Rada mládeže Slovenska

What Rada mládeže Slovenska does

Rada mládeže Slovenska (RmS) is a non-profit civic association (občianske združenie) founded in 1990 in Bratislava, Slovakia, operating as the country's largest national umbrella organization for children's and youth NGOs. It aggregates 32 member organizations — including Slovak Scouting, YMCA Slovakia, eRko, DO Fénix, and INEX Slovakia — collectively reaching more than 60,000 young people. RmS's core activities are advocacy on behalf of youth interests before national and European institutions, original research on youth values and attitudes (notably the annual Hodnoty mladých survey), capacity building for member organizations (including safeguarding and ethical-code consulting), and direct youth engagement programs such as European Youth Dialogue delegate selection and the long-running Podcast Krajina mladých (67+ episodes since April 2020). Award programs (MOST, ResPublica) and dedicated projects on media literacy, Ukrainian refugee youth integration, and NEET youth contact points round out the portfolio.

RmS has no proprietary technology product. Its infrastructure consists of a WordPress website (mladez.sk), podcast distribution on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and standard social media channels. The organization operates two offices in Bratislava (registered address Štúrova 3, operational premises Miletičova 7) with a staff of approximately 10-15 people organized into an executive office and an elected Presidium drawn from member organizations. Governance is exercised through a General Assembly of members with a Control Commission providing oversight.

Revenue derives entirely from public and philanthropic sources. The largest documented inflow is a €479,927.37 national project grant from the Slovak Ministry of Interior (contract 401401B926) running June 2025 to June 2028. Additional funding comes from the Ministry of Education, Iuventa (Slovak Youth Institute), NIVAM, European Commission Erasmus+ programs across multiple international projects, and 2% personal income tax assignments under Slovak law. No commercial revenue, membership dues, or service fees are charged to member organizations or end beneficiaries. The organization is GDPR-compliant and holds no patents or trademarks of commercial value.

Name

Rada mládeže Slovenska

Legal name

Občianske združenie Rada mládeže Slovenska (OZ RmS)

Website

https://mladez.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rada mládeže Slovenska (RmS) is a non-profit umbrella organization founded in 1990 in Bratislava, Slovakia, representing 32 youth NGOs reaching 60,000+ young people. It conducts youth policy advocacy, annual research, and projects funded by Slovak government grants, EU programs, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Advocacy and Civic Society Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Systems Strengthening (Policy, Planning, EMIS, Governance) (BPADAKAK)

Keywords

• Youth advocacy services
• Non-formal education
• Youth policy research
• Civil society coordination
• Youth delegate programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

HQ country

Slovakia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Subsidies: RmS receives funding from Slovak government institutions including Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport SR, and Iuventa - Slovak Youth Institute for youth work programs.
2. European Union Funding: European Commission grants for Erasmus+ projects, international cooperation, and youth policy programs.
3. Donations (2% Tax Assignment): Slovak tax law allows citizens to assign 2% of their income tax to registered non-profit organizations including RmS.
4. National Project Funding: Contract 401401B926 with Ministry of Interior SR for 'Support of Professional and Coordination Capacities of Umbrella Civil Society Organizations' worth 479,927.37 EUR, running from June 2025 to June 2028.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rada mládeže Slovenska (RmS) is a non-profit umbrella organization that represents 32 children's and youth organizations in Slovakia, providing policy advocacy, research, capacity building, and program delivery on their behalf. Core offerings include youth policy advocacy to Slovak and European institutions, annual research on youth values and attitudes, the European Dialogue with Youth delegate program, recognition awards (MOST, ResPublica), environmental education (Generácia Zem), media literacy projects, and integration initiatives for Ukrainian youth. The organization delivers its work through a small office staff in Bratislava coordinated with an elected Presidium and member organizations.

Product overview

Rada mládeže Slovenska (RmS) is a non-profit umbrella organization representing 32 children's and youth organizations in Slovakia. Rather than a unified technology product, RmS offers a portfolio of advocacy, research, and youth engagement programs including the 'Krajina mladých' podcast series (67+ episodes), the European Dialogue with Youth (EDM) program, the MOST award for civic achievements, annual Youth Values research surveys, the Generácia Zem environmental project, and the ResPublica award. Additional offerings include the Spolu pre zdravé médiá media literacy project, the 'Sme tu spolu' Ukrainian integration initiative, and a national project supporting civil society coordination. RmS also provides a newsletter subscription service and maintains project websites for each major initiative. The organization was founded in 1990 and reaches over 60,000 young people through its member organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Podcast Krajina mladých: A podcast series exploring what the world of young people looks like today, offering both expert and authentic insight into their lives. Produced by Rada mládeže Slovenska.
• Európsky dialóg s mládežou (EDM)
• MOST
• Generácia Zem
• Hodnoty mladých

