Centro Servizi per il Volontariato delle Marche

What Centro Servizi per il Volontariato delle Marche does

Centro Servizi per il Volontariato delle Marche ETS (CSV Marche ETS) is an Italian nonprofit organization operating as the regional service center for volunteering in the Marche region. Headquartered in Ancona at Via Della Montagnola 69/a, the entity is registered with the Registro Unico Nazionale del Terzo Settore (RUNTS) under decree n. 85 dated 24 May 2022 and holds C.F. 93067520425 and Partita IVA 02596800421. The organization operates with approximately 24 employees and delivers its mandate through a network of regional physical service desks (sportelli) complemented by digital channels.

CSV Marche ETS provides advisory, training, and support services to third sector organizations (ETS) and individual volunteers in Marche. Its service portfolio is organized around six core areas: enabling volunteering (FAI volontariato), supporting organization creation and management (CREA E GESTISCI), volunteer training (FORMA), association promotion (PROMUOVI), surfacing funding opportunities (SCOPRI), and communicating volunteering (COMUNICA). Notable recent initiatives include the E-3th digital transition project (concluded July 2025, with 700+ volunteers and operators trained and a free "Soluzione digitale" platform delivered), the UniCredit-partnered "Semi di Bene" grant program (40,000 euros for ETS in the 2016 Marche seismic crater), and digital content properties Vdossier (web magazine) and GIOVO (podcast and blog).

The organization operates a non-commercial model: services are provided free of charge to ETS constituents and individual volunteers, with no disclosed pricing or revenue stream. It is not publicly traded, has no identified parent company or external ownership, and is funded through statutory mechanisms and project-based grants consistent with its CSV designation under Italian Third Sector law. Geographic scope is restricted to the Marche region.

Name

Centro Servizi per il Volontariato delle Marche

Legal name

Centro Servizi per il Volontariato delle Marche ETS

Website

https://csv.marche.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CSV Marche ETS is an Italian nonprofit service center, headquartered in Ancona, that provides free training, advisory, and digital resources to third sector organizations (ETS) and individual volunteers across the Marche region. Services are delivered through physical service desks, digital platforms, and project partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ancona

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CSV Marche ETS is a nonprofit regional service center (Ente del Terzo Settore) that provides training, advisory, regulatory compliance, funding assistance, and digital transition support to third sector organizations, associations, and individual volunteers in the Marche region of Italy. Services are delivered free of charge through six service areas covering volunteering, organizational creation/management, volunteer training, association promotion, funding discovery, and volunteering communication.

Product overview

CSV Marche ETS is a nonprofit service center that provides a comprehensive suite of services for the Third Sector in the Marche region. The organization operates through six interconnected service areas (FAI volontariato, CREA E GESTISCI, FORMA, PROMUOVI, SCOPRI, COMUNICA) that support citizens in volunteering, help organizations form and manage themselves, train volunteers, promote associations, discover funding opportunities, and communicate about volunteering. The center also offers digital platforms including 'Soluzione digitale' for digital skills training, 'Vdossier' web magazine, and 'GIOVO' podcast/blog. Services are delivered through physical service counters (Sportelli CSV) and online channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FAI volontariato (Do Volunteering) Service area helping citizens find volunteering opportunities and connect with nonprofit organizations in the Marche region.
• CREA E GESTISCI la tua organizzazione (Create and Manage Your Organization) Resources and guidance for creating and managing nonprofit organizations, including administrative and operational support.
• FORMA i tuoi volontari (Train Your Volunteers) Training services for volunteers, including digital skills and professional development programs.
• PROMUOVI la tua associazione (Promote Your Association) Promotion services to help associations increase visibility and reach potential volunteers and supporters.
• SCOPRI opportunità e progetti (Discover Opportunities and Projects) Portal for discovering opportunities, projects, calls for proposals (bandi e concorsi), and funding programs for third sector entities.
• COMUNICA il volontariato (Communicate Volunteering) Communication services and tools to help organizations share their volunteering stories and initiatives.
• Soluzione Digitale (Digital Solution Platform) Free digital platform developed within the E-3th project, offering training resources for registered associations to improve digital and transversal skills for organizational management.
• Vdossier (Web Magazine) Web magazine dedicated to volunteering, providing news, stories, and resources for the third sector.
• GIOVO (Podcast and Blog) Podcast and blog about volunteering and third sector activities in the Marche region.
• Sportelli CSV (Regional Service Desks) Physical and digital service counters providing in-person support and guidance for third sector entities across the Marche region, including the Sportello CSV di Ancona.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 volunteers and operators trained through the E-3th digital transition project

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cesvol UmbriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the E-3th project for digital transition of third sector organizations. Cesvol Umbria hosted the final seminar in Terni and provided streaming infrastructure for the project's conclusion, demonstrating cross-regional collaboration between volunteering service centers.
• E-3th Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe E-3th project (European E-Thesis/ Digital Transition for Third Sector) is a multi-partner initiative focused on strengthening digital skills and culture among ETS organizations. The consortium developed the 'Soluzione Digitale' free platform for third sector organizations. Over 700 volunteers and operators were trained through this initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• HandsOn Network: US-based volunteer engagement nonprofit network that mobilizes volunteers and supports nonprofit capacity building through a regional affiliate model. Functionally comparable to CSV Marche's volunteer-matching and ETS-support mission in a different geography.

Direct peers

• CSVnet: National coordination body for Italian Centri Servizi per il Volontariato, of which CSV Marche is an affiliate member. Provides the institutional framework, representation, and inter-regional coordination across all Italian CSVs.
• CSV Emilia: Regional CSV for Emilia serving ETS organizations with the same mandate as CSV Marche. Direct peer in service offering and institutional positioning within the Italian third sector.
• CSV Piemonte: Regional CSV for Piedmont with comparable service portfolio to CSV Marche—training, advisory, organizational support, and digital transition services for third sector entities.
• CSV Toscana: Regional CSV for Tuscany providing analogous training, advisory, and digital transition services to ETS organizations in the region. Closely comparable in mission and operational model.
• CSV Lazio: Regional CSV for Lazio with identical institutional mandate and service portfolio to CSV Marche. Comparable in activities (training, advisory, digital platforms) and target beneficiaries (regional ETS).
• Cesvol Umbria: Centro Servizi per il Volontariato dell'Umbria, the analogous regional volunteering service center in neighboring Umbria. Explicit E-3th project partner with identical mission, service portfolio, and institutional mandate as CSV Marche.
• CSV Veneto: Regional CSV serving Veneto with the same institutional mandate and service portfolio as CSV Marche. Direct comparable in structure, scope, and ETS support activities.
• CSV Lombardia: Largest regional CSV in Italy, serving Lombardy. Operates the same Centro Servizi per il Volontariato mandate with comparable service offerings (training, advisory, digital tools) at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): UK membership and infrastructure body for the voluntary sector, providing training, advisory, research, and advocacy. Analogous to CSV Marche's role for the Italian third sector but operating at the national level in the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubecsvmarche.it/giovo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-servizi-per-il-volontariato-delle-marche

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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