RNMA - Réseau National des Maisons des Associations

What RNMA - Réseau National des Maisons des Associations does

RNMA (Réseau National des Maisons des Associations) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Quimper, Finistère, that serves as the national network uniting nearly 100 member structures engaged in supporting local associative life across France. Its primary customers are Maisons des Associations and other local association-support structures, which in turn serve French loi 1901 associations and partner with municipal and intermunicipal authorities. The network is governed by a Board of Directors with Sylvain Rigaud as Délégué général and Carole Orchampt as Directrice de publication, and operates with a small salaried team of about 10 employees.

The organization builds and maintains a portfolio of common-good programs and platforms. EVA is an e-learning platform for volunteer training deployed across French territories. OLVA is a synchronized observatory system enabling territories to track associative life dynamics. MUSA is a methodology for measuring the social utility of association accompanists, finalized after two years of collective work and rolled out from fall 2026. La Fonda co-developed the Communautés d'Action methodology (Faire Ensemble guide) for structuring multi-stakeholder cooperation. Additional offerings include the annual Rencontres du RNMA (62nd in Nantes in 2025, 63rd in Quimper in 2026), Qualiopi-certified training programs, the RADAR serious game for territorial animation, and advocacy toolboxes such as 'Communes & Associations: pour des territoires vivants'.

RNMA's business model is subscription-recurring membership dues from approximately 100 member structures, supplemented by project-based grants and strategic partner support from entities including SMACL Assurances, DJEPVA, Hexopée, Le Mouvement associatif, France Active, and AG2R La Mondiale. It holds Qualiopi certification for its training activities (certification number 53 29 09 43 729) and runs national surveys on association financial health and accompaniment professions. The network monetizes through services to members and funded research programs rather than commercial product sales, and it does not disclose revenue figures.

Name

RNMA - Réseau National des Maisons des Associations

Legal name

Réseau National des Maisons des Associations

Website

https://rnma.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RNMA is a French loi 1901 non-profit network uniting nearly 100 Maisons des Associations that support local associative life, delivering programs such as EVA e-learning, OLVA observatories, MUSA methodology, annual Rencontres, and Qualiopi-certified training funded by membership dues and partner grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Quimper

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions: RNMA operates as an association loi 1901 supported by membership contributions from its member Maisons des Associations. Revenue appears to come from membership fees and potentially public funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RNMA is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) that acts as the national coordinator of nearly 100 member Maisons des Associations across France. It provides these local association support structures with resources, methodologies, training, observatories (OLVA, MUSA), e-learning tools (EVA), serious games (RADAR), peer exchange events (Rencontres du RNMA), and advocacy on civil society infrastructure policy.

Product overview

RNMA is a national network that brings together nearly 100 structures engaged in supporting local associative life across France. The network operates as a unified platform centered on its core mission of accompaniment and cooperation. Its product portfolio includes: EVA (e-learning platform for volunteer training), OLVA (Local Observatories of Associative Life), MUSA (Social Utility Measurement project), Communautés d'action (methodology and platform for structuring action communities), and the annual Rencontres du RNMA national events. Additional offerings include training programs, the RADAR serious game for territory animation, methodological guides (Faire Ensemble), advocacy toolboxes, and research publications including financial health surveys and regional associative life panoramas. The network also publishes practical guides like the MAAM event organization guide and collaborates with La Fonda on collective impact methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Communautés d'Action: A method and toolkit developed by RNMA and La Fonda for structuring action communities at the territorial level.
• OLVA - Observatoires Locaux de la Vie Associative
• EVA

Products and services

• RNMA Network Membership Annual membership in the national network of nearly 100 Maisons des Associations, granting access to peer exchange, methodology, observatories, training, and advocacy representation for local association support structures in France.
• EVA (E-learning platform) Online e-learning platform providing training modules for association leaders, volunteers, and member Maison des Associations staff. Designed to deliver structured capacity-building content remotely.
• OLVA (Observatoire Local de la Vie Associative) Local Observatories of Associative Life — a methodology and data-collection framework enabling member structures to measure and report on associative activity in their territory. Used by local member structures and public authorities.
• MUSA (Mesure d'Utilité Sociale des Associations) Social Utility Measurement project providing a methodology to assess the social utility of associations, enabling member structures and authorities to evidence the impact of associative activity.
• Communautés d'action Online communities of practice platform enabling peer exchange and collaboration among member Maisons des Associations and partners around shared themes of association support.
• Formations RNMA Training programs delivered by RNMA to member structures, association leaders, and volunteers on topics related to association management, governance, and capacity building.
• Rencontres du RNMA Annual in-person national gathering of RNMA members, plus regional rencontres, providing networking, training, and strategic discussion for the network of Maisons des Associations.
• RADAR Serious Game Serious game training tool developed by RNMA to support learning and capacity building among association leaders and volunteers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100 member structures united in the network
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