Products and services

• Krajina mladých (Podcast) Podcast series covering politics, democracy, social media, employment, and civic participation for young people in Slovakia, combining expert analysis with authentic voices from youth; distributed via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
• European Dialogue with Youth (Európsky dialóg s mládežou) Structured dialogue program enabling Slovak youth delegates to participate in European youth policy discussions, including research and delegate selection processes, feeding into European Youth Dialogue processes.
• MOST Award (Ocenenie MOST) Annual award program recognizing outstanding achievements of young people and organizations in Slovakia, celebrating active citizenship and humanitarian contributions.
• Youth Values Research (Výskum hodnôt mladých) Annual nationwide representative surveys analyzing youth values, beliefs, political attitudes, and life expectations, providing an evidence base for RmS policy advocacy.
• Generation Earth (Generácia Zem) Environmental education and sustainable development awareness project targeting Slovak youth.
• ResPublica Award Award recognizing civic engagement and active citizenship among young people in Slovakia.
• Spolu pre zdravé médiá (Together for Healthy Media) Media literacy and radicalization prevention project implemented with the Czech Council for Children and Youth, addressing online extremism and digital citizenship through research and educational activities.
• Sme tu spolu (We Are Here Together) Integration project with the Council of Ukrainian Youth in Slovakia, focused on civic participation, democracy education, and EU understanding for Ukrainian youth living in Slovakia through educational and cultural activities.
• National Project - Support for Civil Society Roof Organizations National project supporting professional and coordination capacities of civil society roof organizations through policy advocacy, safeguarding training, and member organization support; total contracted amount 479,927.37 EUR from June 2025 to June 2028.
• Mládežnícka rada (Youth Council Advisory Panel) Advisory panel of young people affiliated with RmS providing youth input into organizational activities and strengthening internal youth participation mechanisms.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Česká rada dětí a mládeže (Czech Council for Children and Youth)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2025Joint project 'Spolu pre zdravé médiá' (Together for Healthy Media) addressing media literacy and youth radicalization prevention. Slovak-Czech cooperation combining research and educational activities on online extremism and digital citizenship.
• Rada ukrajinskej mládeže na Slovensku (Council of Ukrainian Youth in Slovakia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2025Cooperation project 'Sme tu spolu' (We are here together) focused on civic participation, democracy education, and EU understanding for Ukrainian and Slovak youth. Project included 259 participants across 15 months with regional events in Košice, Žilina, Banská Bystrica and a study visit to Brussels. Funded under Erasmus+ program.
• European Youth ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRmS is a member of the European Youth Forum, representing Slovak youth at the European level and participating in European Youth Dialogue processes.
• Iuventa - Slovenský inštitút mládeže (Iuventa - Slovak Youth Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency for youth that partners with RmS on youth policy implementation, European Youth Dialogue coordination, and youth work support programs.
• NIVAM - Národný inštitút vzdelávania a mládeže (National Institute for Education and Youth)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body administering youth education and youth work programs, providing funding for youth initiatives and projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bundesjugendring: Germany's national youth council representing 16+ member organizations and millions of young people. Same federated structure, advocacy focus, and government funding model; the largest comparable body in the German-speaking neighborhood for benchmarking operational scale.
• British Youth Council: UK national youth council running member youth organizations, youth representation programs (Youth Parliament, UK Youth Delegate to UN), and policy advocacy. Operates the same membership, research, and youth-delegate formula RmS uses, providing a direct comparable in a different legal jurisdiction.
• Conseil National de la Jeunesse (CNJ): France's national youth council with a federation model representing youth organizations and engaging with public authorities. Comparable organizational mission and member-based advocacy positioning, though at significantly larger scale.
• Consiliul Național al Tineretului din România (CNT): Romania's national youth umbrella organizing federated member organizations for advocacy, training, and youth policy participation. Direct functional and structural analog in a neighboring Central European jurisdiction.
• Česká rada dětí a mládeže (ČRDM): National umbrella council of 32 child and youth organizations in the Czech Republic. Structurally identical to RmS with the same federation-of-organizations model, and is an existing active partner on the 'Spolu pre zdravé médiá' cross-border media literacy project.

Others

• YMCA Europe: Continental federation of YMCA movements, including YMCA Slovakia which is itself an RmS member organization. Thematically adjacent as a youth-serving membership network with comparable advocacy, but does not directly compete with RmS as a national umbrella coordinator.

Broad incumbents

• European Youth Forum: Continental-level umbrella that RmS belongs to, coordinating national youth councils across Europe and engaging directly with EU institutions. Wider portfolio includes advocacy, research, and funding access for its members, placing it one tier above the national councils it represents.

Regional players

• Rada mládeže Slovinska / Nacionalni svet mladine Slovenije: Slovenia's national youth council representing federated youth organizations with similar advocacy and capacity-building mandate. Comparable peer at smaller scale; a natural cross-border cooperation candidate with RmS in V4/CEE youth policy networks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mladez.sk
• Instagraminstagram.com/radamladezeslovenska
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rada-mladeze-slovenska

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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