Mission Régionale d'Information sur l'Exclusion (MRIE)

What Mission Régionale d'Information sur l'Exclusion (MRIE) does

MRIE (Mission Régionale d'Information sur l'Exclusion), legally Association MRIE, is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1993 and headquartered in Lyon 7ème, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its stated mission is to combat exclusion by producing knowledge in collaboration with people in situations of precarity and great poverty. The organization employs a 'croisement des savoirs et des pratiques' methodology that deliberately crosses three knowledge sources — academic researchers, field professionals, and individuals with lived experience of exclusion — and applies this to territorial diagnostics, thematic studies, and training.

The organization's core outputs are knowledge products: roughly 170 studies and reports produced since 1993, 52 periodic newsletters (Lettres de la MRIE) issued since 2001, thematic reviews and dossiers, webinars, Qualiopi-certified in-person training, specialized TZCLD (Territoires Zéro Chômeur de Longue Durée) training delivered across 6+ territories, and the Spotify podcast 'Des filles en marge'. The technical substrate is methodological rather than technological: participatory research protocols, co-formation pedagogy, and territorial diagnostic frameworks, with distribution via a WordPress-based website and PDF downloads. The bulk of these outputs are made freely available online.

MRIE operates a grant- and project-funded non-profit revenue model. The majority of its output is distributed free of charge; training programs are Qualiopi-certified through the Alliés Formation partnership and constitute a fee-for-service layer. Funding sources include regional and departmental authorities (DREETS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Département de la Loire, Département de la Savoie), foundations (notably Fondation de France), and commissioned studies from social-sector NGOs such as Habitat & Humanisme, ALYNEA, and Alliés. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Mission Régionale d'Information sur l'Exclusion (MRIE)

Legal name

Association MRIE

Website

https://mrie.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MRIE is a Lyon-based French non-profit founded in 1993 that produces participatory research, studies, and Qualiopi-certified training on poverty and social exclusion for public institutions, social-sector NGOs, and field professionals in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and beyond.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Research and Knowledge Production Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Survey, Panel & Fieldwork Services (BPAHALAJ), Health Equity, SDOH & Disparities Measurement (HLAJANAJ)

Keywords

• Social exclusion research
• Poverty studies publications
• Participatory research methodology
• Professional training programs
• Social sector knowledge production

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and institutional grants: As a non-profit association, MRIE operates primarily through public funding, institutional partnerships, and support from foundations. They receive funding from regional councils, departmental authorities, DREETS, and foundations like Fondation de France.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MRIE is a non-profit association that produces actionable knowledge on poverty and social exclusion through participatory research that combines perspectives from researchers, field professionals, and people experiencing exclusion. Its core outputs are research studies and reports (~170 since 1993), periodic newsletters (letters), thematic dossiers, reviews, webinars, and Qualiopi-certified professional training programs (including specialized TZCLD training). The vast majority of publications are distributed free of charge to social-sector professionals and public institutions.

