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Document­management in the welfare sector: associations, facilities, NGOs

Document management in the welfare sector brings administrative, case, funding and governance records from welfare associations, social facilities and non-profit organisations together in one system that answers every audit with complete and protected files.

Whether it is the Medizinischer Dienst, the care home inspectorate, a grant provider or the tax office: AWP Consult sets up enaio so that the documents are ready for every type of audit, deletion periods run on a rule basis, and the works council, the staff representation body or the staff council can approve the permissions concept. As a certified enaio partner since 2006, we know the processes at Caritas, Diakonie, AWO and independent providers.

Protection in four layersExample structure
Association and legal entityClient
FacilityRights per location
FileRoles per case
DocumentRetention period and deletion rule
Every access is logged, every audit gets its own view
250+
completed projects since 2006
150+
reference customers in the DACH region
12 to 18
months average payback period

The key points at a glance

01

Document management in the welfare sector is the digital, rule-based filing of all records of a welfare association or non-profit organisation, from the client file through personnel and invoices to funded projects and governance minutes, with rights, retention periods and a complete audit log.

02

Under Section 63 (3) of the German Fiscal Code (AO), tax-privileged bodies must prove through proper records of income and expenditure that their actual management serves the tax-privileged purposes.

03

Anyone who issues donation receipts keeps a copy under Section 50 (7) of the Income Tax Implementation Ordinance (EStDV) and records the receipt and the appropriate use of the funds.

04

The General Ancillary Provisions for Grants for Project Funding (ANBest-P) of the State of Hesse require under No. 6.9 that supporting documents be kept for five years after the statement of use has been submitted.

05

A DMS is technically suited to monitoring the behaviour or performance of employees. For this reason, at non-church providers the works council has a say under Section 87 (1) No. 6 of the Works Constitution Act (BetrVG), and at church providers the staff representation body.

06

Approved care facilities are inspected under Section 114 (2) SGB XI at regular intervals of no more than one year. A DMS with a prepared audit view keeps the documents for this ready at all times.

We will show you how this looks with enaio in your organisation.

What does document­management in the welfare sector cover?

Document management in the welfare sector covers four worlds of files in one system: case files on the people being cared for, administrative files for personnel, invoices and contracts, project files for grants and donations, and governance files for the board, supervisory bodies and the members' meeting, each with its own rights, retention periods and deletion rules.

The difference from the private sector lies in the obligations to provide evidence: a welfare association demonstrates to many bodies at the same time that it uses funds for their designated purpose, protects social data and meets quality requirements.

How the client file is structured in detail and which rules of social data protection apply is described on the page about the DMS for social services. Here the focus is on the organisation as a whole: association, facilities, projects and governance bodies.

Four worlds of files, one set of rules Case files Client files Health data separate Administration Personnel, invoices Contracts Projects Funding, documents Donations Governance bodies Resolutions Minutes Rights Retention periods Audit log
Case files

Client files of the facilities, organised by field of work, with separate registers for health data under Art. 9 GDPR.

Administrative files

Personnel files for paid and voluntary staff, incoming invoices, service and remuneration agreements, rental and service provider contracts.

Project files

Funding applications, grant notices, calls for funds, supporting documents, attendance lists, progress reports and donation records.

Governance files

Statutes, resolutions, minutes of the board and the members' meeting, reports to supervisory bodies and audit reports.

Your worlds of files in one structure

In the initial meeting we record which files are held where today, who needs them and which audits regularly arise in your organisation.

  • Association, facilities and projects
  • Rights and retention periods per type of file
  • Transparent effort estimate

Which organisations is a document­management­system for non-profit organisations suitable for?

A document management system for non-profit organisations is suitable for all providers that keep many files with special protection and evidence obligations: welfare associations such as Caritas, Diakonie and AWO with their sub-organisations, residential and nursing homes, facilities for child and youth welfare, as well as NGOs, foundations and non-profit associations. The requirements differ above all in who carries out the audit.

One system for many forms of provider Associations Care Youth welfare NGO, foundation

Welfare associations and their sub-organisations

Regional, diocesan and district associations, local branches and spun-off non-profit limited companies (gGmbHs) with central services for personnel, finance and quality. A DMS for welfare associations maps this structure as clients with their own rights, without every sub-organisation needing its own system.

