Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions

What Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions does

Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions (CCF) is a non-profit association founded on January 13, 1983 and headquartered at Carrer Pau Claris 167 in Barcelona that operates as the coordinating and representative body for foundations in Catalonia, Spain. The organization represents 812 member foundations — roughly 40% of the more than 2,000 active foundations working in the region across social action, health, education, culture, research, environment, and cooperation — and is led by President Eugènia Bieto Caubet (re-elected June 29, 2026) and General Manager Sara Pérez, supported by a 19-person team and a Board of Directors drawn from member foundations. CCF's mandate is to provide a unified voice for the sector, deliver shared services, and generate knowledge about foundations' contribution to Catalan society (1.7% of regional gross value added, 100,000+ jobs, and 45,000 volunteers according to its Observatori studies).

CCF's core service portfolio includes specialized legal and tax advisory (Assessorament), professional training delivered via the Aprèn i Aplica methodology and the Virtual Campus, a searchable Foundation Directory, a Job Board, and the Observatori de Fundacions — a knowledge-generation unit that publishes sector studies and reports. The most recently launched product is the Model de Balanç Social (Social Balance Sheet), a digital tool organizing 47 ESG indicators (26 Social, 17 Governance, 4 Environmental) at basic and advanced levels to help foundations collect, analyze, and communicate their activity, management, and impact. Work is structured across six thematic commissions (Education, Social, Technology & Research, Culture, Health, and University Foundations) that host regular peer events. Distribution channels are direct: the public website (ccfundacions.cat), the member-exclusive online campus (campus.ccfundacions.cat), in-person events at CCF and partner venues such as Hub Social, and active outreach via LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and email bulletins.

As a non-profit membership association, CCF does not disclose revenue. Membership itself is described as free, with exclusive content reserved for member foundations; monetization comes from a mix of paid training courses (some free, some paid), publication sales (notably the Practical Guide for Effective Patronate), event revenue including partner-sponsored programs, and likely public or institutional grants. The organization's near-term direction is set out in the publicly published Strategic Plan CCF 2025-2028. Pricing across the broader service portfolio is not publicly disclosed, and the geographic footprint is explicitly regional (Catalonia), with no global expansion claim.

Name

Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions

Legal name

COORDINADORA CATALANA DE FUNDACIONS

Website

https://ccfundacions.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions is a Barcelona-based non-profit association founded in 1983 that coordinates 812 member foundations across Catalonia, providing legal advisory, professional training, the Observatori de Fundacions research platform, and the Model de Balanç Social impact measurement tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (81391)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Nonprofit association services
• Foundation coordination
• Legal advisory
• Professional training
• Social impact measurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions (CCF) is a non-profit association that coordinates and represents foundations operating in Catalonia. It provides legal advisory specialized in foundation legal forms, professional training programs (Aprèn i Aplica methodology), a foundation directory, job board, research publications through L'Observatori de Fundacions, and the Model de Balanç Social tool for measuring social, environmental, and governance impact across 47 ESG indicators.

Product overview

Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions is a non-profit association representing Catalan foundations. It provides a portfolio of services including legal advisory (Assessorament), professional training (Formació/Cursos with the Aprèn i Aplica methodology), a foundation directory (Directori), job board (Borsa de Treball), and knowledge generation through the L'Observatori de Fundacions. The organization also offers the Model de Balanç Social tool for impact measurement and a Virtual Campus for online learning. Key offerings include webinars, practical guides, and publications to support foundation governance and transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assessorament (Advisory Services) Legal advisory service specialized in foundation legal forms, helping member foundations with queries on regulatory compliance and legal matters.
• Formació/Cursos (Training/Courses) Educational offerings including 'Aprèn i Aplica' (Learn and Apply) training programs, webinars, and customized courses for foundation professionals covering topics such as fundraising, legal aspects, and good governance of foundations.
• Directori de Fundacions (Foundation Directory) A searchable directory of member foundations organized by area of activity, helping connect foundations and stakeholders.
• Borsa de Treball (Job Board) Employment board for foundations to post vacancies and for professionals to find job opportunities in the foundation sector.
• L'Observatori de Fundacions (Foundation Observatory) Knowledge generation instrument that publishes reports, studies, and papers providing key data on foundations' contribution to Catalan society.
• Nou Model de Balanç Social (New Social Balance Model) A tool to help foundations collect, analyze, and communicate key information about their activity, management, and social, environmental, and governance contribution. Features 47 ESG indicators across 26 Social, 17 Good Governance, and 4 Environmental indicators with basic and advanced levels.
• Campus Virtual (Virtual Campus) Online learning platform for accessing training courses, webinars, and educational resources for foundation professionals.
• Documents d'Interès (Documents of Interest) Repository of practical guides, templates, and resources for foundations including the Practical Guide for Effective Patronage (Guia pràctica per a un patronat efectiu).

