Fundacion Contemporanea

Name

Fundacion Contemporanea

Legal name

Fundación Contemporánea

Website

https://fcontemporanea.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Leadership Formation and Civic Education

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• Political leadership formation
• Civic education programs
• Nonprofit foundation
• Youth leadership training
• Strategic think tank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Operations: Fundación Contemporánea operates as a civil society organization founded in 1992, funded through partnerships with international organizations (UN, OAS), foundations (Konrad Adenauer, IRI), and institutional collaborations with universities and government entities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundación Contemporánea is an Argentine civil society organization founded in 1992 that delivers political leadership formation programs for active and aspiring leaders, university students, and young people across Latin America. Its portfolio combines classroom-based training schools (Escuela de Dirigentes, Kephalé), university and federal programs, international delegation trips, strategic think-tank analysis (S.I.P.E.), and human promotion initiatives (Microcréditos). Programs target individuals seeking values-based civic education, strategic thinking skills, and exposure to international political institutions.

Product overview

Fundación Contemporánea is a civil society organization that functions as a multi-program political leadership academy. Its portfolio is organized into three main areas: (1) Formación (Formation) — encompassing the Escuela de Dirigentes (Buenos Aires and Córdoba), Kephalé, Programa Universitario de Liderazgo Político y Social, Programa Federal de Liderazgo, Viajes Internacionales, and Seminarios para Jóvenes Líderes; (2) Pensamiento Estratégico (Strategic Thinking) — comprising S.I.P.E. (Seguridad Internacional y Política Exterior), the Comisión de Dignidad Humana y Familia, and Producción de Pensamiento; and (3) Promoción Humana (Human Promotion) — offering Microcréditos and Fortalecimiento Institucional programs. The programs collectively support the formation of new political leaders for Argentina, combining classroom-based formation, international travel, regional networks, and civic engagement activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Escuela de Dirigentes Intensive political formation programs for political leaders, providing solid training in values and strategic knowledge. Campuses in Buenos Aires and Córdoba, Argentina.
• Kephalé Leadership program for young people from Latin America, focused on values formation, strategic thinking, and public vocation.
• Programa Universitario de Liderazgo Político y Social Civic formation directed at university students, delivered in partnership with universities in Buenos Aires and Córdoba.
• Programa Federal de Liderazgo Political formation encounters for militants and leaders across multiple Argentine provinces, promoting deep knowledge of national reality.
• Viajes Internacionales Study and formation trips abroad; participation in political agendas and international encounters, plus organization of meetings in Argentina with politicians from other countries.
• Seminarios para Jóvenes Líderes Thematic seminar cycles on citizen security, foreign policy, and national challenges, directed at young militants and social leaders.
• S.I.P.E. (Seguridad Internacional y Política Exterior) Think-tank space for analysis and development of political strategy proposals in international politics, defense, and security, centered on the strategic value of foreign policy within a national development project.
• Comisión de Dignidad Humana y Familia Analysis of public policies affecting the family and human person from a Christian humanist perspective, with national and international reach, particularly in international organism agencies.
• Producción de Pensamiento Development of essays, writings, and political analysis reports that generate original perspectives on national challenges based on the country's concrete reality.
• Microcréditos Research and development of microcredit methodologies, with training and transfer to executing units; a productive financing system fostering employment and dignified living conditions for people in social emergency.
• Fortalecimiento Institucional Design and execution of social action programs addressing concrete social, economic, and cultural problems, promoting joint work with other institutions and organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,573+ participants trained in political leadership
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Organización de las Naciones Unidas (UN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Foundation holds UN consultative status, formally recognized by the United Nations as a reference organization in the international system. This is a prestigious recognition held by very few Argentine NGOs.
• Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with the Organization of American States for regional political leadership formation and international dialogue.
• Fundación Konrad AdenauercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational foundation partnership for political formation and thought leadership development, aligned with the Foundation's mission of values-based political leadership.
• International Republican Institute (IRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with IRI including joint organization of 'Democrathon' - a civic hackathon for democratic innovation - as well as other political formation activities.
