OCRE (Organización Cultural en el Entorno Rural)

What OCRE (Organización Cultural en el Entorno Rural) does

OCRE (Organización Cultural en el Entorno Rural) is a Spanish non-profit social association (Asociación Social, CIF G10810802) founded in 2020 and headquartered in Zaragoza, Aragón, with a registered legal office in Mozota and a physical office in Tosos. The organization was established following the creation of the El Bosque Sonoro festival during the COVID-19 pandemic in a village of 120 inhabitants, and has since grown to a 6-person multidisciplinary team with 25+ years of combined experience in management, strategic design, mediation, training, and project development. OCRE's mission is to drive sustainable rural development through strategic cultural projects connected to local identity, operating primarily in low-population-density areas of Aragón and increasingly in the Pyrenees.

OCRE's core offering is a portfolio of six service areas (design and activation of integral projects, funding search and activation, strategic plans and territorial development, citizen participation and mediation, training and transfer, and innovation/alliances/European projects), delivered through a "five-helix" social innovation model that coordinates citizenship, institutions, university, private sector, and sustainability. Its codifiable methodologies include the OCREA public guide (templates, checklists, and indicators for rural cultural project design, funded by Gobierno de Aragón for 2024-2026), the Relevo youth accompaniment program, and the Observatorio research platform, supplemented by named projects such as Quédate en Arandiga (MITECO-funded), PoctefaPump (POCTEFA/Interreg), Beloop (HORIZON-CL6-2025), and Fecyt I+P (Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza, Ministerio de Ciencia). The organization collaborates strategically with Universidad de Zaragoza and Fundación Caja Rural de Aragón.

OCRE operates as a project-based, non-commercial entity: it has no public pricing model, does not sell products, and earns no commercial revenue. All funding flows from public grants at the European (POCTEFA, HORIZON), national (MITECO, FECYT, Ministerio de Ciencia), and regional/provincial (Gobierno de Aragón, DPZ) levels, supplemented by foundation partnerships. The business model is therefore grant-dependent, with customer concentration almost entirely in the public sector; financial figures are not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is community-led and relationship-driven, relying on direct collaboration with rural municipalities, organic social media, downloadable guides, and territorial workshops (e.g., Jaca, Cariñena, Alcañiz).

Name

OCRE (Organización Cultural en el Entorno Rural)

Legal name

OCRE ASOCIACION

Website

https://ocre.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OCRE is a Spanish non-profit association that designs and manages strategic cultural projects for rural municipalities, primarily in Aragón, using a five-helix innovation methodology and funded by European, national, and regional public grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Development Consulting

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional Capacity Building & Training (Workforce/Systems Strengthening) (BPADAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

Keywords

• Rural development consulting
• Cultural project design
• Social innovation services
• Community engagement
• Rural cultural management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mozota

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project-based funding and grants: OCRE operates as a non-profit association that receives funding from public administration grants (European, national, regional) for specific cultural and rural development projects. Revenue comes from financed projects rather than direct product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OCRE is a non-profit social association that designs, funds, and executes strategic cultural projects in rural areas of Aragón, Spain. The organization provides six core service areas: design and activation of integral projects, funding search and activation, strategic plans and territorial development, citizen participation and mediation, training and transfer, and innovation/alliances/European projects. Operations are structured around a five-helix social innovation model that articulates citizenship, institutions, university, private sector, and sustainability.

Product overview

OCRE (Organización Cultural en el Entorno Rural) is a non-profit social organization focused on sustainable rural development through strategic cultural projects. The organization operates as a project-based consultancy rather than a traditional technology company, offering six core service areas (Design and Activation, Funding Search, Strategic Plans, Citizen Participation, Training, and European Projects). Key products include: OCREA (a collaboration between OCRE and University of Zaragoza for R&D+i methodology development), the Guía Pública I+D+i (open-source guide with templates and tools for rural cultural projects), the Relevo youth accompaniment program, the Observatório platform, and various European-funded projects including El Bosque Sonoro festival, Beloop (circular economy), and PoctefaPump (Pyrenees cooperation). The organization also provides scientific advisory services and training courses in partnership with universities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OCREA: Research project in collaboration with Universidad de Zaragoza focused on connecting culture and applied research to improve the design and sustainability of cultural projects in rural areas. Funded by Gobierno de Aragón (PROY_H05_24) for the period 2024-2026.
• Relevo
• Observatorio

