Statutes

§ 1 Name, registered office, financial year

1. The association bears the name „ICD360S". Once entered in the register of associations it carries the suffix „e.V.".
2. The registered office of the association is Neu-Ulm.
3. Business address: c/o Ionuț-Claudiu Duinea, Elsa-Brändström-Str. 13, 89231 Neu-Ulm.*
4. The financial year is the calendar year; the first one is a short financial year.

„Der Vorstand des Vereins besteht mehrheitlich aus Menschen mit Behinderung. Dies gewährleistet eine authentische Selbstvertretung und stellt sicher, dass Entscheidungen auf Grundlage eigener Lebenserfahrung getroffen werden."

„The board of the association consists in its majority of people with disabilities. This ensures authentic self-representation and makes certain that decisions are taken on the basis of lived experience."

§ 2 Purpose of the association

1. The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable and benevolent purposes within the meaning of the section „tax-privileged purposes" of the German Fiscal Code (Abgabenordnung, §§ 51–68 AO).
2. Its purpose is in particular:
   • a) the promotion of assistance for refugees (§ 52 (2) no. 10 AO)
   • b) the promotion of international attitudes, tolerance and understanding between peoples (§ 52 (2) no. 13 AO)
   • c) the promotion of youth welfare (§ 52 (2) no. 4 AO)
   • d) the promotion of upbringing, general and vocational education, including student support (§ 52 (2) no. 7 AO)
   • e) support for persons in need of assistance (§ 53 no. 1 AO)
   • f) support for persons in economic need (§ 53 no. 2 AO)
   • g) the promotion of civic engagement (§ 52 (2) no. 25 AO)

(h) The association realises its aims in particular by filling the board in its majority with people with disabilities. This ensures the active participation and self-representation of the target group.

§ 3 Realisation of the purposes of the statutes

(1) To achieve its purpose the association offers in particular:

Integration assistance and advice through:

• language courses and translation services (excluding certified translations)
• accompaniment to public authorities with personal support and interpreting
• help in finding housing, employment and educational institutions
• referral to qualified legal, tax and medical advice
• help with filling in forms and applications (without legal advice)

Comprehensive help in everyday life through:

• accompaniment when shopping in supermarkets, pharmacies and specialist shops
• personal conversations and emotional support for wellbeing
• practical help in the household and with childcare
• accompaniment to appointments with doctors, therapists and authorities
• support in finding one's way around the public transport system
• help with organising daily life and scheduling appointments
• keeping company and listening actively in difficult life situations

Shopping and accompaniment services:

• joint shopping trips to explain German products and prices
• advice on healthy nutrition and local shopping options
• help with choosing products and comparing prices
• accompaniment to markets, fairs and cultural events
• transport and help with carrying shopping bags
• explanation of payment methods and customer card schemes

Social support and communication:

• regular conversations to promote mental wellbeing
• support in coping with loneliness and social isolation
• encouraging accompaniment in integrating into German society
• cultural awareness-raising and mediation between different cultures
• building trust and long-term relationships with those seeking help

Education and qualification through:

• running further-education courses and practice-oriented workshops
• careers advice and support with qualification measures
• help with the recognition of foreign qualifications
• support with schooling and vocational training, including application training
• basic digital literacy and support with online applications

Translation and interpreting services:

• translation of everyday documents where no stamp is required
• accompaniment and interpreting at appointments with authorities and doctors (not sworn)
• support with telephone contact with public offices and service providers
• referral to sworn interpreters where documents require a stamp
• cooperation with authorised translation institutes for official documents

Advice on social law and identification of entitlements:

• analysis of and advice on entitlements to benefits from the employment agency, the Jobcenter, the social welfare office, the pension insurance and the reduced-earning-capacity pension
• information about possible additional benefits and extra needs under SGB II and SGB XII
• support in identifying all available social benefits (housing benefit, child supplement, education and participation benefits)
• accompaniment to advisory appointments at authorities and social bodies
• referral to specialised social advice centres and welfare associations

Financial life planning and securing a livelihood:

