What Cittadinanzattiva does

Cittadinanzattiva Piemonte APS is the Piedmont regional branch of Cittadinanzattiva, an Italian civic advocacy non-profit founded nationally in 1978 and present in Piedmont since 1980. Registered as an Associazione di Promozione Sociale (APS) under the RUNTS (No. 55312, since October 13, 2022), the organization operates as a volunteer-driven platform delivering free citizen protection and rights-advocacy services. Its core offering is the PIT (Progetto Integrato di Tutela) integrated protection project, complemented by the Tribunale per i Diritti del Malato (founded 1980, serving over 25,000 people annually), the CnAMC chronic disease coordination network (over 100 affiliated associations), and additional sub-brands covering consumer rights (Procuratori dei Cittadini), school safety (Scuola di cittadinanza attiva), and justice reform (Giustizia per i Diritti).

The organization has no proprietary technology stack; services are delivered through human-assisted advocacy supported by a physical distribution network of 11 territorial assemblies and 22 protection centers embedded in public hospitals (Molinette, Mauriziano, ASL facilities) across Piedmont. Revenue is non-commercial, sourced from public contributions published under Italian Law 124/2017, citizen donations through the 'Dona ora' campaign, and the 5x1000 tax designation mechanism. The organization employs no paid staff; all operations are conducted by elected volunteers and territorial coordinators. Leadership transitioned in April 2025 with Enrico Ferrario succeeding Mara Scagni as Regional Secretary.

Cittadinanzattiva Piemonte operates with a horizontal segmentation strategy serving citizens across healthcare, consumer, education, justice, and civil protection verticals. Recent strategic activity includes Ministry of Labor-funded projects (Sicuri Insieme civil protection, P.I.T. 2.0 digital proximity protection, V.I.S. Makers youth wellbeing), partnerships with HPH, ASL Città di Torino, Federfarma, Regione Piemonte, and multiple municipalities, and an annual 'Sanità e comunità locali' conference. As a non-investment-grade civic association, the entity is not a commercial investment target, and conventional growth metrics are inapplicable; expansion is measured in project portfolio, partnership breadth, and citizen reach rather than revenue or headcount.

Name

Cittadinanzattiva

Legal name

Cittadinanzattiva regione Piemonte APS

Website

https://piemonte.cittadinanzattiva.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cittadinanzattiva Piemonte APS is a volunteer-run Italian civic advocacy non-profit (founded nationally in 1978, in Piedmont since 1980) that provides free healthcare, consumer, education, and justice rights-protection services to citizens through 11 territorial assemblies and 22 hospital-based protection centers across the Piedmont region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Advocacy and Citizen Protection Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy (BPAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Civic rights advocacy
• Citizen protection services
• Patient rights advocacy
• Consumer rights protection
• Volunteer civic activism

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Contributions: Partial coverage of costs through public contributions as required by Italian Law 124/2017. Published contributions from 2021-2025 available on website.
2. Donations: Donations from citizens and supporters through 'Dona ora' (Donate now) campaign.
3. 5x1000 Tax Designation: Italian tax mechanism allowing citizens to designate 0.5% of taxes to the organization at no additional cost.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cittadinanzattiva Piemonte APS is a non-profit civic advocacy organization that delivers free citizen protection services and rights advocacy across healthcare, consumer, education, and justice sectors in Italy. Its core offering is the PIT (Progetto Integrato di Tutela) integrated protection service, complemented by the Tribunale per i Diritti del Malato (Patient Rights Tribunal) established in 1980, providing orientation, information, and rights protection to citizens who have experienced service failures.

