La Chance, pour la diversité dans les médias

What La Chance, pour la diversité dans les médias does

La Chance, pour la diversité dans les médias is a French nonprofit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2007 and headquartered in Paris. The organization provides free preparation courses for journalism school entrance exams to approximately 80 scholarship students (boursiers) annually across seven regional poles in Paris, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Marseille, Rennes, and Bordeaux. Each student receives 175–250 hours of training over an eight-month program (November–June), delivered on Saturdays by a network of approximately 400 volunteer professional journalists. The association reports that 75% of its alumni have become professional journalists and that 70% of its 2025 promotion secured at least one journalism school admission.

Its product portfolio comprises three lines: La Prépa (the core preparatory program), EMI (Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information), a media literacy workshop offering delivered in schools and community centers across more than 40 French departments with 434 interventions reaching 4,670 beneficiaries in 2023, and the annual WEF (Weekend de Formation) immersive event that convenes all students for conferences and masterclasses. Since 2007, nearly 600 students have been supported through the program.

La Chance is funded through a diversified nonprofit revenue model including individual donations, membership fees, the French apprenticeship tax (taxe d'apprentissage), grants from foundations (Fondation de France, Fondation Culture Diversité, Fondation Pierre Bellon, Fondation Crédit Mutuel, Fondation CMA CGM, Fondation Seligmann), and institutional support from the Ministère de la Culture, ARCOM, regional councils (Île-de-France), and DILCRAH. Corporate partners include TF1 Group, France Télévisions, Radio France, Le Monde, AFP, Le Figaro, Altice Media, France Médias Monde, and CLEMI, with select partners providing scholarship funding (e.g., the annual TF1 Bourse). The association is governed by a board of directors under President Marc Epstein, a former head of the World service at L'Express.

Name

La Chance, pour la diversité dans les médias

Legal name

La Chance, pour la diversité dans les médias

Website

https://lachance.media

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

La Chance is a nonprofit founded in 2007 providing free journalism school entrance exam preparation to approximately 80 scholarship students annually across seven French cities, supported by a network of 400 volunteer journalists and partnerships with major French media groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Journalism Education and Diversity Training

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Graduate & Professional School Admissions Exams (GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT) Prep (EDANABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Higher Education Admissions & Placement Exam Prep (GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT) (EDAGADAC), Test Prep Learning Centers (SAT/ACT, AP/IB, State Exams) (EDANAHAH)

Keywords

• Journalism school preparation
• Media literacy education
• Diversity inclusion initiatives
• Scholarship student mentoring
• Journalism professional integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership Fees: The association accepts donations and membership fees (adhérer) from supporters who wish to contribute to its mission of promoting diversity in media.
2. Apprenticeship Tax (Taxe d'apprentissage): La Chance collects the apprenticeship tax (taxe d'apprentissage) from employers, which is a French mechanism allowing companies to fund vocational training organizations.
3. Foundation and Institutional Grants: The association receives support from foundations including Fondation de France, Fondation Culture Diversité, Fondation Pierre Bellon, Fondation Crédit Mutuel, and public institutions such as the Ministry of Culture, ARCOM, and regional councils.
4. Corporate Sponsorship - TF1 Bourse: TF1 Group and TF1 Foundation provide a scholarship (bourse TF1) to one student per year, supporting them through their prep year and two years of journalism school.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

La Chance is a nonprofit association that provides a completely free 8-month preparation program (La Prépa) for scholarship students preparing entrance exams to recognized French journalism schools, delivering 175-250 hours of training in seven regional poles. It also runs EMI (Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information) media literacy workshops in schools and supports professional integration through its network of approximately 400 volunteer journalists.

