Collectif Ensemble Sublimons l'Animation (ESA)

What Collectif Ensemble Sublimons l'Animation (ESA) does

Collectif Ensemble Sublimons l'Animation (ESA) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded on January 17, 2017, and headquartered in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Alpes-Maritimes. With 6 employees, the organization functions as a participatory professional network serving animation professionals and volunteers in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. Its beneficiary base spans three principal groups: animation professionals and volunteers seeking recognition, training, and exchange; children and adolescents aged 6-17 participating in educational and citizenship programs; and associations/territorial collectivities requiring administrative support for Politique de la Ville financing applications.

The organization delivers a portfolio of ten core programs organized around three axes: youth activities (Séjours vacation stays, Graines d'Anims BAFA-preparation, Webradio media education for children aged 6-11, and ACM Solidaires citizenship collections), professional network initiatives (Journée des Animateurs annual event, Le LAB innovation workspace, Bientraitance well-being project), and institutional support services (Accompagnement Politique de la Ville, Cités Éducatives, and the Dynamique Azuréenne de la Jeunesse multi-partner cooperation). Technical infrastructure is deliberately light: the Webradio program deploys a loanable mobile radio kit (microphones, recording equipment, software) bundled with SACEM licensing and a two-day animator training program. There is no unified proprietary software platform; operations rely on collaborative network infrastructure, events, and a standard website.

Collectif ESA's revenue model combines voluntary individual memberships, fixed €50-per-civil-year legal-entity memberships, in-kind donations routed through Banque Alimentaire, and administrative support services delivered under a 2021 partnership with DDETS 06. Institutional legitimacy is anchored by partnerships with the Préfecture des Alpes-Maritimes, SDJES 06, Département des Alpes-Maritimes, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, and CAF des Alpes-Maritimes. The association is regionally bounded to Alpes-Maritimes, has no disclosed international operations, and has not received any private equity, venture capital, or institutional funding rounds.

Name

Collectif Ensemble Sublimons l'Animation (ESA)

Legal name

Collectif Ensemble Sublimons l'Animation (ESA)

Website

https://collectif-esa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Collectif Ensemble Sublimons l'Animation (ESA) is a French non-profit association founded in 2017 in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, operating as a participatory network of youth animation professionals in Alpes-Maritimes through educational programs, training, and Politique de la Ville administrative support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mandelieu La Napoule

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Fees: Individual physical person membership with voluntary/free contribution amount. Open to any person without age restrictions, per the organization's statutes.
2. Organizational Membership Fees: Legal entity (association, territorial collectivity, company) membership at a fixed rate of 50€ per civil year.
3. ACM Solidaires Collections: Annual food and hygiene product collections by children, donated to Banque Alimentaire for redistribution. Revenue appears to be in-kind donations rather than monetary.
4. Administrative Support Services: Since 2021, the organization provides administrative support to associative structures and territorial collectivities for City Policy financing applications, in partnership with DDETS 06. May include service fees for accompaniment services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Collectif ESA is a non-profit association operating a participatory network of youth animation professionals in the Alpes-Maritimes department. It delivers a portfolio of programs including vacation colonies (S\u00e9jours), BAFA preparatory programs (Graines d'Anims), itinerant webradio training for children, solidarity collection initiatives (ACM Solidaires), quality label support, professional networking events, and administrative support for City Policy financing applications.

Product overview

Collectif ESA is a non-profit association (created January 17, 2017) that serves as a network of youth animation professionals in Alpes-Maritimes, France. Rather than a unified technology platform, it offers a portfolio of educational programs and services including: Séjours (vacation colonies), Graines d'Anims (BAFA preparation for teens), Webradio (itinerant radio for children), ACM Solidaires (solidarity collections), and professional network initiatives including the Journée des Animateurs, Bientraitance, Le LAB, and administrative support for Politique de la Ville funding. The organization operates through participatory governance and four strategic axes: placing humans at the center, enriching competencies, structuring an expert network, and consolidating the role of youth actors in the educational ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Webradio: An itinerant radio kit project for children aged 6-11 in Alpes-Maritimes, providing radio equipment, animator training, and a pedagogical program for media education.
• Graines d'Anims
• ACM Solidaires
• Journée des Animateurs (JDA)
• Bientraitance
• Le LAB

