Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz

What Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz does

Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz (DWBO), legally Diakonisches Werk Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz e.V., is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered at Paulsenstraße 55/56 in Berlin, Germany. The organization functions as a Dach- und Spitzenverband — an umbrella and peak welfare association — representing approximately 380 member organizations (Träger) that collectively operate around 1,900 social, educational, and healthcare facilities and employ roughly 53,000 people across Berlin, Brandenburg, and the East Saxony (Schlesische Oberlausitz) region. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz (EKBO) and coordinated at the national level through Diakonie Deutschland.

The association's service portfolio spans eight programmatic categories: children, youth and family services; poverty and homelessness support; elderly care; health and hospital services; inclusion services for people with disabilities; migration, participation, and democratic engagement; volunteering and voluntary services; and international humanitarian work delivered via partnerships with Brot für die Welt and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe. Supporting offerings include the Diakonische Akademie for continuing professional education and a Jobbörse employment portal for the regional network. A newer digital tool, the Sozial-O-Mat (launched July 2026), enables citizens to compare political party platforms against Diakonie's social policy positions for the Berlin state election.

The revenue model is characteristic of a German Spitzenverband: member fees, public-sector funding and social-insurance reimbursements, donations (Spenden) and time donations (Zeitspende), plus project-based grants from partners such as Brot für die Welt. Pricing for downstream social services is regulated through public funding agreements rather than market-based mechanisms. End beneficiaries — including disadvantaged children, the elderly, people with disabilities, refugees, and people experiencing homelessness — access services via member facilities rather than through direct commercial transactions with the association itself.

Name

Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz

Legal name

Diakonisches Werk Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz e.V.

Website

https://dwbo.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz is a registered non-profit welfare umbrella association that coordinates about 380 member organizations operating 1,900 social, educational, and healthcare facilities across Berlin, Brandenburg, and East Saxony.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Association Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Welfare association
• Elderly care services
• Youth family support
• Humanitarian aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Member organization services and advocacy: As a Dach- und Spitzenverband (umbrella and peak association), the organization represents approximately 380 member organizations operating 1,900 social, educational, and health services across Berlin, Brandenburg, and East Saxony. Revenue is generated through member fees, public funding, donations, and charitable contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz is a registered non-profit welfare association functioning as the Spitzenverband (peak body) of free welfare care in Berlin, Brandenburg, and East Saxony. It coordinates and advocates for approximately 380 member organizations (Träger) operating around 1,900 social, educational, and health facilities with roughly 53,000 employees. Its service portfolio spans child and family welfare, homelessness and poverty support, elderly care, health and hospital services, disability inclusion, refugee and migration services, volunteer coordination, and international humanitarian aid.

Product overview

Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz is a welfare association and umbrella organization (Dach- und Spitzenverband) that does not offer a unified technology product but rather coordinates a network of approximately 380 member organizations operating 1,900 social, educational, and health services. The organization's service portfolio spans eight major categories: (1) Kinder, Jugendliche & Familie (child, youth, and family services); (2) Armut & Wohnungslosigkeit (poverty and homelessness support); (3) Pflege & Leben im Alter (elderly care); (4) Gesundheit & Krankenhäuser (health and hospital services); (5) Teilhabe für Menschen in besonderen Lebenslagen (inclusion services for people with disabilities); (6) Migration, Partizipation & Demokratieförderung (migration and civic engagement); (7) Ehrenamt & Freiwilligendienste (volunteering programs); and (8) Diakonie weltweit (international humanitarian aid). Additional offerings include the Diakonische Akademie for professional training, a job portal (Jobbörse) for member organizations, and the Sozial-O-Mat digital tool for political program analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diakonische Akademie für Fort- und Weiterbildung Training and continuing education academy offering professional development courses for employees of member organizations and family-friendly workplace programs.
• Jobbörse der Diakonie Job portal connecting job seekers with employment opportunities across Berlin, Brandenburg, and the Schlesische Oberlausitz region within Diakonie member organizations.
• Sozial-O-Mat Interactive digital tool that compares political party programs against Diakonie's social policy positions, enabling citizens to evaluate party stances on social issues relevant to elections.
• Kinder-Tagesklinik am Evangelischen Krankenhaus Ludwigsfelde-Teltow Pediatric day clinic services offered at the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Ludwigsfelde-Teltow, providing medical care for children in a day treatment setting.

Named customers2 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Diakonie DeutschlandflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational-level Diakonie organization representing all regional Diakonie associations across Germany. Provides umbrella coordination, policy alignment, and national advocacy.
• LIGA BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerlin state welfare association (Landesamt für Soziales und Versorgung) coordinating welfare organizations in Berlin.
• LIGA BrandenburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrandenburg state welfare association coordinating welfare organizations in Brandenburg state.
• EKBO (Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtestant church of Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz, the religious sponsor and founding partner of the Diakonie organization.
• Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtestant development aid organization providing funding and support for international humanitarian projects.
• Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (Diakonie Disaster Relief)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDisaster relief arm of Diakonie providing emergency humanitarian assistance internationally.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Broad incumbent: national Catholic welfare umbrella with significantly larger footprint, broader service portfolio, and federal-level advocacy role; structurally analogous umbrella/welfare model.

Direct peers

• Diakonie Deutschland: Direct peer: national-level Diakonie umbrella association that coordinates all regional Diakonie federations (including DWBO), sets national advocacy positions, and pools resources across Germany.
• AWO Landesverband Berlin: Direct peer: secular welfare federation serving Berlin with member organizations delivering social services, elderly care, and youth work; comparable in scale, governance model (Träger network), and Spitzenverband status.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin: Direct peer: Berlin state branch of the Paritätische umbrella organization coordinating several hundred independent nonprofits across the same social-services segments, including disability, family, and refugee support.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: Direct peer: Catholic welfare organization with recognized Spitzenverband status operating social services, refugee assistance, and emergency relief throughout Germany, including the Berlin/Brandenburg region.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Berlin: Direct peer: regional Red Cross society providing social services, elderly care, refugee support, and humanitarian aid in Berlin under a Spitzenverband framework very similar to Diakonie's.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Direct peer: Protestant-affiliated welfare organization with comparable service portfolio (elderly care, youth, refugee support, humanitarian aid) operating across Germany, including Berlin/Brandenburg.
• Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Berlin: Direct peer: Catholic welfare Spitzenverband operating across Berlin and Brandenburg, delivering the same envelope of social, educational, and health services through a comparable member-network umbrella model, competing for the same government contracts and donor pools.

Emerging players

• Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland: Emerging player: smaller national welfare umbrella for Jewish community social services; comparable Spitzenverband role and service-mix structure, with more limited regional footprint.

Regional players

• Diakonie Hessen: Regional peer: sister regional Diakonie federation serving Hesse with the same umbrella model, member Träger, service mix, and church affiliations; serves a non-overlapping geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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