VDP BW

What VDP BW does

VDP BW (legal name: Verband Deutscher Privatschulen Baden-Württemberg e.V.) is a registered nonprofit professional association (eingetragener Verein, Vereinsregister Stuttgart VR 6457) representing the interests of over 300 private educational institutions in freier Trägerschaft across the German state of Baden-Württemberg, collectively serving nearly 50,000 students. Headquartered in Stuttgart at Uhlandstraße 14, the organization operates with 1-10 staff and is led by President Michael Büchler. Its core functions are political lobbying for the free educational system (Lobbyarbeit für das freie Bildungswesen), individual consultation and support for member schools, information services covering developments in school, education, and vocational-training policy, and the organization of seminars and events. It also publishes Tätigkeitsberichte (annual reports) and maintains member-school and supporting-member directories through its website.

The association's "product" is fundamentally an advocacy and information-delivery service rather than a technology platform: it has no proprietary software, AI/ML capability, or app, and its technology footprint is limited to a content website (vdp-bw.de), email communications, and member-facing directories. Supporting members (Fördermitglieder) — including Klett Gruppe, Dieter Schwarz Stiftung, DKB, Drees & Sommer, Goldbeck, BRW Versicherungsbüro, and others — provide supplementary sponsorship and in-kind services. VDP BW is institutionally affiliated with the national VDP Bundesverband Deutscher Privatschulen, peer VDP state associations across Germany, and the umbrella organizations AGFS (Baden-Württemberg) and BAGFS (national). Revenue is not publicly disclosed; funding flows from membership fees set under the association's Beitragsordnung (not public) and from supporting-member contributions. No funding rounds, M&A, or external investment structures were identified.

Name

VDP BW

Legal name

Verband Deutscher Privatschulen Baden-Württemberg e.V.

Website

https://vdp-bw.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VDP BW is the state-level professional association representing over 300 private schools in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving nearly 50,000 students. It provides political advocacy, member consultation, information services, and seminars to its member institutions from its Stuttgart headquarters.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

VDP BW is a registered professional association (eingetragener Verein) that represents over 300 private educational institutions in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving nearly 50,000 students. The association provides political advocacy and lobbying for the free educational system, individual consulting and support for member schools, information services on developments in school, education, and vocational training sectors, and organizes seminars, training events, and networking opportunities for its members.

Product overview

VDP BW is a professional association (Landesverband) representing private schools in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The organization provides advocacy services, information and consulting for its over 300 member institutions with nearly 50,000 students. Services include political representation, member support, seminars and events, and publications such as annual reports (Tätigkeitsberichte). The association is structured as a unified service organization rather than a platform-based product architecture.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• VDP BW Association Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VDP Bundesverband Deutscher PrivatschulencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational umbrella organization for VDP state associations. The Baden-Württemberg state association is part of the national VDP network representing private schools across Germany.
• VDP Landesverbände (Various State Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with VDP state associations in Bayern, Berlin/Brandenburg, Hessen, Niedersachsen/Bremen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Nord, Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland, Sachsen-Anhalt, and Sachsen/Thüringen.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Freier Schulen Baden-Württemberg (AGFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGFS is the working group of free/private schools in Baden-Württemberg. VDP BW is a member of this important umbrella organization for the private school sector.
• BAGFS (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Freier Schulen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational working group of free schools in Germany.
• SmartKomm GmbHminorOthersSupporting member (Fördermitglied) of the association.
• BRW Versicherungsbüro (Becker Ritz Wlasak)minorOthersSupporting member providing insurance services.
• Dieter Schwarz StiftungminorOthersSupporting member - foundation associated with Schwarz Group (Lidl, Kaufland).
• DKB (Deutsche Kreditbank)minorOthersSupporting member - financial services provider.
• DreesSommerminorOthersSupporting member - engineering and consultancy firm.
• GoldbeckminorOthersSupporting member - construction and building services company.
• Klett GruppeminorOthersSupporting member - educational publishing and services group.
• Kristine BrandenburgminorOthersSupporting member.
• Kügel RechtsanwälteminorOthersSupporting member - law firm specializing in labor law.
• Naegle Rechtsanwälte | ArbeitsrechtminorOthersSupporting member - law firm specializing in labor law.
• Seufferle MediendesignminorOthersSupporting member - media design services.
• SWOP. Die Software.minorOthersSupporting member - software provider for schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Freier Schulen Baden-Württemberg (AGFS): State-level umbrella of all independent/free schools in Baden-Württemberg, of which VDP BW is itself a member. Covers a broader base (including non-VDP free schools) but operates in the same geography and represents overlapping advocacy interests for private education.
• VDP Bundesverband Deutscher Privatschulen: National umbrella association for VDP state associations in Germany. It is the direct hierarchical peer of VDP BW, providing national-level political representation while VDP BW operates at the Land (state) level for Baden-Württemberg.

Others

• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Freier Schulen (BAGFS): National umbrella working group for free schools in Germany. Not a direct competitor but a coordinating body of which VDP BW participates, setting cross-association positions on federal education policy.

Regional players

• VDP Hessen: State-level VDP association for private schools in Hessen, structurally identical to VDP BW with similar member services and political-advocacy mandate within its respective state.
• VDP Bayern: State-level VDP association for private schools in Bavaria, a sister Landesverband within the same national VDP network. Operates the same membership/advocacy model in a different Bundesland.
• VDP Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland: VDP state association for private schools in Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland. Comparable membership association providing advocacy and consulting to private schools in its respective states.
• VDP Sachsen/Thüringen: VDP state association covering private schools in Sachsen and Thüringen. Sister regional peer with the same service/advocacy structure.
• VDP Nordrhein-Westfalen: VDP state association for private schools in NRW, Germany's most populous state. Closely comparable structure and remit, only differing in geographic scope.
• VDP Berlin/Brandenburg: VDP state association covering private schools in Berlin and Brandenburg. Sister organization within the same national network, providing the same advocacy and member services in a different German region.
• VDP Niedersachsen/Bremen: VDP state association for private schools in Niedersachsen and Bremen. Operates the same membership-and-lobbying model for private schools in northern Germany.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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