Quantifiable outcome

• 812 foundations coordinated and represented
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SGA (Sostenibilitat i Gestió Ambiental)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2026SGA collaborated with CCF's Observatori de Fundacions on developing the new Social Balance Sheet model. Gabriela Cruz, SGA's Director of Corporate Sustainability, participated in the model's presentation, highlighting the role of the 'Community of Practice' in testing and improving the tool.
• Fundació Caixa EnginyerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2026Supporting CCF's Observatori de Fundacions to drive studies, reports, and knowledge tools. Clara Vicente, Fundació Caixa Enginyers representative, participated in the Social Balance Sheet presentation closing. The foundation commemorated 15 years of commitment to social transformation in 2026.
• Departament de Justícia i Qualitat Democràtica (Generalitat de Catalunya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Social Balance Sheet project. Immaculada Barral, Director General of Law, Legal Entities and Adequate Conflict Management, participated in the closing of the Social Balance Sheet presentation event.
• Xarxa Barcelona + SostenibleminorOthersCCF recently adhered to the Barcelona + Sustainable Network. The network's 'Com has vingut?' initiative was featured at the Social Balance Sheet presentation to calculate CO2 emissions from attendees' travel.
• Càtedra MANGO d'Innovació Social (ESCI-UPF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilvia Ayuso, Academic Director and Principal Researcher at the Càtedra MANGO d'Innovació Social d'ESCI-UPF, moderated the best practices roundtable at the Social Balance Sheet presentation.
• Asociación Española de Fundraising (AEFr)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCCF has a collaboration agreement with AEFr providing a 25% discount for member foundations to attend the Digital Fundraising Hub 2026 event in Barcelona at Hub Social.
• Hub Social (Barcelona)minorOthersHub Social (C/ de Girona, 34, Barcelona) serves as the venue for CCF events including the Social Balance Sheet presentation and Digital Fundraising Hub 2026.
• 3Cat (Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCCF President Eugènia Bieto appeared on 3Cat's program 'Tot es mou' to discuss Catalonia as a 'country of foundations', reaching a broad audience about the foundation sector's contribution to society.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Foundation Centre (Philanthropy Europe): Leading pan-European association of foundations and philanthropic organizations, providing advocacy, knowledge, and peer-learning services. Comparable to CCF in mandate and operating model but with broader geographic scope.
• European Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment (EVPA): European membership association for venture philanthropy and social investment organizations, providing training, knowledge, and advocacy. Conceptually aligned with CCF's role in supporting foundations with professional development and sector data.
• Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS): Global network of associations and support organizations serving philanthropy, comparable in mission to CCF's coordinating role. Provides peer learning, advocacy, and capacity building for foundation-support intermediaries worldwide.
• Candid (formerly Foundation Center): US-based nonprofit data and knowledge provider serving the philanthropic sector with directories, research, and learning. Comparable to CCF's L'Observatori de Fundacions and Foundation Directory functions but at greater scale and with proprietary data infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Fundación Lealtad: Spanish independent nonprofit that evaluates and certifies the transparency and good governance of NGOs and foundations. Shares CCF's mission of strengthening foundation accountability and is relevant for CCF's impact-measurement and Balanç Social agenda.

Direct peers

• Asociación Española de Fundaciones: National-level coordinator and representative body for Spanish foundations, structurally and functionally analogous to CCF but operating at the country level. CCF and AEF share the role of aggregating, representing, and providing services to foundations across Spain.
• Asociación Española de Fundraising (AEFr): Spanish association promoting fundraising as a profession, with which CCF has an active collaboration agreement offering member discounts for events. Operates as a sector association in the Spanish non-profit space and serves overlapping member audiences.

Regional players

• Coordinadora de Fundaciones de la Comunitat Valenciana: Regional foundation coordinator in the Valencia region of Spain. Structurally identical to CCF but operating in a different Spanish region, making it a direct functional peer without overlapping territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ccfundacions
• Facebookfacebook.com/ccfundacions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccfundacions
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccfundacions

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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