Residential and nursing facilities

Inpatient and outpatient care with care documentation, contracts with care insurance funds and regular quality inspections. The care software remains the leading system, the DMS keeps contracts, records, personnel documents and audit reports in order.

Child and youth welfare

Public and independent providers with assistance plans, cost commitments from the youth welfare office and deadlines for updates. The case file is created per case, rights follow the team and the type of assistance.

NGOs, foundations and non-profit associations

Project and funding files, donations and donation receipts, governance documents and evidence of charitable status. More on the particularities of foundations and associations.

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Which audits must document­management in the welfare sector pass?

Document management in the welfare sector must pass audits from at least six sides: quality inspections in care, inspections by the care home inspectorate, queries from the youth welfare office and benefit providers, audits by grant providers, tax audits of charitable status, and requests from data subjects or the data protection authority. Audit readiness means providing the right documents to each of these bodies without searching and without access to other files.

For this, AWP Consult configures a structured compilation for each type of audit that contains exactly the document types this body is allowed to see. Documents whose compilation used to take days are thus available considerably faster.

A prepared view for each auditing body Medizinischer Dienst Care home inspectorate Youth welfare office Grant provider Tax office Data protection
Auditing body Occasion Typical documents Prepared in the DMS
Medizinischer Dienst Quality inspection under Section 114 SGB XI Care contracts, proof of qualification, concepts, audit reports Audit view per facility, personnel records via search
Care home inspectorate Inspection under the care home law of the federal state Staff deployment, concept, contracts with residents Facility file with follow-up reminders for conditions
Youth welfare office and benefit providers Approval, extension, queries Assistance plans, reports, cost commitments, proof of services Case file with deadlines for updates
Grant provider Statement of use and audit Notice, calls for funds, supporting documents, progress report, attendance lists Project file with all documents per grant
Tax office Audit of charitable status and tax audit Records under Section 63 AO, accounting documents, copies of donation receipts Audit-proof archive compliant with GoBD
Data subjects and data protection authority Information under Art. 15 GDPR, inspection All data on a person, proof of deletion, access logs Compilation across all files, deletion log

Example assignment. Which documents a body may see is defined by you together with data protection and the specialist departments for each type of audit.

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What do charitable status, grants and co-determination require from document­management in the welfare sector?

Charitable status, grants and co-determination require three things from document management in the welfare sector: complete records of income, expenditure and grants, complete project files until the end of the retention period for documents, and a rights and logging concept that the employee representation can approve. The following points do not replace legal or tax advice.

Five requirements around every file Charitable status Section 63 AO Grants ANBest-P Co-determination Section 87 BetrVG SGB deadlines Section 36 SGB VIII, Section 114 SGB XI Deletion Section 84 SGB X
Sorting out your provider's requirements

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01

Proving charitable status

Under Section 63 (1) AO, the actual management of a tax-privileged body must be directed at the exclusive and direct fulfilment of its statutory purposes. It provides the evidence under Section 63 (3) AO through proper records of its income and expenditure. For donations, Section 50 (7) EStDV is added: anyone who issues donation receipts keeps a copy and records the receipt and appropriate use of the funds.

In the DMS this means: accounting documents, donation receipts, resolutions on the use of funds and activity reports are held in a common structure and can be compiled in full for a given period. For the documents themselves, the requirements for a GoBD-compliant DMS apply.

  • RecordsIncome and expenditure per field of activity, linked to the supporting document
  • GrantsCopy of the donation receipt, receipt and use of the donation
  • ResolutionsBoard and governance resolutions on the use of funds in the governance file
Practical tip

Assign each supporting document the field of activity as an attribute, for example the non-material sphere, a special-purpose operation or a commercial business operation. Analyses for tax advisors and the tax office can then be created via search.

02

Grant management and statement of use

Every grant gets its own project file: application, grant notice with ancillary provisions, calls for funds, supporting documents, attendance lists, progress reports and correspondence with the grant provider. The statement of use with progress report and numerical proof can be compiled from it in full, instead of copying folders from several departments.

The retention period results from the notice and its ancillary provisions. The ANBest-P of the State of Hesse state in No. 6.9 five years after submission of the statement of use, unless tax or other regulations provide for a longer period. Other federal states, the federal government and private foundations regulate this partly differently.

