ULEX Project

What ULEX Project does

ULEX Project is a pan-European non-profit training collective founded in 2008 and headquartered at a renovated farmhouse in Eroles, Lleida, Spain, with a second training site (Ulex South) hosted by La Bolina in Saleres, Granada. The organization delivers residential and regional training courses for social movement participants, with named programmes including Transformative Collaboration, Solidarity Based Organising, Community Organising with ECON, BPOC Training of Trainers, Resilience Retreat, Sustaining Resistance, Movement Learning Catalyst, and the Regenerative Activism conference series. Its core customers are individual activists and social movement organizations across Europe, with particular work on LGBTQI+ resilience, BPOC capacity-building, and migrant solidarity. The methodology, branded as Integral Activist Training, combines contemplative practices, systems thinking, popular education, and deep ecology, and is delivered through immersive 5-10 day residential courses.

Ulex operates under a solidarity economy / gift economy model rather than a market-based pricing structure. Revenue is generated through sliding-scale course contributions (with \u20ac70 deposits for low/unwaged participants and \u20ac140 for standard participants), monthly donations ranging from \u20ac5 to \u20ac100, one-off fundraising, and grant-funded collaborative projects with partner organizations such as Guerrilla Foundation, Organize Europe, TGEu, and La Bolina. The only disclosed capital raise was a \u20ac40,000 crowdfunding campaign in March 2017 to renovate the Catalan training centre. Distribution is community-led and event-driven: courses are advertised through a quarterly trilingual newsletter, social media, and partner network referrals, and applications are managed by email. There is no proprietary technology platform; the operating model is human-intensive, with a core team of 6 supported by a wider trainer network and voluntary labour.

Name

ULEX Project

Legal name

ULEX Project

Website

https://ulexproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ULEX Project is a pan-European non-profit training collective founded in 2008 that runs residential and regional activist training courses in Spain for social movement organizations and individual activists across Europe. It operates on a solidarity economy model funded by sliding-scale course contributions, donations, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Activist Training and Capacity Building Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

In-Service Professional Development (Workshops/Institutes/Short Courses) (EDACAIAB)

Keywords

• Activist training courses
• Social movement education
• Capacity building programs
• Solidarity economy model
• Regenerative organizing training

Headquarters

HQ city

Rural Catalan village

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Solidarity Economy Model - Suggested Contributions: Ulex operates on a gift economy model where courses are offered based on suggested contribution rates. Participants are invited to 'give what you can, take what you need.' Middle rates reflect basic real costs required to make events viable. Those who can contribute more are encouraged to do so to support economically marginalized participants.
2. Donations and Fundraising: The organization accepts one-off and regular donations to support operations. Donation options range from €5 to €100 monthly. The project depends on numerous forms of generosity and voluntary labour. Extensive fundraising work is conducted to ensure economic difficulties are not obstacles to attendance.
3. Collaborative Grant Funded Projects: When participation is supported by fundraising and grant-funded agreements, specific contractual arrangements and memoranda of cooperation are made with partner organizations. Grant funding supports capacity building needs of partners, enabling work to be offered as widely as possible. Finance transfers need to be made at least three months before activities occur.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ULEX Project is a non-profit training collective that delivers residential and regional training courses for social movement activists across Europe. Core offerings include courses such as Transformative Collaboration, Solidarity Based Organising, Community Organising with ECON, BPOC Training of Trainers, Resilience Retreat, and the multi-year Movement Learning Catalyst programme, as well as the Ulex South strand hosted with La Bolina in Andalusia. Courses are offered on a solidarity economy basis with sliding-scale suggested contributions and supported-access places funded by donations and grants.

Product overview

ULEX Project is an activist training organization offering residential and regional training courses for social movement participants. The core offerings include Transformative Collaboration, Solidarity Based Organising, Community Organising with ECON, BPOC Training of Trainers, Resilience Retreat, Active Solidarity & Empowerment, Strategic Communications, Theatre of the Oppressed, and Regenerative Activism courses. Additional programs include Movement Learning Catalyst (a Year+ Programme) and Ulex South (regional trainings in collaboration with La Bolina in Spain). The organization also developed Sustaining Resistance training focused on sustainable and regenerative approaches to activism.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ulex South: A strand of Ulex Project work that grows out of collaboration with La Bolina in Andalucía, integrating systems view of life, economic eco-localisation, and migrant solidarity. Hosted in Saleres, near Granada, Spain.
• Sustaining Resistance
• Transformative Collaboration
• Movement Learning Catalyst
• Regenerative Activism