• Consejo Argentino para las Relaciones Internacionales (CARI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Argentina's primary international relations think tank for strategic thinking and international policy analysis.
• Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for academic programs including political leadership formation integrated with university curriculum.
• Facultad de Derecho UBAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with University of Buenos Aires Law School for 'Ciclo Charlas' - political formation sessions for university students with 60+ participants.
• Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) - Facultad de ArquitecturacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership in Córdoba for leadership programs and regional political formation activities.
• Universidad del Salvador (USAL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for academic collaboration in political formation programs.
• Universidad Católica de Córdoba (UCC) - Facultad de Educación y CPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership in Córdoba for education-focused leadership formation.
• Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical university partnership for technology-oriented leadership programs.
• Universidad Siglo XXIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for additional academic programs and student recruitment.
• Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Argentina's main trade union confederation for union leadership formation and labor-related political education.
• Embajada de Estados UnidosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS Embassy partnership for international relations activities and delegation exchanges.
• Embajada de ChinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChinese Embassy partnership for international delegation activities and China-related formation programs.
• Cáritas ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Catholic charitable organization for human promotion activities including microcredits and social assistance programs.
• Fundación para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (FECIC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation partnership for education, science and culture-related formation activities.
• School for International TrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational training institution partnership for exchange and leadership formation programs.
• Organización Argentina de Jóvenes para las Naciones Unidas (OAJNU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth organization partnership for UN-related activities and youth leadership formation.
• Movimiento Nacional PYME (MONAPY)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSME movement partnership for entrepreneurship-related political formation and economic development programs.
• Vicaría Episcopal de EducaciónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic education authority partnership for values-based education and leadership formation aligned with Christian humanist principles.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Inter-American Dialogue: U.S.-based hemispheric policy leadership network convening political, business, and civil-society leaders across Latin America. Closely comparable mandate of cultivating Latin American political-leadership networks with policy output.
• Club de Madrid: Independent organization of former democratic heads of state and government dedicated to democratic leadership and values-based governance — comparable mission of cultivating values-driven political leaders, at a higher level of seniority.
• International Republican Institute (IRI): U.S.-based political leadership and civic education organization and current strategic partner of Fundación Contemporánea (e.g., joint Democrathon). Operates near-identical leadership-formation missions globally, including in Latin America.
• Friedrich Naumann Foundation: German liberal political foundation with Latin America programs focused on civic and political leadership formation, structurally and mission-wise nearly identical to Fundación Contemporánea.
• Konrad Adenauer Foundation: German political foundation (affiliated to CDU) that runs international political formation and values-based leadership programs. Directly comparable to Fundación Contemporánea's formation model and a current strategic partner.
• Hanns Seidel Foundation: German political foundation (affiliated to CSU) running values-based civic and political education programs internationally, including Latin America — directly comparable size, structure, and programmatic scope.

Broad incumbents

• National Democratic Institute (NDI): Major U.S.-based democratic political-strengthening organization with a global footprint and Latin America programs; broader scope than Fundación Contemporánea but directly overlapping mission in political leadership formation.
• National Endowment for Democracy (NED): U.S. private foundation that funds political-leadership and civic-capacity programs globally, including a large Latin America portfolio. Operates at much greater scale but serves an overlapping ecosystem of partners and alumni.

Regional players

• Young Americas Business Trust (YABT): OAS-affiliated organization running youth-leadership and entrepreneurship programs across the Americas. Comparable in targeting young Latin American leaders, though anchored to OAS rather than operating as an independent foundation.
• CIPPEC: Leading Argentine public-policy think tank producing strategic analysis and policy proposals — peer in the same geography and segment of civic-policy production, though focused on policy output rather than leader formation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles4 records

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