Product overview

Cittadinanzattiva is a civic rights organization founded in 1978, operating as a platform of citizen protection services and advocacy initiatives. The core offering consists of the PIT (Progetto Integrato di Tutela) - an integrated protection project providing orientation, information, and rights protection for citizens experiencing service failures in healthcare, public services, and justice. Supporting this core is the Tribunale per i Diritti del Malato (Patient Rights Tribunal), established in 1980, which has protected over 25,000 people's health rights annually. The organization conducts various campaigns and initiatives including #StopAttese (healthcare wait times), V.I.S. Makers (youth well-being), and P.I.T. 2.0 (digital proximity protection), managed through a network of territorial assemblies and protection centers across Piedmont.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tribunale per i Diritti del Malato (TDM): Patient rights protection service established in 1980, providing information and assistance to citizens on healthcare issues including waiting lists, tickets, and suspected medical errors. Volunteers protect the right to health of over 25,000 people annually.
• Coordinamento nazionale Associazioni dei Malati Cronici (CnAMC)
• Procuratori dei Cittadini
• Scuola di cittadinanza attiva
• Giustizia per i Diritti (GD)
• Active Citizenship Network (ACN)
• PiT - Progetto Integrato di Tutela
• V.I.S. Makers
• Sicuri Insieme
• P.I.T. 2.0 - Policentrico Itinerante Digitale