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Partnerships

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

• Mouvement associatif and Fédération des Centres sociaux et Socioculturels de FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2026Co-signatories of Le Monde tribune defending Politique de la Ville funding, calling for support of proximity actors in popular neighborhoods.
• SMACL AssurancescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 202610-year partnership renewed for 2026-2029 (4 years), signed at the 63rd RNMA Rencontres in Quimper. Aims to strengthen security and support for territorial actors through legal risk prevention, expertise sharing, local associative life observation, and increased proximity between networks.
• HexopéemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Joint partner in the second wave of survey on association financial health, launched September 2025. Third wave also announced.
• Le Mouvement associatifmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Joint partner in the financial health survey of associations (second wave, September 2025) and national survey on accompaniment professions.
• Fédération des centres sociauxmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Partner in the financial health survey of associations, providing regional perspective on associative sector.
• France ActivemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Partner in the financial health survey of associations, bringing financial support perspective to the sector.
• ORVA Hauts-de-France (Observatoire Régional de la Vie Associative)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Regional observatory partner providing data and support for the association financial health survey. Publishes regional panorama of associative life.
• La Fonda (Fabrique associative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'MDA - structurer des communautés d'action' (Action Communities) project, experimenting with the Faire Ensemble (Acting Together) method. Jointly developed the methodological guide for collective impact strategy.
• DJEPVA (Direction de la Jeunesse, de l'Éducation Populaire et de la Vie Associative)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner in the national survey on missions and practices of association accompaniment professionals.
• Ligue de l'EnseignementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the national survey on missions and practices of association accompaniment professionals.
• Familles RuralesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the national survey on missions and practices of association accompaniment professionals.
• UniformationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial protection and training institution partner in the national survey on accompaniment professions.
• AskoriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining organization that co-facilitated the RADAR game initiative with RÉSAM in Morlaix for youth engagement.
• AG2R La MondialeminorOthersSupported Benenova's program for volunteer engagement with and for elderly people, developed with RNMA member support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fédération des centres sociaux et socioculturels de France: Federation of social centres operating as territorial association-support structures. Same membership-federation model as RNMA, with overlapping functions around associative life support and co-partner on financial-health survey.
• La Fonda: Think tank (Fabrique associative) producing methodologies and tools for associations and territories. Co-developed the Faire Ensemble guide and Communautés d'action platform with RNMA, making it a near-direct peer in methodological output for the associative sector.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement: Major French federation of associations providing training, education and civic engagement programs through local affiliates. Comparable in operating as a national federation of local associations, and an active partner on accompaniment-professions surveys.
• Le Mouvement associatif: National coordination collective of associative organisations in France that represents associations and federations at the national level. Shares RNMA's mission of supporting and structuring associative life, and is an active partner on the financial-health survey.
• France Active: National network financing and supporting associative entrepreneurship, with regional branches operating across France. Comparable in structure (national federation of regional structures) and in mission (financial sustainability of associations), and an active RNMA partner on financial-health surveys.
• Familles Rurales: National federation of rural family associations present across French territories. Same territorial-coverage and federation model as RNMA's Maisons des Associations, and a partner on the accompaniment-professions survey.
• Centre Français des Fonds et Fondations: National association of foundations and endowed funds that supports the philanthropic ecosystem. Comparable as a membership-based professional network producing sector-level research, guidance and resources for non-profit structures in France.
• Hexopée: Federation of employers in the social economy, personal services and solidarity, including associative employers. Overlaps with RNMA in training, qualification and survey work on association professions and is a recurring partner.

Emerging players

• Association Française des Fundraisers: Professional association for fundraising professionals in France, focused on training and resource production for non-profits. Comparable as a niche, membership-based association serving professionals who support French associations, complementing rather than overlapping with RNMA's MDA-focused mission.

Broad incumbents

• DJEPVA (Direction de la Jeunesse, de l'Éducation Populaire et de la Vie Associative): Government directorate under the French Ministry of National Education responsible for associative life policy. Overlaps with RNMA on accompaniment-professions data and survey work, and operates at much larger scale as a public authority.

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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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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