What Com&Sens does

Com&Sens (legally COM&SENS SAS) is a Paris-based fundraising and communication consultancy established in 2012 that serves French associations, foundations, religious organizations, and cultural institutions. The firm's core service lines are fundraising strategy, donor acquisition and retention, patronage and major-donor cultivation, strategic consulting, multi-channel communication (copywriting, graphic design, video, web), and a recurring monthly coaching tier for budget-constrained clients. Notable flagship engagements include multi-year fundraising campaigns for Diocèse de Rennes (2023–2025), heritage restoration fundraising for Diocèse de Cahors / Sanctuaire de Rocamadour (2022–2023), and a brand overhaul for Fondation pour le Logement Social (2019–2022). The agency served 35 clients in 2021 and 37 in 2022, executing dozens of print, email, and digital campaigns annually.

The business model is professional services: bespoke consulting retainers bundled with creative deliverables, supplemented by subscription-based monthly coaching and a small software-revenue stream. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the firm explicitly does not charge a percentage of funds raised, consistent with the French fundraising code of ethics, and suggests that a reasonable fundraising budget represents 10–15% of funds targeted for collection. A wholly-owned subsidiary, COM&SENS Data (launched November 2022), develops Opendon — an open-source nonprofit CRM built on the Odoo platform — while a further sub-brand, COM&SENS Territoires, supports regional engagement beyond central Paris. Thought-leadership assets include the "Fundraising Décomplexé" Substack newsletter, a YouTube podcast, and an SEO-oriented blog that serve dual purposes of brand building and inbound lead generation.

The firm's strategic positioning is reinforced by partnerships with the Association Française des Fundraisers (since 2019) and the Forum National des Associations & Fondations (2025), and by its October 2023 recognition as the first "société à mission" (mission-driven company) in France's generosity-communication sector under the 2019 PACTE law. The team comprises 8 specialists as of 2022, expanding to roughly 11 by early 2026 across fundraising, editorial, graphic design, digital, mécénat, and administrative functions; six associates are co-owners who collectively direct the firm. Com&Sens holds no patents or trademarks, maintains no public API, and operates from a single Paris headquarters at 12 rue du Helder (75009), with all revenue dependent on direct consultancy sales in France.

Name

Com&Sens

Legal name

COM&SENS SAS

Website

https://cometsens.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Com&Sens is a Paris-based fundraising and communication consultancy serving French associations, foundations, and religious organizations. Founded in 2012, the firm delivers bespoke fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and creative services, and runs an open-source nonprofit CRM via its COM&SENS Data subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fundraising Strategy Consulting: Bespoke consulting engagements for associations and foundations covering fundraising strategy, donor acquisition, retention, major donor programs, and philanthropy partnerships. Revenue is generated through professional services fees for strategic counsel and campaign execution. Not percentage-of-funds-raised.
2. Communication Services: Creative and editorial services including copywriting, graphic design, print materials, quarterly magazines, newsletters, video production, and website redesign. Billed as part of bundled consulting engagements or as standalone creative projects.
3. Monthly Coaching: A lighter engagement format for organizations with limited budgets, providing ongoing advisory support on fundraising practices. Positioned as an accessible alternative to full-service consulting retainers.
4. Data & CRM Services (via COM&SENS Data subsidiary): COM&SENS Data, a subsidiary of COM&SENS, provides the Opendon open-source CRM-don software (based on Odoo) and related data management services to nonprofits and foundations, offering a subscription-free open-source alternative to proprietary nonprofit CRM tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Com&Sens is a French fundraising and communication agency that provides bespoke consulting services to associations, foundations, and mission-driven organizations. Its core offering spans fundraising strategy design, donor acquisition and retention campaigns, major donor and patronage (mécénat) programs, multichannel communication production, and ongoing coaching. A subsidiary, COM&SENS Data, develops and supports Opendon, an open-source CRM (based on Odoo) for nonprofit donor management.

