BAG EJSA

Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Jugendsozialarbeit e.V.

Günter Buck / Michael Fähndrich

“Black or White?” Athens, 19-21 May 2010

Τhe state of the art of social economy

in Germany

State of the art of social economy in Germany

Contents:

1. Distinction

2. Definition of the organisations of the third Sector

3. Third sector as a significant employer

4. Future Trends

5. Solutions and perspectives

1. Distinction:

• Private sector

• Public sector

• Third sector – social economy

2. Definition of the organisations of the third Sector:(Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project)

1. Formally organized

2. Self-managed

3. Independent from government

4. Working on a voluntary basis

5. Non-profit-oriented

6. Partly funded by voluntary support

Example:

Development of the number of NGOs in Germany

Example:

Increase of number of foundations in Germany

3. Social economy as an important employer

Social Service and health service providers contribute approximately 7 % to the German GNP (152 billion Euro)

Total employment in EU countries and Germany approximately 4, 9 % each

BAG FW providing 1.542.00 full time jobs in Gernany

Example:

Local organisations (BAG FW survey, 2008) German welfare

Example:

Facilities and services of the independent welfare according to work areas: care places/ beds (BAG FW survey, 2008)

Example:

Facilities and services of the independent welfare according to work areas: employees (BAG FW survey, 2008)

4. Trends in the thirtd sector/social economy from 2000:

• Changes in social policies

• Less government funding

• Competition among providers

• Justification of work efficiency and expenses

• Tendency to move away from payment under the collective agreement

• Growth of atypical employment

Example:

Proportion of low-skilled work in the sectors

Example:

Proportion of part-time employees in Germany

Example:

Proportion of fixed-term contracts in Germany

Example:Proportion of low-paid employees in Germany

Example:

Proportion of women, part-time, fixed-term, mini-job and 1-Euro-job workers in Germany

4. Changes in employment structures:

• Greater flexibility in the organisation of staff

• Increasingly stressy work

• Increasing red tape

• Increasing both regular and voluntary work

• Trends to less professional work

• Increase of ambulant services

• Integration of socially disadvantaged persons

5. Approaches and perspectives:

• More research

• new concepts

• Increase awareness of decision makers

• Minimum wages

• Improve job environment

• Improve participation of employees

• Change social welfare structures

• ability and readiness for conflict management

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Financing of social services in Germany:

Feature of Federalism in Germany

• the legislative level and the executive level fall apart;

• there are different ways of fund raising in social and health services

• Institutions receive money for their services- From governmental, regional and local authorities and from EU budget- realized by

- cost negotiations with public services and their reimbursement; - in competitive tendering, - project funding (governmental, regional, EU) - Private foundations and sponsors- Institution resouces