Innovations in the Non-Profit Sector
and Intersectoral Cooperation
- selected introductory charts
Prof. Dr. Jobst Fiedler
Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jobst Fiedler, Hertie School of Governance - HSE Young Expert’s Workshop, Moscow, May 23-26, 2015
The non-profit sector in Germany
service delivery
policy / advisory oriented
Interest Groups
Organized as NPOs
Educational
Foundations
Large Welfare
Organizations
Small Cultural
Organizations
Foundations
Think Tanks
Smaller, Growing
Sector of NPOs
Advocacy Groups
Sports Clubs
Foundations of
Political Parties
Prof. Dr. Jobst Fiedler, Hertie School of Governance - HSE Young Expert’s Workshop, Moscow, May 23-26, 2015
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The non-profit sector has a strong role in service delivery
in the welfare field in Germany
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Welfare activities are the largest part of non-profit sector in Germany.
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Their share in welfare is increasing since the state is in the process of reducing its
activities by public employees and just remains the main funding source.
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There are four big players:
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Caritas: Catholic church
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Diakonisches Werk: Protestant churches
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Red Cross
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Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: The head organisation for several hundreds of
smaller welfare organisations
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In addition, a growing number of smaller non-profits have developed on the local and
grassroots level.
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Altogether, the non-profits in the welfare sector cover a vast portfolio of activities in fields
like: Childcare, Elderly Care, Integration Programs for Refugees, People with Disabilities,
Unemployed Persons as well as Health Care or Educational Institutions.
Prof. Dr. Jobst Fiedler, Hertie School of Governance - HSE Young Expert’s Workshop, Moscow, May 23-26, 2015
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Non-profits are as well engaged in advocacy and
producing policy proposals (1)
• In this field, non-profits have been growing even faster than in the service delivery
field
• Traditional players in this field are:
 The publicly co-financed foundations of political parties represented in the
German Parliament;
 Some large foundations like Bosch or Krupp Foundation existing already for
several decades;
• But many new players have entered the field.
• The number of foundations which – apart from cultural and social activities – are
supporting research studies and subsequent policy proposals for national or
international issues has strongly increased. By now we have at least six large new
players active in this field.
Prof. Dr. Jobst Fiedler, Hertie School of Governance - HSE Young Expert’s Workshop, Moscow, May 23-26, 2015
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Non-profits are as well engaged in advocacy and
producing policy proposals (2)
• The same is true for non-profit think tanks which are either supported by
foundations or other donors or public financing.
• They have a increasingly important role in agenda setting and organizing public
debate.
• The number of grassroots advocacy groups – temporary and sometimes loosely
organized, sometimes as stable non-profits, has flourished during the last ten
years.
• They cover a broad spectrum of issues ranging from educational and social issues
to challenging public planning in the fields of infrastructure, traffic or city
development.
Prof. Dr. Jobst Fiedler, Hertie School of Governance - HSE Young Expert’s Workshop, Moscow, May 23-26, 2015
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Innovations in the non-profit sector
Large Welfare Organisations
• Professionalization of management level in terms of mission orientation,
leadership style, results tracking and controlling as well as marketing
and fundraising.
• Substantial consultancy support to introduce these private sector
inspired management concepts.
• More consistent internal performance management because of tighter
public budgets financing most of the activities.
• Performance contracts with the public funders – but still not widespread.
• New role in agenda-setting and advocacy professionalized.
Prof. Dr. Jobst Fiedler, Hertie School of Governance - HSE Young Expert’s Workshop, Moscow, May 23-26, 2015
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Innovations in smaller, often single issue non-profits
• New kinds of membership organizations growing: for instance in a
variety of diseases as partly virtual organizations of people affected.
• Small non-profits becoming partners of business in delivering corporate
social responsibility activities.
• Foundations supported organizations consulting small non-profits in
areas like mission orientation, performance management, and
marketing
• Crowd funding via internet.
Prof. Dr. Jobst Fiedler, Hertie School of Governance - HSE Young Expert’s Workshop, Moscow, May 23-26, 2015
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