CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

What CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes does

CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1964 and headquartered in Lyon, with a secondary office in Clermont-Ferrand, operating as a regional resource center for the social and medico-social sector in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The organization serves vulnerable populations and the professionals and institutions that support them by delivering an integrated portfolio of services: research studies and evaluations (Offre Études), training programs (intra-company and open-enrollment inter-company courses with an annually refreshed catalog), consulting and strategic support (Accompagnement et Conseil), professional community animation including member webinars, study days, and a peer-support intervention program, and a dedicated Observatoire that produces and disseminates regional data on the needs of vulnerable populations such as children with disabilities and their families. An additional Espace Emploi platform connects job seekers with employers in the sector.

The organization's business model combines annual membership subscriptions (adhésion) from social and medico-social organizations with project-based professional services revenue from training engagements, consulting mandates, and commissioned studies. Public-sector commissioning, notably by the Agence régionale de santé Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for regional studies and evaluations, provides an institutional revenue anchor alongside distributed member-based income. The GTM motion is relationship-driven and community-led, leveraging direct membership, professional services engagement, and an observatory function to build long-duration trust with regional institutions, healthcare providers, and social service organizations.

There is no proprietary technology platform underpinning the offering; value is rooted in 60 years of accumulated expertise, research methodology, institutional knowledge, and membership of the national CREAI network rather than software products. The organization employs 19 people and is led by Directrice générale Christelle BIDAUD, with governance vested in member organizations under French non-profit law.

Name

CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Legal name

CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Website

https://creai-ara.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a French non-profit regional resource center serving the social and medico-social sector in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, delivering studies, training, consulting, community animation, and an observatory on vulnerable populations to member organizations and public authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Adhésion): Annual membership fees charged to organizations in the social and medico-social sector, providing access to member-exclusive resources, webinars, and networking.
2. Professional services (Formation et Conseil): Revenue from training programs (intra and inter), consulting engagements, studies, and evaluations conducted for member organizations and public institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a regional non-profit resource center that provides studies and research reports, professional training (intra and inter-company), support and consulting, networking and animation activities (webinars, study days), and an observatory function focused on the needs of vulnerable populations in the social and medico-social sector across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Product overview

CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a regional resource center offering an integrated service portfolio for professionals and organizations in the social and medico-social sector. The core offerings include: Studies (research reports, diagnostics, evaluations), Training (catalog-based and customized training programs), Support and Consulting (strategic project implementation, practice development), Animation (webinars, peer support networks, study days), an Observatory (qualitative research on vulnerable populations' needs), and an Employment Space (job board for sector recruitment). These services work together to improve support quality for people in vulnerable situations across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Observatoire du CREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Observatory function focused on gathering data about needs and expectations of families and children with disabilities, analyzing data, and making results accessible.

Products and services

• Offre Études (Studies) Research and study services providing reports, diagnostics, evaluations, and analysis to support decision-making for social and medico-social organizations and public authorities.
• Formation (Training)
• Accompagnement et Conseil (Support and Consulting)
• Animation (Networking and Animation)
• Observatoire (Observatory)
• Espace Emploi (Employment Space)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CREAI National Network (Réseau national CREAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREAI Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is part of a national network of CREAI organizations across France. The network enables knowledge sharing, joint initiatives, and coordination on national policy matters related to vulnerable populations and the medico-social sector. This network is a key structural element of the CREAI federation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CREAI PACA: Regional CREAI serving Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Operates the same service model (studies, training, observatory, animation) in the social and medico-social sector.
• CREAI Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional CREAI delivering the same core services (studies, training, observatory) to the medico-social sector in another French region. Highly comparable in operating model and customer base.
• CREAI Île-de-France: Another regional CREAI providing studies, training, and consulting in the social and medico-social sector. Directly comparable in service portfolio, mission, and association structure, but serving a different region.
• Réseau national CREAI: National federation of regional CREAI organizations. CREAI ARA is a member and operates under this umbrella, sharing mission, methodology, and structural model — making the federation the closest strategic and operational peer.
• CREAI Hauts-de-France: Regional CREAI covering the Hauts-de-France region with the same association loi 1901 structure, offering studies, training, and advisory services to ESMS and vulnerable populations.
• ORS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional health observatory covering the same geography. Comparable in its observatory function and data-driven approach to public health and social issues, though focused on health epidemiology rather than medico-social services.

Broad incumbents

• ANAP (Agence Nationale d'Appui à la Performance): National agency supporting performance improvement in health and medico-social establishments. Overlaps with CREAI's consulting and studies activities but at a larger national scale and as a public agency rather than a regional association.
• UNIOPSS: National federation of non-profit organizations in the social, medico-social, and health sectors. Comparable in non-profit associative model and member-based engagement, with a broader national advocacy and support mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/creaiaran
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creai-ara

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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