Skautský institut na Staromáku

Name

Skautský institut na Staromáku

Legal name

Junák – český skaut, Skautský institut, z. s.

Website

https://skautskyinstitut.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Services / Civic Engagement

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Purpose Event Halls & Community Centers (THAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hotel & Resort Convention Venues (Convention Hotels) (THAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Community venue rental
• Youth civic engagement
• Scouting heritage archive
• Nonprofit co-working
• Educational event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague 1, Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Venue and Space Rental: Rental income from Staromáku venue rooms and SI Plzeň spaces. Offers various spaces for events, conferences, and workshops to external customers.
2. SI Donor Program: Annual supporter donations from hundreds of donors who contribute financially to sustain operations and activities.
3. Grants and Funded Projects: Project-based funding from programs like Active Citizens Fund supporting specific initiatives such as the deaf community integration project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Skautský institut na Staromáku operates a network of community gathering spaces and programs anchored at a historic venue in Prague's Old Town Square. It rents halls, conference rooms, and club spaces to organizations and private event hosts, runs a co-working hub (SI HUB) for NGOs, operates the Svitlo community center for Ukrainian refugees, and delivers youth development, educator, and scout-support programs across 18+ local branches in Czech Republic and Slovakia. It also maintains the Skautský archiv (a scouting heritage archive), E-knihovna digital library, and documentary film projects.

Product overview

Skautský institut na Staromáku is a community-focused nonprofit organization operating primarily from the Old Town Square in Prague. The core offering is venue rental of historic event spaces (Rezervace SI Staromák) including halls, conference rooms, and club spaces for 8-300 people, complemented by SI HUB - a co-working space hosting over 30 NGOs. The portfolio includes Komunitní centrum Svitlo for Ukrainian refugee integration, the Skautský archiv (Scouting Archive) preserving over a century of Czech scouting heritage, E-knihovna (digital library), documentary film production, and podcast studio rental. The organization also operates regional SI branches across Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Svitlo: Ukrainian community center in Prague providing infopoint, interpretation, psychological counseling, and integration support services for refugees from Ukraine
• Troufni SI
• Skautská paměť kolínského století
• SI v Litomyšli

Products and services

• Rezervace SI Staromák (Venue Rental) Rental of various event spaces including sál Minuta, sál Studio, sál Ludvík, sál Popelka, conference rooms (René, Otýlie), meeting rooms (Máj, Kajuta), and club rooms (Antonín, Benjamin, Vlasta) for events ranging from 8 to 50 people. Free for scout-related meetings; 80 Kč/hour or 100 Kč/hour after 18:00 for non-profit associations.
• SI HUB

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000 Ukrainian arrivals supported through Svitlo community center
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supportive.

• Diakonie ZápadmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership enabling SI Plzeň relocation to new premises in Prokopova 25. Result of cooperation providing sunny apartment space for SI activities.
• Nový kostel (New Church)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides venue space for SI Litomyšl activities. Generous partnership allowing SI events to take place in the church building, a visible landmark in Litomyšl.
• Česká křesťanská akademie (Czech Christian Academy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose cooperation with Litomyšl branch of Czech Christian Academy. Organizations jointly prepare, organize, and promote events, combining resources and expertise.
• Magistrát hlavního města Prahy (Prague City Hall)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince May 2024, SI manages entire block of municipal buildings on Old Town Square, including extensive office spaces. Partnership for civic space development.
• Junák – český skautcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization - Skautský institut is a branch organization of Junák. Established relationship with 76,711 member scout organization.
• Město Litomyšl (Litomyšl Municipality)supportiveOthersLocal government support for SI in Litomyšl, shown in partner logos and local collaboration.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• European Scout Foundation (FOSE): European foundation supporting scout movements across the continent, focused on heritage preservation and capacity-building. Comparable as an internationally focused scout-aligned foundation with archival and program-delivery scope.
• TechSoup Global: Global nonprofit supporting other nonprofits with technology and capacity resources. Comparable as a capacity-building, NGO-supporting organization analogous to SI HUB's role for Czech civil-society organizations.

Broad incumbents

• Nadace Via: Major Czech private foundation funding civic engagement and community development. Comparable as a Czech philanthropic operator funding community programs and partner NGOs that overlap with SI HUB tenants.
• Junák – český skaut: Parent organization of Skautský institut and the largest Czech youth organization with 76,711 members. Comparable as the central scout body whose mission, brand, and constituency SI directly serves and extends.

Direct peers

• Impact Hub Praha: Prague-based co-working and innovation hub supporting impact-focused organizations and NGOs. Comparable as a venue and community platform enabling civic-society activity in the Czech capital.
• Slovenský skauting: Slovak national scout organization, sister entity to Junák. Comparable as a scout movement that Skautský institut na Staromáku explicitly extends into Slovakia through SI na Slovensku.

Regional players

• DOX Centre for Contemporary Art: Prague cultural center operating event spaces, exhibitions, and educational programming. Comparable as a Prague-based venue operator combining public programming, space rental, and civil-society engagement.
• Centrum pro současné umění DOX: Prague art and cultural center combining exhibitions, education, and venue rental. Comparable in operating model to SI Staromák: a cultural venue mixing paid event rentals with public programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/skautskyinstitut-cz
• Facebookfacebook.com/skautskyinstitut
• Instagraminstagram.com/skautskyinstitut
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skautsk%C3%BD-institut-na-starom%C3%A1ku

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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