Association Nationale des Assistants de Service Social

Name

Association Nationale des Assistants de Service Social

Legal name

Association Nationale des Assistants de Service Social

Website

https://anas.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from social work assistants and students provide the primary funding for the association. The association states it does not solicit any public or private subsidies.
2. Publication sales: Sales of the Revue Française de Service Social (quarterly review), books, and other publications through the online boutique.
3. Donations: Support donations accepted through the online shop or by check. Donations are not tax-deductible under current French law.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ANAS is a French nonprofit professional association under Law 1901 that serves social work assistants (assistants de service social) holding the Diplôme d'État, providing individual and student memberships, the quarterly Revue Française de Service Social journal, an ANAS book collection, the Code of Ethics adopted in 1994, a job listings platform, and annual national study days (JNE) and work study days (JET). The association is funded entirely through membership fees, publication sales, and donations, and is run primarily by volunteers with no public subsidies.

Product overview

ANAS operates as a unified association providing professional resources for social work assistants in France, centered on its flagship publication the Revue Française de Service Social (quarterly journal published since 1946), supplemented by a book collection launched in 2021, a job listings platform for members, and organized national/regional events (JNE and JET conferences). The association also publishes the Code of Ethics and offers email subscription services through Sympa, all delivered via its CMS-based website without documented third-party product integrations or APIs.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revue Française de Service Social (RFSS) Official quarterly journal of ANAS published since 1946, featuring professional positions, theoretical contributions, and testimonies from social work professionals, specialists, and academics. Sold via subscription and per-issue purchase through the online boutique.
• ANAS Book Collection (Ouvrages de la collection de l'ANAS) Collection of books published by ANAS since September 2021, including the illustrated Code of Ethics and works on justice and the history of the profession. Sold through the online boutique.
• Job Listings Service (Petites annonces) Volunteer-moderated online platform for employment offers and internship searches targeted at social work assistants, with job postings remaining online for 3 months.
• Journées Nationales d'Étude (JNE) Annual national study days organized by ANAS bringing together social work professionals for multi-day conferences on themes related to professional practice and social policies, with tiered registration fees (member, non-member, student).
• Journées d'Étude du Travail (JET) Work study days organized by ANAS focusing on social work research and professional development topics for practicing assistants.
• Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) — Illustrated Edition The professional code of ethics of social work assistants adopted in 1994, serving as an essential daily guide for professional practice and grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Available as an illustrated publication through the ANAS book collection.
• Newsletter Subscription Lists (Listes de diffusion) Email subscription lists operated via Sympa, including 'anas-infos' for general ANAS information and 'revue-francaise-de-service-social' for journal updates and calls for contributions.
• Individual Membership (Adhésion assistant·e de service social) Annual subscription membership for qualified social work assistants holding the Diplôme d'État, granting access to the Revue Française de Service Social, member events, regional section activities, legal protection at reduced rates, and the association's advocacy resources.
• Student Membership (Adhésion étudiante) Reduced-rate annual subscription membership for students enrolled in French social work training programs leading to the Diplôme d'État d'Assistant de Service Social.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quarterly publication with 4 issues per year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2011Partnership for digitization of ANAS publications. The BnF, in partnership with CEDIAS-Musée social and ANAS, digitized the collection of Feuillets de l'ANAS and Revue française de service social from 1959 to 2005. Digitized fascicles are made freely accessible on Gallica and the CEDIAS-Musée social catalog.
• CEDIAS-Musée socialmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in digitization project with BnF. The CEDIAS-Musée social catalog provides access to digitized ANAS publications.
• IFSW Europe (International Federation of Social Workers)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANAS is a member of IFSW Europe, participating in international social work networks. The association engages in international activities including World Social Work Day celebrations and contributes to European IFSW reports.
• Various solidarity associations (30 organizations)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANAS joined with 29 other associations to file a recourse before the Conseil d'État against the circular regarding transmission of nominative information by 115-SIAO to OFII. This coalition included the Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité and was represented by attorney Patrice Spinosi.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW): The global federation of national social work associations, of which ANAS is a member through IFSW Europe. Comparable in mission and member-service structure at the international level, but also functions as a partner organization to ANAS rather than a pure competitor.
• Haut Conseil du Travail Social (HCTS): A French consultative body on social work policy. Several ANAS leaders (notably former president Didier Dubasque) are active within HCTS, including its digital working group. Comparable as an adjacent institution in the French social-work policy ecosystem.
• International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW): The global organization for social work education, affiliated with IFSW. ANAS engages with international social work education through partnerships tied to the Diplôme d'État formation pathways. Adjacent rather than directly competing.

Direct peers

• Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité: A major French federation of social solidarity associations that partners with ANAS on policy advocacy (including the Conseil d'État recourse against the 115-SIAO/OFII circular). Comparable as a French social-services membership and advocacy organization, though it represents associations rather than individual professionals.
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW): The largest US professional association for social workers, with membership, publications (NASW Press), advocacy, and code of ethics functions that closely mirror ANAS's offerings. Comparable in mission, scope, and member-service structure at much larger scale.
• British Association of Social Workers (BASW): The UK national professional association and trade union for social workers, operating a similar membership, code of ethics, publications, and advocacy model. BASW is the closest international structural analogue to ANAS, though the UK regulatory framework differs from France's Diplôme d'État system.
• Conseil National de l'Ordre des Infirmiers: The French national professional order for nurses, with similar functions in title protection, code of ethics, member services, and national policy advocacy. Directly comparable as a French health/social professional membership body, though the 'ordre' (regulatory order) status carries different legal weight than an association under Law 1901.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge Française: One of France's largest social services organizations employing many social work assistants. Comparable as a major French social-services institution engaging the same professional population, though operating as a service provider/employer rather than a membership body.
• Fédération Hospitalière de France (FHF): The federation of French public hospitals, a major employer of social work assistants in the hospital sector. Comparable as a French healthcare/social institution engaging the same professional population, though operating as an employer federation rather than a professional association.

Regional players

• Union Nationale Interfédérale des Œuvres et Organismes Privés Sanitaires et Sociaux (UNIOPSS): The French national umbrella for private social and health sector organizations. Comparable as a French nonprofit membership body engaging with social sector policy and actors, though broader in scope across associations rather than a single profession.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/anas.associationnationaleassistantsocial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-nationale-des-assistants-de-service-social

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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