Associazione Agorà

What Associazione Agorà does

Associazione Agorà is a non-profit cultural association (associazione no-profit) headquartered in Treviso, Veneto, Italy, active in the province of Treviso and the adjacent municipality of Paese. It originated as an informal youth group within Progetto Giovani Treviso in 2011 and was formally established as an association in 2013. The organization designs and delivers socio-cultural programming — including the annual Festival delle Frontiere, the recurring Swap Party clothing exchange on circular economy, the Punti di Contatto multi-day festival, documentary-screening series such as The Real Fashion Victims, and public discussions, exhibitions, and concerts — primarily for young people and cultural enthusiasts in the local community.

The association is volunteer-led by six active members across the roles of President, Vice President/Secretary, Treasurer, and at-large members, all of whom hold external professional roles. Core institutional partners are Progetto Giovani Treviso (via the SediciTrenta program) and Comune di Treviso, which provides event patronage and venue access; secondary partners include Cooperativa Pace e Sviluppo Treviso, Sole Luna Doc Film Festival, and Manie tese onlus. Communications are run through a WordPress blog, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, and email newsletters.

Commercially, Associazione Agorà does not operate a pricing model. Events are free to attend, and the organization's only documented cash inflow is micro-donations collected through the Ko-fi platform. There is no parent company, no outside investment, no funding rounds, and no stated institutional grants beyond the in-kind support of municipal partners. The technology stack is consumer-grade — a WordPress-hosted blog and standard social media channels — with no proprietary platform, no API, and no app presence.

Name

Associazione Agorà

Legal name

Associazione Agorà

Website

https://agoratheblog.wordpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Associazione Agorà is a volunteer-run, non-profit cultural association in Treviso, Italy, founded in 2013, that organizes socio-cultural events, festivals, swap parties, and documentary screenings for young people and cultural enthusiasts in the Treviso province.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Cultural Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAHAD

Cultural Centers & Community Cultural Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGAHAG

Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

Keywords

• Cultural event organization
• Youth engagement programs
• Civic dialogue initiatives
• Community cultural activities
• Non-profit association

Headquarters

HQ city

Treviso

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Micro-donations: The association accepts micro-donations through Ko-fi platform to support their activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Associazione Agorà is a non-profit cultural association that organizes socio-cultural events, art exhibitions, concerts, public meetings, and in-depth discussions focused on cultural exchange, social awareness, and civic engagement. The association runs specific programs including Swap Party (a clothing exchange promoting circular economy), Festival delle Frontiere (a three-day festival on borders/journeys), Punti di Contatto, and documentary film screenings, primarily targeting young people in the Treviso province of Italy.