Product overview

MRIE (Mission Régionale d'Information sur l'Exclusion) is a non-profit association that produces knowledge about poverty and social exclusion through participatory research methods. The organization's portfolio consists of Studies and Reports (with approximately 170 reports since 1993), Letters (periodic newsletters since 2001, n°1 to n°52), Webinars (online training), In-Person Training programs, TZCLD Training (specialized programs for Zero Long-Term Unemployment experiments), Reviews, Thematic Dossiers, and the Podcast 'Des filles en marge'. These products and services work together to fulfill MRIE's mission of producing mobilizable knowledge by crossing the perspectives of researchers, field professionals, and people experiencing exclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Studies and Reports (Études et Rapports) Research studies and reports on poverty and social exclusion, with approximately 170 reports produced since 1993, available for free download to social-sector professionals, public institutions, and researchers.
• Letters (Lettres) Periodic newsletters published since 2001 (issues n°1 to n°52+), originally sent to members and now available to all, covering MRIE's activities and research themes.
• Webinars (Webinaires)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 170 reports produced and made freely available online since 1993
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TZCLD (Territoires Zéro Chômeur de Longue Durée)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership since 2015 with TZCLD, supporting territories with pre-employment training and welcoming new people. MRIE has worked with 6 territories on TZCLD experiments, including Villeurbanne Saint-Jean. They animate a regional working group on TZCLD training and support.
• Alliés / Alliés FormationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Alliés Formation for certification of training programs. MRIE's training programs are certified Qualiopi through this partnership. Alliés also hosts MRIE events at 24 rue Etienne Rognon, Lyon 7ème.
• Centre Hospitalier Métropole SavoiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized the co-formation 'Santé et Pauvreté' with ATD Quart-Monde, MRIE, Conseil Départemental de Savoie, and Respects 73. The 3-day training in March-April 2024 brought together 21 professionals and 5 people with poverty experience.
• SOLEEO EBE (Entreprise à But d'Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-animated pre-employment training for future employees of SOLEEO EBE in Échirolles, with Maylis De Almeida and coordination from SOLEEO directors and coordinators.
• ATD Quart MondecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'croisement des savoirs et des pratiques' methodology. ATD Quart Monde participated in co-formation Santé et Pauvreté and in parent/professional understanding initiatives with Conseil Départemental de la Loire.
• Département de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for youth precarity synthesis (2023) and crosspoint of knowledge initiative between professionals and parents on child protection. Supported by Fondation de France.
• Habitat & HumanismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned multiple studies including on sustainable food ('Escales Solidaires' study), health diagnostics in housing and emergency branches, and addictions among beneficiaries.
• ALYNEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned MRIE to analyze the impact of pluridisciplinary approach on people served by ALYNEA, with particular attention to experiences of professionals and concerned persons.
• PFOSS Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRIE participated in a participatory workshop organized by PFOSS, presenting their experience with a 'serious game' (jeu sérieux) on youth accompaniment in precarity situations.
• Secours Catholique du RhônecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining sessions on parentalité et précarité held at Secours Catholique du Rhône premises (76 rue d'Alsace, Villeurbanne). Partnership for 'Measuring and Developing Transversal Competences' project.
• Le Planning FamilialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-animated specific sessions of TZCLD pre-employment training at SOLEEO EBE in Échirolles.
• CCAS de la Ville de GrenoblecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-realized with CCAS the 'EGALIS' study on reducing social inequalities through EAJE (early childhood care) access for families in precarity in Grenoble.
• Concilia'BullesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership within OMPE (Observatoire Métropolitain de Protection de l'Enfance) for EVARS (education à la vie affective, relationnelle et à la sexualité) workshops in ASE context.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Emmaüs France: Federation of French Emmaüs organizations fighting exclusion through advocacy, training, and field action. Comparable audience (people in precarious situations, social-sector professionals) and mission.
• Compas (Conseil, Méthodologie, Accompagnement, Politique, Action Sociale): Regional French observatory producing social diagnostics for local authorities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and beyond. Direct competitor for the same territorial-diagnostic commissions MRIE receives from departments and DREETS.
• Secours Catholique: French non-profit working directly with people in precarious situations, producing annual statistical reports on poverty and providing training to field actors. Overlaps MRIE on territorial action and knowledge dissemination in Rhône.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French non-profit producing annual reports on housing exclusion and poverty, with comparable research-publishing and advocacy model aimed at influencing public policy on exclusion.
• Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité (FAS): National federation of organizations working on social exclusion and inclusion in France, producing studies and training field professionals. Comparable in mission and audience (social-sector professionals) to MRIE.
• ATD Quart Monde: The reference French non-profit on extreme poverty and exclusion, and co-pioneer of the 'croisement des savoirs' methodology that MRIE applies. Directly comparable in mission, participatory-research methodology, and target populations.

Broad incumbents

• Observatoire National de la Pauvreté et de l'Exclusion Sociale (ONPES): French government observatory producing statistics and reports on poverty and social exclusion nationally. A larger, state-backed incumbent in the same knowledge-production space as MRIE.
• Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur les Qualifications (Cereq): French public research body studying links between education, training, and employment, with overlap on MRIE's youth-precarity and employment diagnostic work in QPV neighborhoods.
• Agence Nouvelle des Solidarités Actives (ANSA): French non-profit producing studies and pilots on innovative social policies including inclusion and anti-poverty programs, with national scope and overlap with MRIE's research-and-action methodology.

Emerging players

• Fédération Nationale des Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale (FNCCAS): Federation representing CCAS structures (including CCAS de Grenoble, an MRIE partner) that produce local social-action knowledge and training. Adjacent player in the same knowledge-for-action ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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