TATENDRANG Freiwilligen-Agentur

What TATENDRANG Freiwilligen-Agentur does

TATENDRANG Freiwilligen-Agentur is a Munich-based non-profit volunteer agency founded in 1980 (as "Münchner Helfer Information," renamed TATENDRANG in 1998) and operated under the trustee organization Verein für Fraueninteressen e.V. It is Germany's first volunteer agency and serves three constituencies: individual residents of Munich seeking voluntary engagement, approximately 350–400 local non-profit organizations needing volunteer support, and companies seeking Corporate Volunteering programs. Its core service is structured personal consultation and matching of volunteers to organizations, delivered free of charge to individuals and non-profits via in-person office visits, online video consultation, an online engagement search database, and an 8-question engagement quiz. TATENDRANG also designs and manages Corporate Volunteering projects for companies (charged at approximately 750 EUR per project plus recommended 500 EUR donation), runs proprietary programs including Marktplatz Gute Geschäfte (biennial speed-dating event, 9th edition 2024), IHK-Nachtschicht (creative pro-bono nights), Lernpaten-Akademie (volunteer training), Whats to do? (flexible short-term engagement), FREIZEIT hoch2 (leisure companionship for people with disabilities), and Kritzelpaten (preschool writing skills), and publishes content through its website, blog, and social channels. The organization's underlying technology is a relational matching methodology rather than software: an internal database of nonprofit partners, a personal consultation process, and digital self-service tools (Online-Suche, Engagement-Quiz, Volunteer Match). Revenue mechanics are dominated by a public grant from the Sozialreferat of Landeshauptstadt München, supplemented by Corporate Volunteering project fees, Learning Lunch (from 300 EUR) and After Work workshop (~600 EUR) charges, and donations; consulting and matching services are free for individuals and non-profits. The GTM motion is community-led and relationship-based, with distribution via the website, events, partner referrals (bagfa, LAGFA Bayern, IHK München), and community content (Ehrenamtsgeschichten), and no paid acquisition. The team consists of 6 professional staff plus volunteers.

Name

TATENDRANG Freiwilligen-Agentur

Legal name

TATENDRANG Freiwilligen-Agentur

Website

https://tatendrang.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TATENDRANG Freiwilligen-Agentur is Munich's non-profit volunteer agency (est. 1980) that matches individual volunteers with ~350–400 local non-profits and designs Corporate Volunteering programs for companies, funded primarily by the City of Munich's Sozialreferat.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Management & Civic Engagement Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO), Donor Coordination & Aid Effectiveness (BPADAOAA)

Keywords

• Volunteer matching services
• Civic engagement consulting
• Corporate volunteering programs
• Nonprofit capacity building
• Community engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Landeshauptstadt München, Sozialreferat): Primary funding source. TATENDRANG is funded by the Social Reference (Sozialreferat) of the City of Munich (Landeshauptstadt München). This public grant covers core operating costs.
2. Corporate Volunteering Consulting Fees: For Corporate Volunteering projects with companies, TATENDRANG charges an effort fee of approximately 750 EUR per project. This is the main fee-based revenue stream for consulting services to businesses.
3. Donations: The organization accepts donations (Zeit spenden hilft — 'Time donating helps') to supplement public funding. Donations are used to support operations and programs.
4. Trustee Organization Support: Trustee organization is Verein für Fraueninteressen e.V., which may provide organizational and administrative support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TATENDRANG Freiwilligen-Agentur is Germany's first volunteer agency (founded 1980), operating as a non-profit civic engagement broker in Munich. It matches individual volunteers with ~350–400 nonprofit partner organizations, supports nonprofits with volunteer recruitment and management, and designs fee-based Corporate Volunteering programs for companies. The organization is operated under Verein für Fraueninteressen e.V. and funded primarily by the City of Munich.