  • Funded project as an attributeIncoming invoices carry the project, the list of documents is created via search
  • Follow-up remindersDates for calls for funds, interim proof, statement of use and commitment periods
  • Start of the periodRetention starts with the date the statement of use is submitted
Practical tip

Store the document retention period on the funded project, not on the individual document. This way the same cut-off date applies to all documents, and later changes to the notice take effect automatically. More on this under grant management in the DMS.

03

Co-determination: works council, staff representation and staff council

A DMS logs access and processing and is therefore technically suited to monitoring behaviour or performance. At independent, non-church providers the works council therefore has a say under Section 87 (1) No. 6 BetrVG on implementation and use. For religious communities and their charitable and educational facilities, the Works Constitution Act does not apply under Section 118 (2) BetrVG.

There the staff representation body has comparable rights under church employee representation law, in the Diakonie under the Staff Representation Act of the EKD, in Caritas under the Staff Representation Ordinance (MAVO). At public providers the staff council is responsible under the respective staff representation law.

AWP Consult supplies the permissions and logging concept as the basis for the works or service agreement: which roles see which files, which events are logged, who may evaluate the logs and for what purpose.

Practical tip

In the agreement, specify that access logs are evaluated only for a specific reason and under the four-eyes principle. This is often the point at which negotiations stall.

04

Deadlines from the Social Security Code as follow-up reminders

Many deadlines in the welfare sector depend not on the document but on the case or the facility. In child and youth welfare, under Section 36 (2) SGB VIII the specialists are to check regularly whether the chosen type of assistance remains suitable and necessary. In integration assistance under SGB IX the overall plan is updated, in care quality inspections under Section 114 SGB XI arise regularly at intervals of no more than one year.

In the DMS such dates are kept as follow-up reminders on the file, with responsible persons, deputies and escalation. The date stays visible even when the responsible specialist changes.

  • Youth welfareUpdating the assistance plan and extension applications before the cost commitment expires
  • Integration assistanceUpdating overall and participation plans
  • CarePreparing the quality inspection, completing conditions and measures
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Deletion and retention under Section 84 SGB X

For social data, Section 84 SGB X supplements the rules on deletion from Art. 17 GDPR. If statutory or contractual retention periods stand in the way of deletion, under Section 84 (4) SGB X the restriction of processing takes the place of deletion. For tax documents the periods under Section 147 AO apply, for accounting documents generally eight years since 2025.

A DMS maps this per document type: period, triggering event, blocking in the meantime and deletion with proof. Requests for information under Art. 15 GDPR can be answered faster because all files on a person are reachable via a search. How a deletion concept is generally structured is described on the page about document management compliant with GDPR.

Practical tip

Coordinate the periods per document type with your data protection officer and document the reasoning. In an audit, what counts is that the rule is comprehensible.

Have your audit readiness assessed in advance

We go through the audits of recent years with you and show which documents the DMS can provide ready-prepared for each type of audit.

How does a DMS for welfare associations map the regional association, district associations and facilities?

A DMS for welfare associations maps the association structure via clients, organisational units and roles: each sub-organisation and each gGmbH sees its own files, central services such as the personnel department, financial accounting or quality management work across sub-organisations, and the board sees governance documents but no client files.

Often several legal entities sit under one roof: association, gGmbH, foundation. The DMS keeps them separate because each company has its own retention obligations, data processing agreements and, where applicable, a different data protection law.

enaio is operated in your own data centre or in the enaio Cloud by AWP Consult from German data centres certified to ISO 27001. Branch offices, residential groups and outpatient services access it via the browser.

Clients per legal entity Regional association District association gGmbH Foundation Day care centre Care Counselling Housing Central services, authorised across all Personnel Finance Quality
Clients per legal entity

Association, gGmbH and foundation stay separate, with their own periods and their own audit log.

Facilities as an organisational unit

Rights follow the location, deputies and changes are maintained centrally.

Central services across all

Personnel, finance and quality work for all sub-organisations with one role instead of many individual approvals.

Governance bodies with their own area

The board and supervisory bodies see resolutions, reports and audit reports, no case files.

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How does an audit run with the DMS?

An audit runs with the DMS in six steps: the announcement is recorded as a case, the prepared audit view for this type of audit compiles the documents, gaps come to light before the appointment, auditors receive a time-limited and restricted view, follow-up requests run within the same case, and the report and conditions end up in the file with a follow-up reminder.

