk Bürgerengagement Berlin (LNBE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandesweites Netzwerk that LFA helped found and continues to develop for Berlin civic engagement.
• Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales, Gleichstellung, Integration, Vielfalt und Antidiskriminierung (SenASGIVA)coreOthersPrimary public funding source for LFA projects including Beratungsforum Engagement.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband BerlinmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor welfare organization; joint events such as Engagement-Werkstatt with Arbeitskreis Freiwilliges Engagement.
• bagfa e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal association of volunteer agencies. LFA contributed to founding bagfa and holds its quality seal.
• Landeszentrale für politische Bildung BerlinmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernmental political education body for joint initiatives on democracy and civic education.
• Selko, VSKA, moveGLOBAL, aktivolimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious specialized networks and associations in social work, cultural work, migration and integration, and volunteer work.
• Berliner Stiftungswoche, Stifterverband, Deutsches Stiftungszentrum, Stiftung Zukunft Berlin, BV Deutsche StiftungenmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership network for Berliner Stiftungstag and related foundation-sector collaborations.
• Migrationsrat Berlin, BENN (Berlin entwickelt neue Nachbarschaften)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMigration council and urban development program partnerships for inclusive neighborhood work.
• Various Berlin Senate administrationscoreOthersSenatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz, Senatsverwaltung für Integration Arbeit und Soziales, Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen, Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung (LAFA).
• SpreeradiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing stage program for Berliner Freiwilligenbörse.
• SozialBank AGminorOthersFinancial institution handling LFA donation account (IBAN: DE69 3702 0500 0003 3095 00).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb): Federal agency for political education that funds civic engagement and democratic participation programming. Comparable as a policy-funding and content counterpart that shares the civic engagement mission space with LFA.

Emerging players

• betterplace.org: Germany's leading online platform for volunteer matching and charitable donations. Comparable as an emerging digital infrastructure layer for civic engagement that could complement or compete with LFA's analog matching activities.
• Vostel (jetzt: betterplace pro): Digital volunteer matching platform integrated with betterplace. Comparable as an emerging tech-enabled player handling the volunteer-organization matching that LFA facilitates annually at the Freiwilligenbörse.

Direct peers

• Ehrenamtsagentur Hessen: State-level volunteer agency for Hessen providing qualification, consulting and networking for civic engagement. Comparable as a Landesfreiwilligenagentur in another German state.
• Freiwilligen-Agentur München: Munich's volunteer agency offering consulting, qualification and event-based civic engagement services. The most direct city-level functional analog to LFA.
• Landesnetzwerk Bürgerengagement Berlin (LNBE): Berlin state network for civic engagement co-founded by LFA. Directly comparable as a sibling civil-society infrastructure organization focused on the same geography and target audience.
• BBE (Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement): National network for civic engagement, co-founded by LFA. Comparable as the federal-level infrastructure organization aggregating civic engagement actors and policy advocacy.
• bagfa e.V. (Bundesverband der Freiwilligenagenturen): Federal association of volunteer agencies in Germany, co-founded by LFA. Directly comparable as the national umbrella for the same volunteer agency model LFA operates at the state level in Berlin.

Broad incumbents

• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin: Major welfare umbrella organization in Berlin running joint events with LFA (Engagement-Werkstatt). Comparable as a broader, more established civil-society infrastructure player with overlapping volunteer engagement programming.
• Caritas Berlin: Large welfare organization in Berlin operating extensive volunteer programs and qualifications. Comparable as an incumbent organization with mature volunteer management infrastructure but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/DieHilfsbereitschaft
• Facebookfacebook.com/Berliner.Freiwilligenboerse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landesfreiwilligenagentur-berlin

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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