Product overview

TATENDRANG Freiwilligen-Agentur operates as Germany's oldest volunteer agency (since 1980), offering a platform of interconnected services for volunteer matching and civic engagement in Munich. The core offerings include: individual volunteer consultation and matching services, Corporate Volunteering solutions for companies, and cooperation support for non-profit organizations. Key projects include FREIZEIT hoch2 (leisure support for disabled people), Whats to do? (flexible short-term engagement), Lernpaten-Akademie (free training for educational volunteers), Marktplatz Gute Geschäfte (speed-dating for time donations), IHK-Nachtschicht (creative pro bono work), Digital engagiert! (digital volunteering), and Kritzelpaten (preschool writing skills). Additional services include an online engagement search database, engagement quiz, and volunteer stories content. The organization works with approximately 350-400 non-profit partners and is funded by the City of Munich Social Department.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,118 hours of time donated by 291 employees at one event (2024)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Verein für Fraueninteressen e.V.coreOthersVerein für Fraueninteressen e.V. is the parent/trustee organization (Träger) of TATENDRANG. As trustee, it provides organizational, administrative, and potentially financial support to the Freiwilligen-Agentur.
• IHK für München und OberbayerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria co-organizes and co-finances the Marktplatz Gute Geschäfte and IHK-Nachtschicht events. TATENDRANG and IHK co-develop these Corporate Volunteering event formats.
• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freiwilligenagenturen (bagfa)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerbagfa is the national umbrella organization for volunteer agencies in Germany. TATENDRANG participates in bagfa projects including 'Online Gutes tun' (2023) and the Innovationspreis. bagfa provides networking, best-practice sharing, and project co-development.
• LAGFA BayernminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAGFA Bayern is the Bavarian state association of volunteer agencies. TATENDRANG is part of this network for regional coordination and exchange.
• FöBe (Forschungs- und Beratungsstelle Engagement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFöBe (Forschungs- und Beratungsstelle Engagement) is listed as a network partner, collaborating on engagement research and best practices in Munich.
• Pädagogisches Institut München (PI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPI München is listed as a network partner, collaborating on educational engagement projects.
• EBW (Evangelisches Bildungswerk München)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEBW is a network partner providing educational programs for volunteers, including training workshops that TATENDRANG refers volunteers to.
• Prestele IT GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestele IT GmbH has partnered with TATENDRANG as an IT service provider for nearly 10 years. The company also engages in Corporate Volunteering through TATENDRANG, supporting local social projects with TATENDRANG's mediation.
• ~350 Nonprofit Organizations in MunichcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTATENDRANG cooperates with approximately 350 nonprofit organizations in Munich as partner organizations that receive volunteer placements. These are formalized through cooperation agreements. Nonprofits gain access to TATENDRANG's volunteer pool, consultation support, and event participation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• betterplace.org: Germany's largest online donation and volunteer matching platform; competes with TATENDRANG by offering low-friction digital engagement discovery for individuals and corporate giving programs.
• Vostel: Berlin-based digital volunteer matching platform connecting volunteers with nonprofits and companies online — an emerging digital-native competitor to TATENDRANG's in-person consultation model.

Others

• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freiwilligenagenturen (bagfa): National umbrella organization of German volunteer agencies; TATENDRANG is a member and project partner. Comparable as the sector-aggregating body and co-developer of programs like 'Online Gutes tun'.

Broad incumbents

• Aktion Mensch: Germany's largest private social funding organization supporting inclusion and civic engagement; a network partner and potential funder of TATENDRANG's projects, operating at a much larger national scale.
• Caritas: Germany's largest welfare confederation with extensive volunteer programs and ~30,000 local services — a broad incumbent operating in adjacent civic engagement space at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• EhrenamtsAgentur Köln: Cologne's volunteer agency operating the same Freiwilligen-Agentur model (consultation, matching, nonprofit support) — directly comparable in mission and service offering to TATENDRANG.
• Berliner Freiwilligenagentur: Berlin's city-level volunteer agency offering volunteer matching, nonprofit support, and corporate engagement — a directly comparable municipal Freiwilligen-Agentur model to TATENDRANG's Munich operation.
• Freiwilligen-Agentur Hamburg: Hamburg's volunteer agency providing free consultation, matching, and Corporate Volunteering — a direct city-level peer within the same bagfa network of German Freiwilligen-Agenturen.
• Freiwilligenagentur Bremen: Bremen's city-level volunteer matching agency and a fellow member of bagfa — operates the same volunteer brokering, nonprofit support, and event-based engagement formats as TATENDRANG.

Regional players

• Ehrenamtsstiftung MV / Landesstiftungen: Regional/state-level volunteer foundations in Germany supporting civic engagement infrastructure — comparable in mission to TATENDRANG but operating at a state (rather than city) level in different geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tatendrang.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freiwilligen-agentur-tatendrang
• Instagraminstagram.com/tatendrang_fwa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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