From the audit letter to the audit view Announcement Compilation Gap check Audit view Follow-up request Report, conditions Audit case Contracts Concepts Qualifications Audit report Read access, time-limited
01

Record the announcement

The audit letter is assigned to the facility or the project, from which an audit case with an appointment and responsible persons is created.

02

Compile the documents

The defined compilation gathers the document types to be audited, such as contracts, concepts, proof of qualification or funding documents.

03

Identify gaps in advance

Missing or expired records come to light before the appointment and are submitted afterwards, instead of being searched for during the audit.

04

Restricted audit view

Auditors receive read access only to the released documents, on request time-limited. Other files and the health data of other persons stay hidden, every access is logged.

05

Follow-up requests within the case

Further documents run within the same audit case, traceable with a date.

06

Report and conditions

The audit report and conditions are filed, measures get responsible persons and a follow-up reminder.

Which audits regularly arise in your organisation? In the initial meeting we sketch out the appropriate audit views.

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How are paid staff, volunteers and voluntary services managed in the DMS?

Paid staff, volunteers and participants in the Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) or the Federal Voluntary Service (BFD) are managed in the DMS in a common personnel structure, but with their own document types, rights and deletion periods per form of employment, so that agreements, records and instructions are available in full and auditable for all groups.

Documents of volunteers often lie scattered with the coordination team, but at audits they must be just as verifiable. The basics of the digital personnel file apply to all groups, supplemented by document types for the deployment agreement and voluntary service.

In child and youth welfare, when the extended certificate of good conduct is inspected, only what the law permits is recorded. A separate document type with a deletion rule ensures that no copy ends up in the file.

Three groups, one personnel structure Paid staff Contract Training Volunteers Agreement Instructions FSJ and BFD Agreement Seminars Personnel file own rights and periods per group
Paid staff

Employment contract, qualifications, training and instructions with a follow-up reminder before expiry.

Volunteers

Deployment agreement, confidentiality declaration, instructions and deployment locations, authorised separately from paid staff.

FSJ and BFD

Agreement, proof of seminars and certificates with their own end of period.

Instructions for all

Data protection, hygiene and occupational safety via the digital learning portal, records end up in the file.

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Which enaio modules do welfare associations and non-profit organisations use?

Welfare associations and non-profit organisations mostly use these enaio modules: incoming invoices, contract management, an audit-proof archive, workflows, exchange with external parties and encryption. They start with one process and build out in a targeted way.

Incoming invoices with a funding reference

Incoming invoices are read out, assigned to the facility, cost centre and funded project, and approved according to your signing rules.

Incoming invoice workflow

Contracts with payers and partners

Service and remuneration agreements, rental contracts and partnerships with deadlines and responsible persons.

Contract management

Audit-proof archive

Unchangeable storage with versioning and audit log, also for legacy holdings from paper and network drives.

Archiving software

Workflows for approvals and audits

Approvals, follow-up reminders and audit cases run according to fixed rules, with deputies and escalation.

Workflow Management

Exchange with external parties

Legal guardians, tax advisors or grant providers upload documents via a link and password, instead of emailing them unencrypted.

AWP Link and Upload Portal

Encryption for sensitive files

For documents with very high protection needs, CipherMate additionally encrypts every file with AES-256.

CipherMate

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Which non-profit organisations work with AWP Consult?

Alongside companies from logistics, industry and services, AWP Consult also supports providers, associations and non-profit organisations with the implementation and operation of enaio. A selection from the welfare and non-profit sector:

Logo Caritas FrankfurtLogo Evangelischer MichaelshofLogo NABULogo Kissel SpeditionLogo NoerpelLogo CargoLineLogo DUO-TechnikLogo DFBLogo B&B HotelsLogo Caritas FrankfurtLogo Evangelischer MichaelshofLogo NABULogo Kissel SpeditionLogo NoerpelLogo CargoLineLogo DUO-TechnikLogo DFBLogo B&B Hotels

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What changes after implementation?

After implementation, client files, personnel and project documents are held in full in one place, information under Art. 15 GDPR comes from one search instead of several filing locations, deletions run rule-based and verifiably, and audits are served from prepared compilations. The overview compares working with paper, email and network drives with working in the DMS.