Product overview

COM&SENS is a French fundraising and communication agency serving associations, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Paris, the company operates as a 'société à mission' (mission-driven company) and offers a portfolio of services including fundraising strategy, donor acquisition and retention, strategic consulting, communication, patronage/mecenas development, and monthly coaching programs. The agency also provides educational resources through its 'Fundraising Décomplexé' newsletter and podcast. A subsidiary, COM&SENS Data (launched 2022), develops Opendon, an open-source CRM solution for nonprofits based on Odoo. The company organizes quarterly 'Petit déj' networking events and has partnered with organizations such as the Association Française des Fundraisers (AFF) for industry events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COM&SENS Data: Subsidiary dedicated to open-source CRM software (Opendon) for nonprofit organizations, promoting autonomy of OSBL through free software solutions
• COM&SENS Territoires

Products and services

• Fundraising Strategy Consulting (Collecte de fonds)

Quantifiable outcome

• 70 fundraising campaigns (print + email) executed in 2022 across 37 clients; 4 new philanthropy dynamics initiated; 35 magazines/bulletins/brochures produced; 8 videos created; 4 new websites built
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Forum National des Associations & Fondations (FNAF)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025COM&Sens (along with subsidiaries COM&Sens Data and COM&Sens Territoires) is an official partner of the Forum National des Associations & Fondations, France's premier annual gathering for nonprofit professionals. Held at the Palais des Congrès de Paris, the event serves as a key business development and brand visibility platform for the agency.
• Association Française des Fundraisers (AFF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019COM&Sens has been an official partner of the Association Française des Fundraisers since 2019. The partnership is centered on a shared mission to promote generosity, bien commun (common good), and solidarity. COM&Sens contributes to AFF events including the annual Séminaire Francophone de la Collecte de Fonds and the Fundraising et Innovation conference, and actively participates in shaping the profession's development through technical innovation workshops and industry knowledge sharing.
• COM&SENS DatacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched in November 2022 as a subsidiary of COM&Sens, COM&Sens Data develops the open-source Opendon CRM (based on Odoo) designed specifically for nonprofits. The subsidiary is also a société à mission focused on spreading open-source software adoption in the Social Economy sector. This is an internal subsidiary/partnership providing data and technology services to COM&Sens clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Havas: Havas is a global communications group headquartered in France with significant advertising, PR, and content capabilities. It competes for large French nonprofit and foundation communications mandates where Com&Sens also operates, albeit as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Publicis: Publicis is one of the world's largest advertising and communications holding companies, with a significant French presence and broad nonprofit/mécénat practice. It is comparable as a much larger incumbent that competes for major French nonprofit communications and fundraising strategy accounts that Com&Sens also targets.

Direct peers

• Idées Nerveuses: Idées Nerveuses is a French fundraising strategy and communications agency focused on associations, foundations, and NGOs. It overlaps directly with Com&Sens' service offering (fundraising campaigns, communication, donor engagement) within the same French nonprofit market.
• Agence Phare: Agence Phare is a well-established French fundraising and communications agency serving nonprofits, foundations, and major donor programs. It directly competes with Com&Sens on services like fundraising strategy, donor cultivation campaigns, and communication strategy for the French association sector.
• Cerphi: Cerphi is a French fundraising and philanthropy strategy consultancy serving associations, foundations, and religious institutions. It is a direct competitor — both firms present at AFF seminars (per Com&Sens' own data) and both operate in the French fundraising agency market serving similar nonprofit clients.

Others

• Blackbaud: Blackbaud is a global provider of nonprofit CRM, fundraising, and donor management software (e.g., Raiser's Edge, Luminate). It is an adjacent/ecosystem player whose products compete with the open-source Opendon CRM offered by Com&Sens' COM&SENS Data subsidiary and serve the same French and European nonprofit donor-management market.
• Salesforce.org: Salesforce.org is the nonprofit and education arm of Salesforce, providing CRM and fundraising technology (Nonprofit Cloud, Marketing Cloud). It is comparable as an adjacent technology vendor to COM&SENS Data's Opendon CRM offering and shapes the procurement expectations of French nonprofit clients Com&Sens also serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CometSens
• Facebookfacebook.com/cometsens.conseil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cometsens

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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