Activ'Action

What Activ'Action does

Activ'Action is a French non-profit association founded in June 2014 in Alsace by Emilie Schmitt, Pauline, and Fabien, all of whom had personally experienced unemployment. The organization runs a free, collaborative, open-to-all portfolio of workshops — including Activ'Boost, Activ'Up, Activ'Jump, Activ'Pitch, Activ'Rebond, Activ'Citoyen, and the Activ'Entrepreneurs track — designed to convert periods of job search or career transition into constructive experiences by building confidence, networks, soft skills, and project capabilities for job seekers, career changers, civic-project initiators, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Operations are delivered through a volunteer-facilitator model: Activ'Action has trained 600+ workshop facilitators and reaches 28,000+ participants across 45 cities in 10 countries through on-the-ground Community Boosters and partner networks such as Missions Locales, Kodiko, AFL67, and Cités Lab.

The product surface combines a community platform (activaction.org) hosting a unified workshop catalog, an Activ'Profil user account system, the Hopl'AA digital tool, the traveling Activ'Tour event series, group programs like Co-explo, and a B2B training catalog (activaction.co) for insertion actors, companies, and public institutions. In September 2025 the organization launched Activ'Lab, a social-innovation laboratory focused on action research in mental health, employment, and social cohesion. The technology layer is light, relying on Airtable, Tally.so, Eventbrite, Google Forms, HelloAsso, Google Analytics, Welcomekit, and Lilo rather than proprietary software.

Activ'Action is funded through a non-transactional model: services are free to participants and revenue is composed of public grants — primarily co-financing from the European Social Fund Plus (FSE+/FSE) across multiple territorial programs — alongside foundation support (Fondation La France s'engage Laureate 2020, Fondation de France, BNP Paribas Foundation, Vinci Foundation, L'Oréal Foundation, Macif, Klesia) and individual donations via HelloAsso and Lilo. The association reports 6,000+ workshops organized since 2014 and is registered as "Association Activ'Action" (SIRET 812 379 386 00012) at 3 rue des Cigognes, 67960 Entzheim, France.

Name

Activ'Action

Legal name

Association Activ'Action

Website

https://activaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Activ'Action is a French non-profit association that delivers free, collaborative workshops and programs helping job seekers, career changers, and aspiring entrepreneurs turn professional transition into a constructive experience, operating across 45 cities in 10 countries via a network of 600+ trained volunteer facilitators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community-based Employment & Career Transition Services

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI), Youth Development & Sports Outreach Programs (EDAIAGAG), After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Community employment workshops
• Career transition support
• Non-profit social services
• Professional reintegration training
• Social innovation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public grants (FSE+/FSE): Co-financing from European Social Fund Plus (FSE+) and FSE, typically 50% of project cost; for example, the FSE+ funds the ImpAAct Collectif project for social innovation evaluation
2. Foundation grants and corporate partnerships: Multi-year support from foundations including La Fondation La France s'engage, BNP Paribas Foundation, Vinci Foundation, L'Oréal Foundation, and other major institutional partners
3. Individual donations: Public donation campaigns (e.g., HelloAsso, LILO) for community support

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Core offering

Activ'Action is a non-profit association that delivers a portfolio of free, collaborative, open-to-all workshops (Activ'Boost, Activ'Up, Activ'Jump, Activ'Pitch, Activ'Rebond, Activ'Citoyen, Activ'Entrepreneurs) to job seekers and people in professional transition across 45 cities in 10 countries, complemented by the Activ'Lab social-innovation laboratory, the HOPL'AA digital tool, an Activ'Action Formations B2B training catalog, and a community-driven mutual-support model. All workshops and activities are free of charge for participants, funded through European Social Fund grants, foundation grants, and individual donations.

Product overview

Activ'Action is a non-profit association (founded June 2014) that delivers a portfolio of free, collaborative, open-to-all programs and workshops for people in professional transition (job seekers, career changers, project creators). The offering is structured as a platform-plus-modules architecture: the core Activ'Action website (activaction.org) hosts a unified catalog of workshop programs (Activ'Boost, Activ'Up, Activ'Jump, Activ'Pitch, Activ'Rebond, Activ'Citoyen, and the Activ'Entrepreneurs track), along with the Activ'Lab social innovation laboratory, the HOPL'AA tool funded by the European Union, the Activ'Profil user account system, the Activ'Tour traveling event series, and group programs such as Co-explo. These modules together address confidence-building, project realization, skill identification, public speaking, resilience, civic engagement, and entrepreneurship for unemployed individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Activ'Lab: Activ'Action's social-innovation laboratory, conceived as a space for experimentation and action-research in social sciences on mental health, employment and social cohesion. Includes an open resource centre.
• Activ'Boost
• Activ'Up
• Activ'Jump
• Activ'Citoyen
• Activ'Pitch
• Activ'Rebond
• Parcours Activ'Entrepreneurs
• Hopl'AA