Products and services

• Transformative Collaboration Residential training course covering skills, insights, and practices for creating transformative teams and effective collaborations, aimed at activists and movement organisers.
• Solidarity Based Organising
• Community Organising with ECON
• BPOC Training of Trainers
• Resilience Retreat
• Turning Things Around
• Active Solidarity and Empowerment
• Strategic Communications: Framing and Narrative
• Activisme Régénératif (Regenerative Activism in French)
• Sustaining Resistance: Empowering Renewal Flagship training exploring sustainable and regenerative approaches to activism across personal, interpersonal and social dimensions, originally developed for environmental direct action activists.
• Theatre of the Oppressed
• Movement Learning Catalyst
• Ulex South Regional programme of trainings hosted in Andalusia in collaboration with La Bolina, integrating systems view of life, economic eco-localisation, and migrant solidarity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained activists involved with 100+ organizations across Europe
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La BolinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUlex South is a strand of Ulex Project work that grows out of collaboration with La Bolina in Andalucia. Ulex South trainings are informed by La Bolina's ethos, vision and practice, integrating systems view of life, economic eco-localisation, and migrant solidarity. La Bolina is a living project focused on regeneration, integration and sustainability, located in the village of Saleres near Granada.
• Organize Europe (ECON)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator. ECON (European Counter Network) is referenced in courses including Community Organising with ECON, applying Transformative Organising approaches for effective movement building.
• ClimaximominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator among Ulex's network of partners.
• Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator among Ulex's network of partners.
• Community Action Training (CAT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator among Ulex's network of partners.
• Friends of the Earth UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator among Ulex's network of partners.
• Transgender Europe (TGEu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUlex has partnered with TGEu to support sustainable activism for transgender rights organizations across Europe, with TGEu having 105 member organizations in 42 countries.
• Rosa LuxemburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator among Ulex's network of partners.
• AttacminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator among Ulex's network of partners.
• Land Workers AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborator among Ulex's network of partners.
• Women's Fund in GeorgiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUlex Project trainings support Women's Fund in Georgia, an organization working to improve and defend women's rights since 2005. Staff and activists from WFG have participated in Ulex training programs to learn about permaculture principles and sustainable centre operations.
• RadHRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUlex team member Neus from Team Culture Circle engaged with RadHR (Radical HR) to learn about value-based systems for movement organisations. RadHR helps develop effective and value-based systems for working together.
• Cooperativa Integral Catalana (CIC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIC is a collective that launched in Catalunya in 2010 with the aim to build a self-managed society beyond capitalism. Has around 300 productive projects, 30 local exchange points, 15 community living projects, and 1700 members representing about 5000 people.
• AdvayacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUlex collaborated with Advaya on the Regenerative Activism conference series, including the 2021 Building and Sustaining Our Movements conference.
• Eroles ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUlex supported the development of native Spanish speaking facilitation team and integration of approaches into the Eroles Project, which runs international residencies for changemakers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• La Bolina: Andalusian living project co-hosting Ulex South trainings, focused on regeneration, migrant solidarity, and systems view of life. Operates in similar solidarity economy model with overlapping activist training offerings.
• Other Worlds: Education and movement-building project offering popular education in transformative organizing and movement economy. Shares ULEX's intersectional and solidarity-economy approach.
• Movement Generation: US-based organization providing strategy and training for Just Transition and ecological justice movements. Comparable in combining training, popular education, and movement strategy work.
• Training for Change: Philadelphia-based training organization offering experiential workshops for activists on direct action, non-violent resistance, and movement building. Shares ULEX's philosophy of building capacity for social change through experiential activist education.
• Movement Strategy Center: US-based organization providing training, strategy, and resources for social movement infrastructure. Comparable in offering tactical training and capacity building for grassroots organizations.
• Seeds for Change: UK-based activist training cooperative that runs residential courses on organizing, campaign skills, and consensus decision-making for grassroots groups. Highly comparable to ULEX in target audience, training methodology, and collective non-profit structure.
• Organize Europe (ECON): European Counter Network of organizing training collectives that delivers community organizing training across Europe. Closely comparable model and direct collaborator with ULEX on joint courses.
• The Ruckus Society: US-based organization providing training and logistical support for direct action and nonviolent civil disobedience. Comparable in delivering activist skill-building for climate and social justice movements.

Regional players

• Advaya: UK-based platform using insights from various disciplines to pioneer regenerative and just systems thinking. Co-hosted the Regenerative Activism conference series with ULEX.

Emerging players

• Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC): UK-based organization developing framing, narrative, and strategic communications for social change organizations. Listed collaborator of ULEX with overlapping methodology in framing and narrative training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ulexproject2712
• Facebookfacebook.com/ulexproject
• Instagraminstagram.com/ulex_project__
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ulex-project

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Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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