• joint analysis of the individual financial situation and planning of expenditure
• advice on making the best use of available financial resources
• support with running a household and with a conscious approach to money
• information about free and reduced-price offers for people on a low income
• help in finding additional forms of support (food banks, clothing stores, furniture exchanges)

Participation in social life with dignity:

• promoting the awareness that every person has the right to a life in dignity and respect
• strengthening self-esteem and encouraging active participation in society
• support in taking up cultural, social and educational offers
• accompaniment in integrating into local communities and associations
• promotion of initiative and self-determination

Social and cultural activities through:

• organising intercultural encounters and festivities
• promoting exchange between different cultures and generations
• sports, leisure and creative offers for all age groups
• cultural education and participation in local events
• building friendships and social networks

Emergency aid and material support through:

• provision of food, clothing and household items
• covering travel costs and fees in acute emergencies
• support with obtaining furnishings and furniture
• financial bridging assistance in emergencies through no fault of one's own
• referral to further aid organisations and social services

Information about rights and duties in social law:

• information about statutory entitlements under SGB I–XII
• explanation of official decisions and letters (without legal advice)
• information about objection periods and procedures
• referral to lawyers qualified in social law in complex cases
• support with documenting and collecting relevant papers

(2) Philosophy of securing a livelihood in dignity

Our association holds the conviction that every person, regardless of their economic situation, has the right to a dignified and self-determined life. We support people in obtaining all the benefits to which they are legally entitled and in making the best possible use of them. Our aim is not only to secure material existence, but also to promote participation in society and personal wellbeing. We work towards enabling people to lead a life, by their own efforts and with the available social security systems, that meets their basic needs and allows them respect and dignity.

(3) A solution-oriented approach

In every individual situation we systematically analyse all available options and resources. Together with those seeking advice we develop realistic strategies for improving their situation. In doing so we take into account both short-term emergency help and long-term approaches to securing a livelihood sustainably. Our approach is holistic and considers both material and psychosocial aspects of the situation.

(4) Expressly excluded are:

• legal advice within the meaning of the Legal Services Act (RDG)
• tax advice and representation before tax authorities
• medical advice, diagnosis and treatment
• certified translations and sworn interpreting
• legal representation before courts and authorities
• professional therapeutic or psychiatric care

(5) Service character and referral function

The association acts as a bridge between those seeking help and professional service providers. We inform comprehensively, prepare documents and accompany people to appointments, but we do not replace professional expert advice. In complex legal, tax or medical questions we do nothing but refer people to duly authorised professionals and institutions.

§ 3a Altruism (Selbstlosigkeit)

1. The association acts altruistically; it does not pursue purposes of its own economic benefit.
2. Funds may be used only in accordance with the statutes; members receive no allocations.
3. Disproportionately high remuneration is excluded.
4. On dissolution or where tax-privileged purposes cease to apply, members receive no assets of the association.

§ 4 Origin and use of funds

1. Sources of funding: membership fees, donations, public grants, foundations, proceeds from events, other income.
2. Reserves may be built up within the limits of tax law.
3. Donations are tax-deductible; donation receipts follow the official template.
4. Note 2025: the obligation to build reserves has been lifted; funds may be accumulated for the purposes of the statutes without a time limit.

§ 5 Honorary activity and reimbursement of expenses

1. Offices of the association and of its organs are honorary (§ 26 BGB).
2. The general meeting may resolve on a flat-rate reimbursement of expenses (§ 3 no. 26a EStG).
3. Volunteer allowance: up to € 840 per year.
4. Reimbursement of expenses (against receipts):
   • travel costs € 0.30/km
   • public transport on presentation of the ticket
   • additional subsistence expenses from 8 hours: € 14
   • postage, telephone, internet, office supplies against receipt
5. Receipts are to be kept in an auditable form.

§ 6 Membership

1. Any natural person aged 16 or over may become a member (minors with consent).
2. (1a) Forms: ordinary members (entitled to vote) and supporting members (no voting right).
3. (1b) Honorary membership: persons who have rendered outstanding services to the association may be appointed honorary members on the proposal of the board and by resolution of the general meeting. Honorary members are exempt from the obligation to pay fees but retain all the rights of ordinary members.
4. Admission is applied for in writing; the board decides.
5. Membership ends by death, by resignation (three months' notice to the end of the year), by exclusion (resolution of the board), or by removal where fees are more than six months in arrears.
6. (3a) Legal remedies: against the rejection of an application for admission or against exclusion from the association, the member concerned may lodge a written objection within one month of receiving the decision. The next general meeting decides finally on the objection.
7. Membership fee: € 25.00 per month; reduction, deferral or waiver are possible.
8. Fees are not donations; no donation receipt is issued for them.