Products and services

• PIT - Progetto Integrato di Tutela (Integrated Protection Project) Guidance, information, and rights protection service for citizens who have experienced service failures in healthcare, public services, and justice. Functions as a 'thermometer' to measure the state of these services in Italy, providing multidisciplinary support through trained volunteers and professional consultants.
• Tribunale per i Diritti del Malato (Patient Rights Tribunal) Patient rights protection service in healthcare settings, advocating for citizens facing waiting lists, ticket issues, and suspected medical errors. Protects the health rights of over 25,000 people annually through capillary territorial presence via volunteers in hospitals.
• V.I.S. Makers - Valori, Idee, Sostenibilità 18-month project promoting values, ideas, and sustainability for youth well-being, aimed at strengthening awareness of sustainable consumption and environmental responsibility among young people. Funded by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies.
• P.I.T. 2.0 - Policentrico Itinerante Digitale National project funded by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies aimed at proximity protection by going beyond traditional channels (physical or telephone offices) to reach territories, involving associations and institutions to intercept community needs.
• Sicuri Insieme National project promoting civic activism among young people, particularly secondary school students, through training and civic monitoring of their territory, with focus on civil protection and risk prevention. Includes community meetings for disaster risk mapping in Acqui Terme.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25,000 people assisted annually through Tribunale per i Diritti del Malato
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HPH - Health Promoting Hospitals NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with HPH network for annual 'Sanità e comunità locali' conference. HPH partnership involves self-evaluation standard implementation in 12 regional healthcare companies focusing on healthcare worker wellbeing, and involvement of citizen jury panels.
• ASL Città di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration on prevention and chronic disease management project. Jointly developed vademecum 'Consigli pratici per i cittadini: dalla prevenzione alla cronicità' for Turin territory. Partnership includes citizen meetings at circoscrizioni, parishes, and local associations.
• Camminare InsiememinorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Association operating in Turin territory for over 30 years providing free healthcare and social assistance to people in socioeconomic vulnerability and social marginalization. Collaborates in chronic disease vademecum project.
• Active Citizenship Network (ACN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001European network of citizen organizations established in 2001 with specific mission to develop European active citizenship and promote citizen organization participation in European and national public policies. Based in Rome within Cittadinanzattiva headquarters, ACN proposes an innovative network model - open and flexible with strong national base.
• Regione PiemontecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partnership for health prevention initiatives including 'Oasi della Salute' at Parco Ruffini for cardiovascular disease prevention, combining primary prevention (healthy lifestyle) with secondary prevention (free screenings and medical visits).
• Azienda Sanitaria Città di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead organizer of 'Oasi della Salute' health prevention initiative together with Regione Piemonte and third sector associations. Primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention activities.
• FederfarmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating pharmacy association in 'Cuore in farmacia' cardiovascular screening campaign, providing locations for free screenings for women aged 40-60 in Piedmont, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Campania, and Puglia.
• AVISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlood donation association collaborating in 'Oasi della Salute' and Vinovo World Heart Day events promoting blood donation alongside cardiovascular screening activities.
• Croce VerdeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency medical services organization collaborating in Vinovo World Heart Day event on September 28 for cardiovascular prevention activities.
• ASLTO5minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal health authority collaborating in 'Cuore in farmacia' campaign and Vinovo World Heart Day events for cardiovascular screening and prevention activities.
• AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Turin healthcare authority providing patronage and collaboration for Giornata Europea Diritti del Malato 2026 event at Ospedale Molinette. Hosting protection center services at their facilities.
• Comune di VinovominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal authority providing patronage and collaboration for World Heart Day events and various civic initiatives organized at municipal facilities.
• U.Di.Con.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational consumer association leading 'V.I.S. Makers' project on youth wellbeing and sustainability. Multiple Cittadinanzattiva regional branches participate as consortium partners.
• Assoutenti APSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer association participating in 'V.I.S. Makers' consortium project for youth wellbeing, values, and sustainability education.
• AiCS - Associazione Italiana Cultura Sport APSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports and culture association participating in 'V.I.S. Makers' youth wellbeing project consortium.
• Comune di Acqui TermecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal authority collaborating in 'Sicuri Insieme' civil protection project. Community meetings held at municipal facilities (ex Caimano hall) for disaster risk mapping and civil protection planning.
• Protezione Civile di Acqui TermecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil protection organization leading historical risk analysis presentation (500 years of floods and landslides) in 'Sicuri Insieme' project, providing technical expertise on local disaster risks.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Federconsumatori: Italian consumer federation affiliated with CGIL providing consumer protection and advocacy services nationwide. Comparable as a member-supported advocacy organization serving overlapping citizen segments across similar verticals.
• Active Citizenship Network (ACN): European civic-citizenship network established by Cittadinanzattiva in 2001 and based in its Rome HQ. Comparable because it extends the same citizen-empowerment methodology at EU level, including the European Patients' Rights Day.
• Altroconsumo: Italy's largest independent consumer association, focused on consumer rights, product testing, and advocacy. Comparable because it competes directly for Italian civic/consumer advocacy membership, donations, and policy influence.
• Adiconsum: CISL-affiliated Italian consumer association offering protection, information, and advocacy services. Comparable as a citizen-protection nonprofit with overlapping service portfolio and donor/member competition.
• CODACONS: Italian consumer rights and environmental protection association active in healthcare, transport, and consumer disputes. Comparable because it competes for the same advocacy donors, public visibility, and citizen-protection casework.
• Unione Nazionale Consumatori (UNC): Historic Italian consumer union providing legal support, advocacy, and citizen protection. Comparable as a peer civic advocacy organization with overlapping mission in consumer rights protection and policy influence.
• Movimento Consumatori: Italian consumer movement providing legal assistance, advocacy, and education on consumer rights. Comparable as a similarly structured advocacy nonprofit serving citizens across consumer protection themes.
• Cittadinanzattiva (Nazionale): National parent organization and direct sibling entity operating under the same civic-advocacy mission across Italy. Most comparable because it shares brand, methodology, sub-brands (TDM, CnAMC, ACN), and protection services at national scale.

Emerging players

• UNIAMO Federazione Italiana Malattie Rare: Italian federation of rare disease patient associations with policy advocacy focus on the Piano Nazionale Malattie Rare. Comparable as a health-focused citizen advocacy organization with overlapping chronic/rare disease constituency served by CnAMC.
• Federazione Italiana per il Superamento dell'Handicap (FISH): Italian federation advocating for disability rights and inclusion. Comparable as a rights-protection civic organization targeting vulnerable Italian populations overlapping with Cittadinanzattiva's elderly and disability segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cittadinanzattivapiemonte
• Xx.com/cittadinanzatti

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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