Federación ECOM

What Federación ECOM does

Federación ECOM is a non-profit federation founded in 1972 and headquartered at Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 562 in Barcelona. It is the first state-level federation in Spain focused on physical disability and operates under a co-responsible structure with its subsidiary foundation Fundació Privada ECOM (registered 2007). The federation represents 120+ member entities serving more than 40,000 people with physical and organic disabilities in Catalonia and is led by a 200+ professional staff with an additional 2,000 workers across the federated network. Its scope is regional (Catalonia) with national-level activity through Spanish ministry partnerships.

ECOM's service portfolio spans direct person-centered services (advisory and consultation, personal assistance for independent living, labor inclusion, school inclusion, and sports practice promotion), family support services (advisory, orientation, and training), corporate services (job posting and hiring support, alternative measures compliance under Spanish disability employment law, specialized consulting, training, and corporate volunteering) via ecomlaboral.cat, and institutional services for educational and sports centers. Awareness and advocacy products include the annual RADAR ECOM rights-violation report, the VIDA INDEPENDENT #feselpas campaign (launched 2014), #DESIGUALTATPLUS campaign addressing women with disabilities, Sant Jordi Divers campaign, and the ACCESSIBILITAT 360 international congress. The organization also operates the Canal Ètic governance tool (deployed with CO-RESOL in 2025 to comply with Law 2/2023) and produces the 'Vides Diverses' documentary and photographic exhibition.

The revenue model combines government grants (Generalitat de Catalunya's Departament de Drets Socials and Departament de Treball, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Diputació de Barcelona, Ministerio de Derechos Sociales y Agenda 2030, and EU co-financing), donations and 'empresa amiga' corporate contributions under Spain's Law 49/2002 tax framework, membership fees from federated entities and individual 'amics d'ECOM' friends, and fee-based corporate services. Services to individuals are generally free. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, leveraging public campaigns, an annual international congress, social media (Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Flickr), newsletter, and direct service centers. Recent governance milestones include Bibiana Bendicho Latre assuming the presidency for 2026-2030 (June 2025) and Frederic Crespo assuming the COCARMI presidency representing ECOM.

Name

Federación ECOM

Legal name

FEDERACIÓ ECOM i FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA ECOM

Website

https://ecom.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Federación ECOM is a Barcelona-based non-profit federation founded in 1972, representing 120+ entities and 40,000+ people with physical and organic disabilities in Catalonia through direct services, advocacy, corporate compliance consulting, and awareness campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy and Social Inclusion Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability & Adaptive Sports Organizations (Paralympic, Special Olympics) (MPAKACAH)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy
• Social inclusion services
• Personal assistance
• Labor inclusion
• Disability rights

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and contributions: Individual and corporate donations; companies can become 'empresa amiga' (friendly company) through regular economic contributions, receiving tax certificates under Law 49/2002.
2. Membership fees: Federated entities pay membership fees; individuals can become friends of ECOM ('amigo/amiga d'ECOM') through contributions.
3. Corporate services: Services to companies including job posting, hiring support, alternative measures compliance, specialized consulting, training, and corporate volunteering programs.
4. Public administration funding: Core funding from Generalitat de Catalunya (Departament de Drets Socials, Departament de Treball), Barcelona City Council, Barcelona Provincial Council, and national ministries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Federación ECOM is a non-profit federation that defends and promotes the rights of people with physical and organic disabilities in Catalonia. It delivers direct services to individuals and families (advisory, personal assistance, labor inclusion, school inclusion, and sports promotion) and provides fee-based services to companies, educational centers, and sports centers on disability employment compliance, training, and inclusive practices. The federation also produces advocacy outputs such as the annual RADAR ECOM report on rights violations and runs awareness campaigns including VIDA INDEPENDENT #feselpas, #DesigualtatPlus, and Sant Jordi Divers.

Product overview

Federación ECOM is a federation of over 120 entities representing people with physical and organic disabilities in Catalonia. The organization operates as a multi-service platform offering: direct person-centered services (advisory, personal assistance, labor inclusion, school inclusion, sports promotion), family support services, business services for corporate inclusion, and educational sports center services. The federation also conducts awareness campaigns (VIDA INDEPENDENT #feselpas, #DESIGUALTATPLUS, Sant Jordi Divers) and produces awareness tools including the documentary and exhibition Vides Diverses. Core initiatives include RADAR ECOM annual rights violation reports, the Canal ètic governance tool, and advocacy work through COCARMI. The organization functions as a comprehensive disability rights and services ecosystem rather than a single product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VIDA INDEPENDENT #feselpas: Campaign launched in 2014 to promote independent living for people with physical disabilities, with support from Barcelona City Council
• RADAR ECOM
• ECOM Transforma
• Premis ECOM
• Memòria ECOM
• Vides Diverses
• Sant Jordi Divers
• Desigualtat+