(6) Disciplinary measures

1. Where duties are breached or conduct harms the association, the following disciplinary measures may be taken:
   • a) a written warning,
   • b) a fine of up to € 100,
   • c) exclusion from the association pursuant to § 6 (3).
2. Before a disciplinary measure is imposed, the member must be given the opportunity to comment in writing within 14 days.

§ 7 Organs of the association

The organs are the general meeting (§ 9) and the board (§ 8).

§ 8 The board

1. It consists of the Chair (1. Vorsitzende(r)), the Deputy Chair (2. Vorsitzende(r)) and the Treasurer (Schatzmeister(in)).
2. The association is represented jointly by two members of the board.
3. The offices are honorary.
4. Election by the general meeting for two years; re-election is permitted.
5. Tasks: day-to-day business, administration of assets, annual report, membership administration, convening meetings.
6. Board meetings: at least quarterly, convened by the Chair.

§ 9 General meeting

1. An ordinary meeting is held at least once a year; an extraordinary one at the request of 10 % of the members or of the board.
2. Tasks: election and removal of the board, election of two cash auditors, receipt of reports, discharge of the board, level of the membership fee, amendments to the statutes, dissolution.
3. The invitation is issued in writing or electronically with 14 days' notice and an agenda.
4. Minutes are taken by a minute-taker; signed by the chair of the meeting and the minute-taker.
5. Every duly convened general meeting has a quorum regardless of the number of voting members present.
6. Votes are taken openly; elections and amendments to the statutes are by secret ballot.

§ 9a Minutes

1. Minutes of the results are to be drawn up for every general meeting and every board meeting, recording the place, date, participants, agenda, the essential points of discussion and the resolutions with the voting results.
2. The minutes are signed by the chair of the meeting and by the minute-taker.
3. The association must keep the minutes for at least ten years and make them available to members on request.

§ 10 Cash audit

1. Two cash auditors, not belonging to the board, elected for two years.
2. Examination of the bookkeeping as to its regularity.
3. An audit report before every general meeting.

§ 11 Data protection and liability

1. Personal data of the members may be processed and stored exclusively in so far as this is necessary for the purposes of the association; the provisions of the GDPR are complied with.
2. Personal data are passed on to third parties only where the member has expressly consented or where there is a statutory obligation to do so.
3. Member data are archived for ten years after the end of the membership and erased thereafter.
4. The association, its organs and those acting for it are liable to the members only for damage caused intentionally or by gross negligence.

§ 12 Dissolution and restriction on the use of assets

1. Dissolution only at a meeting convened specially for the purpose, by a three-quarters majority.
2. The assets pass to the Deutscher Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Landesverband Bayern e.V., to be used exclusively for charitable purposes.
3. The assets may be used only after the tax office has given its consent.

§ 13 Amendments to the statutes

1. Amendments to the statutes may be resolved only at the general meeting, by a majority of two thirds of the voting members present.
2. Motions to amend the statutes must be submitted to the board in writing at least four weeks before the general meeting.
3. The agenda accompanying the invitation to the general meeting must specifically identify the proposed amendments. The full wording of the proposed amendments is to be sent to the members with the invitation.
4. Amendments to the statutes take effect only upon entry in the register of associations.
5. The board is authorised to make editorial changes as well as adjustments required by the register court or the tax office, without a further resolution of the general meeting, provided that these do not alter the meaning of the resolutions.
6. Changes to the definition of purpose or to the charitable-status clauses require a three-quarters majority of the voting members present.

§ 14 Entry into force

1. These statutes were adopted at the founding meeting.
2. They enter into force upon entry in the register of associations.

In the original there follow the signatures of the seven founding members. That page is not included in the version published here, for data protection reasons.