Product overview

La Chance is a non-profit association offering a unified portfolio centered on promoting diversity in journalism. Its core offering is La Prépa, a free 175-250 hour preparation program for journalism school entrance exams, complemented by EMI (Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information) media literacy workshops and professional integration support. The organization operates 7 regional poles (Bordeaux, Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Rennes) and hosts an annual WEF immersive weekend event.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Prépa

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of alumni are now journalists
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• France TélévisionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance Télévisions partners with La Chance to provide students visits to their facilities and editorial teams, including regional stations like France 3 Alsace and Ici Armorique.
• Radio FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadio France is a long-standing partner (since 2015) providing facilities and expertise for La Chance programs, including hosting weekend sessions in Toulouse.
• Le MondeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia partner providing editorial coverage and support for La Chance's mission.
• AFP (Agence France-Presse)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFP partners with La Chance, including involvement in initiatives like the Bourse Michèle Léridon.
• Le FigarominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia partner supporting La Chance's diversity initiatives.
• ARCOMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench media regulatory authority partners with La Chance on diversity initiatives, including the Bourse Michèle Léridon award.
• CLEMI (Centre pour l'éducation aux médias et à l'information)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational media education center collaborates with La Chance on EMI (Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information) initiatives, including joint conferences and school programs.
• IJBA (Institut de Journalisme Bordeaux Aquitaine)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBordeaux journalism school hosts La Chance's local pole and provides facilities for training sessions.
• La ProvencecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarseille newspaper hosts La Chance's local pole at its facilities, providing space and editorial support.
• Press Clubs Network (Clubs de Presse)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional press clubs in Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Auvergne, and Brittany partner with La Chance to support journalism training.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Article 1: French nonprofit dedicated to equal opportunity in higher education through mentoring and scholarship support. Directly comparable to La Chance as a free, mentor-driven pathway program for boursier students entering selective institutions, with similar donor/foundation revenue model.
• Institut Télémaque: French nonprofit providing long-term mentoring and scholarship support for boursier students from priority neighborhoods. Comparable to La Chance's target population (scholarship students from modest backgrounds), volunteer mentor model, and nonprofit revenue model.
• Frateli: French mentoring nonprofit pairing scholarship students with professional mentors to support educational and career trajectories. Closely comparable to La Chance in relying on volunteer professionals to deliver one-on-one guidance to boursier students, with similar French foundations providing funding.
• CLEMI (Centre pour l'éducation aux médias et à l'information): National public media-literacy education center that is both a strategic partner of La Chance and a parallel operator in EMI (Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information). Directly comparable as it delivers similar media-literacy workshops to schools, with overlapping target audience and public-sector funding.
• Fondation Culture & Diversité: Foundation supporting cultural diversity in higher education and the arts. Direct functional overlap with La Chance's media-diversity mission — and is in fact a major financial partner of La Chance — making it both a funder and a parallel operator in the same diversity-in-education space.
• Sciences Po - Convention Éducation Prioritaire (CEP): Sciences Po's flagship diversity program providing prep pathways and dedicated admission tracks for scholarship students from priority backgrounds. Comparable as a parallel bursary-prep model for selective French higher education, sharing similar demographic targeting, funding mix, and outcome metrics.
• Passeport Avenir: French nonprofit promoting diversity and equal opportunity in higher education and professional integration. Comparable to La Chance in mission (bursary student support), volunteer-driven mentorship model, and corporate/foundation funding base.

Others

• CFJ - Centre de Formation des Journalistes: One of France's 14 recognized journalism schools that La Chance students target. It is a downstream institution rather than a competitor, but the relationship defines the funnel for La Chance's prep program.
• ARCOM: French audiovisual and digital communications regulator. Functions as a strategic partner/funding counterparty for La Chance and a regulatory driver of the diversity mandate La Chance serves, rather than a direct operator.

Broad incumbents

• Prepaclass (Studialis): Commercial exam-prep provider for journalism school entrance exams (concours des écoles de journalisme). Directly competes for the same pool of candidates but charges fees, contrasting with La Chance's free bursary-only model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjolQjni04wOWwnqg_G4G8w
• Facebookfacebook.com/Lachance.media
• Instagraminstagram.com/lachance.media/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lachanceauxconcours

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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