Area Before With the DMS Result
Completeness of the files Paper, email inboxes, network drives Central, structured file per case, person and project Complete and immediately available
Information under Art. 15 GDPR Manual search in several filing locations Compilation across all files on a person Meet the one-month deadline under Art. 12 (3) GDPR more reliably
Deletion periods Manual and error-prone Rule-based per document type, logged Deletion verifiable
Quality inspection Gathering documents from many folders Prepared audit view per type of audit Considerably less effort
Statement of use Copying documents from several departments Project file with all documents Proof from a single source

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Which mistakes occur most often at welfare associations?

The most common mistakes at welfare associations are missing clients per legal entity, funding documents without a project reference, late involvement of the employee representation, audits without a compilation, volunteers outside the system, and a big-bang rollout.

All companies in one pot

Consequence
Retention periods, data processing agreements and data protection law do not match the respective company.
Better
Set up one client per legal entity with its own rules.

Funding documents without a project attribute

Consequence
For the statement of use, documents are again searched for and copied by hand.
Better
Record the funded project as a mandatory attribute already at the incoming invoice stage.

Employee representation only just before the start

Consequence
Roles and log evaluation are renegotiated, the appointment is pushed back.
Better
Involve the works council, staff representation or staff council from the concept phase onwards.

Continuing to serve audits from folders

Consequence
The DMS is implemented, but preparing for audits remains manual work.
Better
Define one compilation and one audit view per type of audit.

Volunteers are left out

Consequence
Instructions and agreements of volunteers are missing during inspections.
Better
Include volunteers and voluntary services with their own document types in the personnel structure.

All facilities at once

Consequence
Training, support and data migration overload administration and IT.
Better
Start with one process or one facility, measure, and build out in a targeted way.

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How is document­management in the welfare sector implemented?

Document management in the welfare sector is implemented in four phases: analysis and concept with early involvement of the employee representation, configuration of the file structure, permissions and workflows, testing and role-specific training, and go-live with ongoing support. No big-bang rollout: you start with one process, see measurable results and then build out in a targeted way.

Four phases, one process first 01 Analysis and concept 02 Configuration 03 Testing and training 04 Go-live and support Pilot Start with one process, then targeted expansion
01

Analysis and concept

Process recording, requirements from the specialist departments, administration and data protection, employee representation involved from the start. Before the contract is signed, you receive a transparent effort estimate.

02

Configuration

Clients, file structure, permissions, retention periods, audit views and workflows are set up, interfaces to specialist and financial software are connected.

03

Testing and training

Acceptance with real files, role-specific training for specialists, administration and key users.

04

Go-live and support

Productive start in the first facility or with the first process, measurement of the key figures and ongoing support after go-live.

More on this: enaio implementation and enaio consulting and training

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Checklist: what should associations clarify before the project starts?

Answers given in advance shorten the concept phase.

01

Organisation and law

  • Which legal entities belong to the association, and which data protection law applies to each?
  • Who is responsible: works council, staff representation or staff council?
  • Which central services work across sub-organisations?
02

Audits and records

  • Which bodies audit regularly, and with how much lead time?
  • Which grants are running, and which document retention periods do the notices state?
  • How are donation receipts created and filed today?
  • Which conditions from earlier audits are still open?
03

Systems and operation

  • Which care, client and billing software is in use?
  • Which financial accounting receives the bookings?
  • Your own data centre or enaio Cloud from Germany?
  • With which process or which facility should the start take place?
Start with one process, then build out in a targeted way

We plan with you the first module, for example incoming invoices with a funding reference or the audit view for your care facilities, and the path to the further files.

Frequently asked questions about document­management in the welfare sector

What is document management in the welfare sector?

Document management in the welfare sector is the digital, rule-based filing of all records of a welfare association, a social facility or a non-profit organisation. This includes case files, personnel and invoice documents, project files for grants and governance documents. Each type of file has its own rights, retention periods and deletion rules, every access is logged. The specialist software for client administration and billing remains in place alongside it.

Which document management system for non-profit organisations is suitable?

Suitable is a system that maps several legal entities separately, assigns rights down to the document type, controls retention periods per document type and archives audit-proof. For associations, the connection to care, client and financial software is added. enaio meets these requirements and runs in your own data centre or in the enaio Cloud from Germany. Which configuration fits your organisation is something we clarify in the initial meeting.