Products and services

• Servei d'assessorament i consultes (Advisory and Consultation Service) Advisory and consultation service for people with physical disabilities, providing guidance on rights, benefits, and available resources. Targeted at individuals with physical and organic disabilities in Catalonia.
• Servei d'assistència personal (Personal Assistance Service)
• Servei d'inclusió laboral (Labor Inclusion Service)
• Servei d'inclusió a l'escola (School Inclusion Service)
• Servei de foment de la pràctica esportiva (Sports Promotion Service)
• Servei d'assessorament i orientació a famílies (Family Advisory and Orientation Service)
• Serveis per a empreses i organitzacions (Corporate Services)
• Serveis per a centres educatius (Educational Center Services)
• Serveis per a centres esportius (Sports Center Services)
• Col·laboració amb les Administracions Públiques (Public Administration Collaboration)

Quantifiable outcome

• RADAR ECOM 2024 annual report analyzing rights violations affecting people with physical and organic disabilities in Catalonia
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• COCARMI (Comitè Català de Representants de Persones amb Discapacitat)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ECOM assumed the presidency of COCARMI for the 2026-2030 mandate. Frederic Crespo was elected president representing ECOM, succeeding Mercè Batlle. COCARMI is the main coordination body for disability organizations in Catalonia.
• Ajuntament de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor funding partner supporting campaigns and programs including the VIDA INDEPENDENT #feselpas campaign (since 2014), Sant Jordi Divers campaign, and various awareness initiatives. Also co-funder of the website.
• Generalitat de Catalunya (Departament de Drets Socials)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner for disability policy implementation, social services funding, and institutional support including backing for 50 years ECOM campaign.
• Fundació ONCEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funder and institutional partner supporting disability inclusion initiatives and website funding.
• Diputació de BarcelonamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial government partner supporting the 50 years ECOM campaign and various disability services.
• Ministerio de Derechos Sociales y Agenda 2030majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government funding partner for social programs and 2030 Agenda implementation related to disability rights.
• Càmeres i AcciómajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the participatory process for co-creating the 'Vides Diverses' documentary involving people with disabilities in the creative direction.
• New DivisionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company that produced the 'Vides Diverses' documentary (36 minutes, Catalan with Spanish/English subtitles) as part of the life independence campaign.
• ASENDI Nou BarrisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederated entity that provided Braille descriptions and transcriptions for the most representative photographs in the 'Vides Diverses' exhibition, making it accessible to people with visual disabilities.
• Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalan Employment Service partnership for labor inclusion programs and disability employment support initiatives.
• European Union (co-financed)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU co-financing for various social programs and employment initiatives under European social funds.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COCEMFE (Confederación Española de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica): Spanish national confederation for physical and organic disability — ECOM's direct state-level counterpart. Comparable as a federated disability advocacy organization offering similar services (labor inclusion, accessibility, personal assistance) but operating at national scope.
• Dincat: Catalan federation representing people with intellectual disabilities — ECOM's regional peer in the same territory. Operates a similar federated model with comparable service lines (labor inclusion, family support, awareness campaigns) and relies on overlapping public funders.
• ASPACE (Confederación Española de Asociaciones de Atención a las Personas con Parálisis Cerebral): Spanish confederation focused on cerebral palsy — directly comparable as a federated disability rights organization providing member services, advocacy, and labor inclusion, with a similar structure of regional entities.
• FESOCA (Federació de Persones Sordes de Catalunya): Catalan federation for the deaf community — regional peer serving a different disability constituency but using an analogous federation structure, service portfolio, and public funding model in the same territory.
• CERMI (Comité Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad): National coordination platform for Spanish disability organizations — analogous to ECOM's leadership role in COCARMI. Both function as convening bodies across disability entities and engage in policy advocacy and rights monitoring.

Broad incumbents

• European Disability Forum (EDF): Pan-European umbrella organization representing disability movements at EU level — a broader-scale incumbent whose advocacy framework and EU funding channels shape the operating environment for ECOM and similar national federations.
• ONCE (Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles): Spain's largest and best-funded disability organization (blindness-focused) — a broad incumbent with vastly greater resources. Competes with ECOM in corporate disability-employment services and policy advocacy, though operating with a much wider mandate including lottery funding.
• Fundación ONCE: Foundation arm of ONCE focused on employment and training for people with disabilities — direct competitor for corporate services and training contracts in Spain, with significantly larger scale and brand recognition.

Others

• COCARMI (Comitè Català de Representants de Persones amb Discapacitat): Catalan disability coordination committee now presided over by ECOM — adjacent organization rather than competitor; provides ECOM with formal authority to convene and influence the broader Catalan disability sector.
• Confederación SALUD MENTAL ESPAÑA: Spanish confederation for mental health — thematically comparable as a federated non-profit disability advocacy organization, though operating in a different sub-segment and providing useful benchmarking for sector funding and governance models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/entitatecom
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBUeFUSCZNSBQU6Neoktr7g
• Facebookfacebook.com/ECOMdiscapacitat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/federaci-n-ecom

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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