Product overview

Associazione Agorà is a non-profit cultural association based in the Treviso province of Italy. Rather than offering a traditional technology product, the association provides cultural event organization services including the Swap Party clothing exchange program promoting circular economy and sustainable fashion, the annual Festival delle Frontiere exploring themes of borders and journeys, and various public discussions, exhibitions, and film screenings. The association's activities are disseminated through a WordPress-based blog platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cultural Event Organization Services Core service of organizing and promoting socio-cultural events, artistic exhibitions, concerts, public meetings, and discussions focused on cultural exchange and social awareness in the Treviso province. Targeted at young people and cultural enthusiasts in the community.
• Swap Party A clothing exchange event promoting circular economy and sustainable fashion, where participants swap unused clothing at zero cost to give new life to garments and reduce waste. Held in collaboration with Fiera4Passi 2021 organized by Cooperativa Pace e Sviluppo Treviso. Unsold clothing is donated to Manie tese onlus.
• Festival delle Frontiere A three-day festival featuring discussions, interviews, documentaries, photography exhibitions, and excursions focused on the concept of borders and journeys, exploring the theme across past, present, and future timelines. Held in Treviso.
• Punti di Contatto – storie di frontiere A three-day festival exploring the concept of borders through themes of terrestrial frontiers, linguistic frontiers, and food frontiers, featuring conferences, concerts, artistic exhibitions, markets, and documentary film screenings. Co-presented with Sole Luna Doc Film Festival Treviso.
• The Real Fashion Victims Online screening of two documentary films focused on the environmental and social impact of the fashion industry, with expert introductions and live streaming discussions for audience engagement.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cooperativa Pace e Sviluppo TrevisominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaborated for Fiera4Passi 2021 and Swap Party 2021 event organization, providing support and venue for the circular economy and sustainable fashion initiative.
• Treviso Comic Book FestivalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020Paolo Gallina Arts represented Treviso Comic Book Festival at Swap Party 2020, donating a custom illustration themed around the swap party concept.
• Manie tese onlusminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Unsold clothing from Swap Party events is donated to this local Treviso association, which collects used clothing for people in difficulty in Italy and abroad.
• Sole Luna Doc Film Festival TrevisominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration for documentary film screenings at Punti di Contatto festival, co-presenting the cortometraggio Frontera invisible (2017).
• Progetto Giovani TrevisocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgetto Giovani Treviso is the primary institutional partner for Associazione Agorà. Their SediciTrenta program provides the framework for the association's activities, including event organization and youth engagement initiatives.
• Comune di TrevisocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComune di Treviso provides official patronage for Agorà events and collaborates on the SediciTrenta youth program. The municipality supports event permitting and venue access for cultural activities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ACLI (Associazioni Cristiane Lavoratori Italiani): National Italian civic association with strong cultural, educational, and social programming for members. Comparable to Agorà in mission of community cultural engagement and association-led governance, but with permanent infrastructure across Italy.
• Amnesty International Italia: Italian section of the global human rights organization. Comparable to Agorà's human rights framing (e.g., Giulia Piva's HR degree, Festival delle Frontiere on migration), but operates as a national incumbent with established donor base.
• Legambiente: Italy's largest environmental association with local circles running circular economy and sustainability events. Directly comparable to Agorà in addressing sustainability themes (Swap Party), but operates as a national incumbent with permanent structure.
• ARCI (Associazione Ricreativa Culturale Italiana): Italy's largest recreational and cultural association network with thousands of local circles nationwide. Compares to Agorà in cultural programming and association-based structure, but operates at vastly greater scale and resource base.

Direct peers

• Sole Luna Doc Film Festival: Documentary film festival that collaborated with Agorà on the Punti di Contatto program. Comparable as a cultural event organizer using documentary screenings and discussions to engage local audiences on social issues.
• Progetto Giovani Treviso: The municipal youth program in Treviso that incubated Agorà and now anchors its programming through the SediciTrenta framework. Directly comparable in mission (youth engagement, cultural exchange) and geography (Treviso province).
• Manie Tese Onlus: Italian nonprofit focused on sustainability, social inclusion, and used clothing collection — directly partnered with Agorà on Swap Party. Highly comparable in values, grassroots scale, and operational overlap in circular economy programming.
• Circolo Culturale Hilal: Treviso-based cultural circle referenced as an Agorà event venue. Comparable as a small community cultural organization hosting events on social and intercultural themes within the same geographic market.

Regional players

• Treviso Comic Book Festival: Established Treviso cultural festival that partnered with Agorà on Swap Party 2020. Comparable as a locally-rooted cultural event organizer in the same Veneto geography, though operating at a larger scale.

Others

• CSV Treviso (Centro Servizi per il Volontariato): Treviso provincial support center for volunteer-driven nonprofits. Comparable ecosystem participant that Agorà could draw on for capacity-building, training, and potentially funding access — adjacent rather than directly competitive.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/agoratheblog
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkkFYl0dHSMAQBxeS1KlKZQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/AssociazioneAgora2013
• Instagraminstagram.com/associazioneagora
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/associazione-agor%C3%A0

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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