How does document management in the welfare sector differ from a DMS for companies?

The technology is the same, the evidence obligations are different. Welfare associations must prove charitable status under Section 63 AO, keep statements of use for grants, give social data special protection and pass audits by the Medizinischer Dienst, the care home inspectorate or the youth welfare office. Added to this are often several legal entities and church employment and data protection law.

Is the implementation of a DMS subject to co-determination?

As a rule yes, because a DMS is technically suited to monitoring the behaviour or performance of employees. At independent, non-church providers the works council has a say under Section 87 (1) No. 6 BetrVG. For church providers the BetrVG does not apply under Section 118 (2), there the staff representation body has comparable rights under the MVG of the EKD or the MAVO. At public providers the staff council is responsible.

How does a DMS support the statement of use for grants?

Every grant gets a project file with application, notice, calls for funds, supporting documents, attendance lists and progress reports. Incoming invoices carry the funded project as an attribute and are retrievable via search for the numerical proof. Dates for interim and final statements of use run as follow-up reminders. The document retention period starts with the submission of the statement of use.

How long must funding documents be kept?

This is governed by the grant notice with its ancillary provisions. The ANBest-P of the State of Hesse state in No. 6.9 five years after submission of the statement of use, unless tax or other regulations require a longer period. For accounting documents, generally eight years apply under Section 147 AO since 2025. In the DMS the longer period applies in each case.

Which documents does a non-profit organisation need for the tax office?

Under Section 63 (3) AO it proves through proper records of income and expenditure that the actual management serves the tax-privileged purposes. Under Section 50 (7) EStDV it keeps a copy of the donation receipts issued and records the receipt and use of the donation. Added to this are the statutes, resolutions and activity reports. More on this under archiving donation receipts.

How does a DMS prepare for the inspection by the Medizinischer Dienst?

For the quality inspection, AWP Consult configures a compilation of the documents that are audited, such as contracts, concepts and proof of qualification. Missing or expired records come to light before the appointment. Auditors receive a restricted view, the report and conditions end up in the file with a follow-up reminder. Under Section 114 (2) SGB XI, regular inspections take place at intervals of no more than one year.

Can enaio be connected to care and billing software?

enaio has standard interfaces through which specialist applications exchange documents and master data. Which connection to your care, client or billing software is sensible and technically possible is assessed by AWP Consult in the initial meeting based on your system landscape. For financial accounting, connections exist to DATEV, Diamant Software, eGECKO, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SAP, among others.

Must social data be deleted in the DMS even while retention periods are running?

No. If social data is no longer required but statutory or contractual retention periods stand in the way, under Section 84 (4) SGB X the restriction of processing takes the place of deletion. In the DMS this is mapped as a block until the end of the period. After that, the system proposes the deletion and logs it.

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Which terms from charitable status, funding and audits should you know?

Terms that come up again and again in projects with welfare associations.

Independent welfare work (Freie Wohlfahrtspflege)
Social work by non-state, non-profit providers, organised among others in the leading associations such as Caritas, Diakonie and AWO.
Donation receipt
Confirmation of a donation or a membership fee. A copy must be kept under Section 50 (7) EStDV.
Grant notice
Notice of a public grant with purpose, amount and ancillary provisions, such as the ANBest-P.
Statement of use
Proof to the grant provider from a progress report and numerical proof of the use of the funds.
Audit view
Prepared compilation of the documents for a type of audit, with read access only to the released documents.
Staff representation body (Mitarbeitervertretung)
Employee representation of staff in church facilities where the Works Constitution Act does not apply.
Client (Mandant)
Separate area in the DMS for a legal entity, with its own rights, periods and audit logs.
Restriction of processing
Blocking of data instead of deletion, for example while retention periods are running, under Art. 18 GDPR and Section 84 SGB X.

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Sources and legal bases

The legal statements on charitable status, funding, co-determination, audits and deletion are based on these sources. Status of review: October 2026.

Your association, organised and audit-ready

In the initial meeting we record your legal entities, facilities, audits and grants and show which process delivers the most as an entry point into enaio for you.

  • In person in Dietzenbach or online
  • With management, data protection and employee representation
  • Result: a clear project scope before the contract is concluded