Products and services

• OCREA (Observatorio) Research and knowledge platform that investigates and accompanies cultural creation in rural territories, providing R&D+i research and methodological tools for professionalizing cultural design and management in rural areas.
• Relevo Methodology program for accompanying and professionalizing young people in their cultural projects, providing technical and strategic support in production, communication, funding, and consolidation.
• Guía Pública I+D+i (OCREA) Open guide with templates, checklists, and indicators for developing cultural projects in rural areas. Funded by Gobierno de Aragón under PROY_H05_24 R&D+i priority lines for 2024-2026.
• Quédate en Arandiga Project for the recovery of unused spaces to serve inhabitants, involving them in the process while providing necessary care and services for sustainable rural development. Funded by MITECO.
• El Bosque Sonoro Self-financed music festival born during the pandemic by three village residents with an integrative and regenerative intention; the project that originated OCRE as an organization.
• PoctefaPump European cooperation project funded through the POCTEFA program (Interreg VI-A Spain-France-Andorra) aimed at improving territorial cooperation in the Pyrenees.
• Beloop European HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-05 project on circular economy and bioeconomy sectors, providing scientific and technological support to the European Green Pact.
• Asesoramiento DPZ (Fecyt I+P) Scientific advisory service for designing cultural policies in municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Funded by FECYT (Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities) via Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza.
• Curso Nuevas Metodologías Training course on new methodologies for cultural project design in rural environments, offered in collaboration with University of Zaragoza as part of extraordinary courses program.
• Servicios OCRE (Design and Activation Services) Comprehensive service portfolio covering design and activation of integral projects, funding search and activation, strategic plans and territorial development, citizen participation and mediation, training and transfer, and innovation/alliances/European projects.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• Universidad de ZaragozacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration between Asociación Cultural OCRE and University of Zaragoza to connect culture and applied research for improving cultural project design and sustainability in rural areas. Part of OCREA initiative with quadruple helix innovation model.
• Fundación Caja Rural de AragónmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain collaboration partner providing support for rural cultural projects and initiatives across Aragón.
• Ayuntamiento de Villamayor de GállegomajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMunicipal partnership for cultural project development including cultural pre-project (anteproyecto cultural).
• Ayuntamiento de FarletemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMunicipal partnership for cultural projects and initiatives in the municipality.
• Ayuntamiento de UncastillomajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMunicipal partnership for cultural pre-project and strategic planning (anteproyecto cultural / Plan Estratégico).
• Ayuntamiento de CariñenamajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMunicipal partnership for cultural projects including OCREA territorial workshops.
• UNITA Rural MobilityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational mobility program connecting university students with rural projects, enabling exchange and collaboration between youth, university and rural areas.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• IETM (International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts): International network supporting contemporary performing arts, including in rural and non-urban contexts, with EU project participation. Comparable to OCRE's cultural project design work and EU program involvement, but operating as an international membership network rather than a regional implementer.
• Culture Action Europe: European-level cultural policy network advocating for culture and providing resources on EU cultural funding and rural cultural development. Comparable to OCRE's positioning at the intersection of culture and EU-funded territorial development, but operating as a sectoral advocacy body rather than implementer.

Direct peers

• Asociación para el Desarrollo Rural de Aragón (ARCA): Aragón regional association that coordinates local action groups and LEADER program execution across the region. Most direct geographic and functional peer to OCRE, sharing the same territory and the same EU funding landscape.
• Fundación Santa María la Real: Spanish non-profit foundation working on rural heritage, cultural projects, employment and territorial development across Castilla y León. Comparable because it combines cultural and rural development programming funded by public grants and EU programs, similar to OCRE's integrated service portfolio.
• Fundació del Món Rural: Catalan foundation focused on research, debate and rural development policy, including cultural and demographic initiatives. Comparable to OCRE in its observatory/research orientation, rural focus, and reliance on public program funding.
• Red Asturiana de Desarrollo Rural (READER): Asturian network of rural development groups implementing EU LEADER and territorial cooperation programs. Comparable to OCRE in operating model, reliance on EU/regional grants, and rural community focus, though at network rather than individual-project scale.
• HAZI Fundazioa: Basque Country rural and coastal development foundation that designs and executes EU and regional rural development projects with multidisciplinary teams. Highly comparable to OCRE's model of grant-funded rural territorial development using innovation frameworks.

Broad incumbents

• Red Española de Desarrollo Rural (REDR): National coordinator of Spanish rural development groups and LEADER initiatives. Comparable to OCRE in its rural territorial development mission and EU program participation, but operating as a national network rather than a regional implementation partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ocreinfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/OCRE-100071369634313
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ocre-organizaci%C3%B3n-cultural-en-el-entorno-rural
• Instagraminstagram.com/ocre.info

Compliance1 record

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