Products and services

• Activ'Boost workshop A 3-hour collaborative workshop that helps participants move beyond negative feelings linked to unemployment by identifying and activating their personal strengths; free of charge and open to all job seekers and people in professional transition.
• Activ'Up workshop Collaborative workshop that helps participants concretize their ideas, desires, and projects during a period of professional transition; free and open to all.
• Activ'Jump workshop Workshop that helps participants identify and showcase the added value of their skills and competencies, often used to better value their professional profile.
• Activ'Pitch workshop Workshop focused on developing public-speaking ease and crafting a convincing speech to present oneself or a project; free of charge and open to all.
• Activ'Rebond workshop Workshop aimed at identifying actions to develop resilience and transform failures into opportunities.
• Activ'Citoyen civic engagement program 1-2 month civic engagement workshop and program where teams collaborate to carry out a collective environmental or societal project, developing project-management and soft skills.
• Parcours Activ'Entrepreneurs Specialized track for participants with an entrepreneurial idea, providing step-by-step workshops to formalize, test, and gain confidence in their business creation project.
• Activ'Lab (Social Innovation Laboratory) Social-innovation laboratory that combines field experiments, scientific analysis, and institutional cooperation in social sciences to address mental health, employment, and social cohesion issues; includes an open-access resource center built on Airtable.
• HOPL'AA digital tool Digital tool developed and scaled with EU FSE+ support across the Strasbourg territory, aimed at supporting people in job search and improving Activ'Action's local impact measurement.
• Activ'Profil user account platform Free user account and personal profile bundled with the Activ'Action platform where members centralize their workshop experiences, skills developed, and connections made with other Activ'Actors.
• Activ'Tour traveling event series Multi-city traveling workshop tour run multiple times per year across 12+ French cities, designed to make Activ'Action workshops accessible in new locations.
• Co-explo group program Group program offered in Paris and Rennes for people in professional transition who want to make faster progress by sharing ideas and mutual support within a small group.
• Activ'Action Formations (B2B training catalog) B2B training catalog for companies, insertion actors, and public institutions covering inclusive recruitment, manager-as-facilitator posture, collective meeting facilitation, and tools for socio-professional insertion.
• Well-being measurement program Annual 6-questionnaire program based on the Warwick-Edinburgh scientific scale that allows users to track the evolution of their mental well-being during job search; results are anonymized and used for Activ'Action's social impact measurement.
• Extended workshop catalog (Activ'CV, Activ'Declic, Activ'Entretien, Activ'Go, Activ'Métier, Activ'Pro, Activ'Team, Activ'Test, Co-Activ, Journée d'Entraide, Webinaire) Additional free workshop formats selectable in the agenda, covering CV writing (Activ'CV), momentum (Activ'Declic), job interview (Activ'Entretien), mobilization (Activ'Go), job discovery (Activ'Métier), professional profile (Activ'Pro), teamwork (Activ'Team), skills testing (Activ'Test), co-activity (Co-Activ), mutual aid days, and webinars.

Named customers2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record.

• AshokaStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of social entrepreneurs; co-founder Emilie is a member
• Major corporate foundations (BNP Paribas, Vinci, L'Oréal, Macif, Klesia, etc.)GTM or Marketing PartnerEcosystem of corporate foundation partners supporting employment, diversity, and inclusion initiatives
• Missions Locales, Kodiko, AFL67, Cités LabImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNetwork of socio-professional insertion actors partnering to deliver local workshops

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kodiko: French non-profit pairing skilled professionals in transition (refugees and job seekers) with companies for mentorship; explicitly listed as an Activ'Action implementation partner. Same target audience (people in professional transition) and similar volunteer/mentoring model.
• Simplon.co: France-based non-profit network offering free digital and web development training to under-represented populations to drive inclusive employment. Comparable non-profit, free-to-learner, foundation/EU-funded insertion model with multi-city footprint.
• Nos Quartiers ont du Talent (NQT): French non-profit providing mentoring and employment support to graduates from priority neighborhoods. Highly comparable mission (insertion, priority neighborhoods), volunteer-driven model, and corporate-foundation funding base.
• Sport dans la Ville: Leading French social-inclusion non-profit using sports to support youth from priority neighborhoods in education and employment. Similar community-led, multi-city, foundation/corporate-funded delivery model.
• Article 1: Non-profit supporting young people from modest backgrounds into employment and training through mentoring and partnerships with companies and universities. Comparable target audience, methodology, and French non-profit funding model.

Emerging players

• Les Déterminés: French non-profit accelerator for aspiring entrepreneurs from priority neighborhoods. Overlaps directly with Activ'Action's Activ'Entrepreneurs track on the entrepreneurship-inclusion segment.
• La Cravate Solidaire: French non-profit providing interview clothing, coaching, and workshops to job seekers in vulnerable situations. Similar workshop-based insertion model with a multi-city French footprint and volunteer network.

Others

• Ashoka: Global network of leading social entrepreneurs; co-founder Emilie Schmitt is an Ashoka fellow. Peer ecosystem organization that connects, funds, and advocates for the same type of social-enterprise leader Activ'Action represents.

Broad incumbents

• APEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres): French paritary body managing employment services for executives, with a national network and significant resources. Functions as an incumbent alternative in the professional-transition space Activ'Action serves.
• Groupe SOS: One of France's largest social-impact non-profit groups, with extensive employment, insertion, and training programs. Competes for the same public and foundation funding pool and addresses overlapping beneficiaries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/activ_action
• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=vpB20otGiBM
• Facebookfacebook.com/ActivAction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/activ-action
• Instagraminstagram.com/activ_action

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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