Products and services

• S\u00e9jours

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% decrease in BAFA certifications in Alpes-Maritimes over 10 years (addressed by Graines d'Anims program)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• DDETS 06 (Direction Départementale de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités - Préfecture 06)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Since 2021, Collectif ESA has partnered with DDETS 06 to provide administrative support to associative structures and territorial collectivities for City Policy financing applications. This partnership enables accompaniment for programs including Contrat de Ville, Vacances en Action, PRE, Cité Éducative, and CLAS. The collaboration reinforces exchange dynamics between City Policy actors on the Alpes-Maritimes territory.
• Banque Alimentaire (Food Bank)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Annual partner for the ACM Solidaires project since 2017. Children collect food and hygiene products through the program, which are then donated to Banque Alimentaire for centralization and redistribution to those in need. This partnership exemplifies the organization's mission to cultivate citizen engagement and solidarity values in youth.
• SDJES 06 (Services Départementaux de l'Éducation Nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState services partner collaborating on youth policy initiatives. SDJES organizes the annual Journée des Directeurs which inspired Collectif ESA's Journée des Animateurs. Partnership supports departmental coordination of youth sector actors.
• Département des Alpes-MaritimescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial collectivity partner supporting youth and childhood policies in the department. Logo partner displayed on Collectif ESA website indicating institutional collaboration.
• Métropole Nice Côte d'AzurmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan territorial collectivity partner for youth and urban policy initiatives. Logo partner displayed on Collectif ESA website.
• CAF des Alpes-Maritimes (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily allowance fund partner supporting family and childhood policies. Logo partner displayed on Collectif ESA website indicating collaboration on family and youth support programs.
• Dynamique Azuréenne de la Jeunesse (DAJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollectif ESA is a key partner in DAJ, a unique multi-partner cooperation model bringing together public actors, associations, and professionals to strengthen youth policies on the territory. DAJ aims to ensure clear and coherent information for all members while driving structuring projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Léo Lagrange: Federation delivering animation, leisure centres, training and youth policy support with strong territorial anchoring. Closely aligned with Collectif ESA's participatory model and its role as a territorial network coordinator for animation professionals.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement: Historic French federation of popular education associations organising leisure centres, BAFA training and youth civic programs. Shares Collectif ESA's popular-education / youth-citizenship orientation and ACM-style programming, although at a national scale.
• Jeunesse en Plein Air (JPA): French federation dedicated to children's leisure, vacation stays and citizenship education — sharing Collectif ESA's emphasis on citizenship, socialisation and educational vacation experiences for children and adolescents.
• FRANCAS: Fédération nationale des FRANCAS is one of France's largest youth-education federations, coordinating animation professionals and Accueils Collectifs de Mineurs (ACM) — directly comparable to Collectif ESA's mission of professionalising and federating Alpes-Maritimes youth-animation actors.
• UFCV: Union Française des Centres de Vacances et de loisirs organises vacation colonies, ACM and youth training nationally. Highly comparable in vacation-stay and BAFA-related offerings to Collectif ESA's Séjours and Graines d'Anims.
• CEMEA: Centres d'Entraînement aux Méthodes d'Éducation Active is a major French association delivering BAFA/BAFD training, animation training and educational stays — closely aligned with Collectif ESA's Graines d'Anims, Webradio training and Séjours programs.
• AFOCAL: Association pour la FOrmation des Cadres et des Animateurs de Loisirs specialises in BAFA/BAFD training and animation professional development — directly overlapping with Collectif ESA's Webradio Formation Program and Graines d'Anims pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• UNAT (Union Nationale des Associations de Tourisme): National federation of tourism and leisure associations, including vacation-stay operators. Comparable with Collectif ESA's Séjours program but operating as a broader tourism federation rather than a youth-animation specialist.
• Fédération des Centres Sociaux et Socioculturels de France: National federation of social centres running ACM, family and youth programming in priority neighbourhoods. Comparable in mission (QPV / Cité Éducative focus, popular education values) but at national scale and with broader family-services scope.

Regional players

• Association Nationale des Directeurs et Cadres de l'Éducation Populaire (ANDACEP): Network of directors and managers of popular-education organisations; shares Collectif ESA's target membership profile (animation professionals and youth-organisation leaders) and its focus on professional recognition and competence-building in the sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CollectifESA
• Instagraminstagram.com/collectifesa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collectif-association-ensemble-sublimons-l-animation

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