What URIOPSS Grand Est does

URIOPSS Grand Est is a non-profit regional federation (loi 1901) representing associations operating in the social, medico-social, and health sectors across the Grand Est administrative region of France (Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine). Founded in 2014 through the consolidation of three predecessor regional unions (Uriopss Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine), it is one of 18 regional unions within the national Uniopss federation. The organization serves a member base of associations supporting vulnerable populations including the elderly, persons with disabilities, children and families, and people in poverty or precarious situations. Core services delivered to members include collective advocacy and political representation vis-à-vis public authorities, training programs, an expertise base (expertise.uriopss-alsace.asso.fr), legal and regulatory analysis, employment support (Espace emploi), events and webinars, and publications (Union Sociale, Trait d'Union). The organization is governed regionally with operational autonomy and is led at the national level by Uniopss president Daniel Goldberg (since September 2022) and director general Jérôme Voiturier; Catherine Humbert serves as Director of Uriopss Alsace Lorraine (Grand Est).

The product and service stack consists of a digital ecosystem combining the E-Solidarités platform (launched July 2026), the member expertise database, a member portal (Espace Adhérents), the Solidarités TV web channel (launched January 2021), training services, and program initiatives such as Prix Chronos de littérature and Semaine Bleue. There is no proprietary technology product; the technology footprint is conventional web/portal infrastructure provided within the national Uniopss digital framework. Two physical offices — Strasbourg (headquarters, 80 avenue du Neuhof) and Nancy (secondary, 57 rue Isabey) — anchor regional delivery, supplemented by digital channels and event-based engagement.

The business model is membership-fee based, supplemented by institutional financing and partnership contributions from the Club des Partenaires, a curated group of banking, insurance, and mutualist partners (Crédit Coopératif, MAIF, Banque Populaire, Crédit Agricole, Harmonie Mutuelle, Société Générale, Relyens, Mutuelle Intégrance, CIC Est). Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is community-led, relying on the network effect of the Uniopss federation, website, newsletter, press releases, events, and coordination with the national network. There are no equity funding rounds, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no commercial pricing — access to services is gated by association membership.

Name

URIOPSS Grand Est

Legal name

Uriopss Grand Est

Website

https://uriopss-grandest.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

URIOPSS Grand Est is a non-profit regional federation uniting social, medico-social, and health associations across the Grand Est region of France, providing training, expertise, advocacy, and member services as part of the national Uniopss network.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

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. Membership fees: URIOPSS Grand Est is funded through membership fees paid by affiliated associations in the Grand Est region. Members gain access to the reserved expertise base, events, training, and other services.
2. Institutional financing and partnership contributions: The organization receives support from institutional partners and participates in projects co-funded by public bodies. The Club des Partenaires involves financial and expert contributions from banking, insurance, and mutualist partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

URIOPSS Grand Est is a regional non-profit federation that unites associations in the social, medico-social, and health sectors of the Grand Est region of France. It sells membership-based services including access to an expertise database, training programs, publications (Union Sociale, Trait d'Union), policy advocacy, and a member-only portal. It also organizes collective campaigns such as Semaine Bleue and the Prix Chronos de littérature in coordination with the national Uniopss network.

Product overview

URIOPSS Grand Est is a regional branch of the Uniopss federation network representing social, medico-social, and health associations in the Grand Est region of France. The organization provides a digital ecosystem consisting of the E-Solidarités platform for expertise access, an expertise database (expertise.uriopss-alsace.asso.fr) with policy analyses and legal resources, member-only spaces, training services, and publications (Union Sociale, Trait d'Union). Key programs include the Prix Chronos de littérature literary prize and Semaine Bleue elderly awareness week, alongside Solidarités TV web content channel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-Solidarités Platform Online platform providing access to Uniopss-Uriopss network expertise dedicated to the social, medico-social, and health sectors, with news, analysis, and decryption content available to member associations.
• Expertise Database

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CRSA Grand Est (Conférence Régionale de la Santé et de l'Autonomie)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2022Co-organized a public conference on advance directives (directives anticipées) in Reims on 9 June 2022, together with ARS Grand Est, URIOPSS Grand Est, EREGE, and Sciences Po Reims faculty.
• Uniopss (national)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerURIOPSS Grand Est is a regional branch of the national Uniopss federation. The national organization provides strategic direction, publications (Union Sociale, Trait d'Union), Solidarités TV, Semaine Bleue coordination, Prix Chronos, and collective advocacy. Regional unions implement national strategy locally.
• FondaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the prospective research approach of the Uniopss network, working on future scenarios for social policies and associative action.
• CNISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Uniopss on prospective studies and social observation (Conseil national de l'information statistique).
• France StratégieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with Uniopss on prospective research and social policy analysis, contributing to the network's thought leadership agenda.
• Fondation du Crédit CoopératifminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports Uniopss prospective research initiatives and social economy studies.
• ERP — Espace Recherche ProspectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniopss participates in the board and technical/scientific committee of ERP, which brings together associative networks and academic poles in social policy research.
• Groupe VYVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produced the barometer 'Les Français et la protection sociale' with Uniopss (March 2022), combining mutualist and associative expertise on social protection. Groupe VYV is France's leading mutual health and social protection group.
• Collectif ALERTEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of anti-poverty associations of which Uniopss is a member. URIOPSS Grand Est participates in and amplifies ALERTE's campaigns (e.g., co-signing letters to the Prime Minister, poverty eradication advocacy, social rights campaigns).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Uriopss Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Another regional Uriopss federation under Uniopss with identical mission, structure, and service mix (expertise, training, advocacy) for associative actors in social, medico-social, and health sectors.
• NEXEM: National federation of non-profit employers in the social, medico-social, and health sectors. Comparable in serving associative employers with HR support, training, legal expertise, and political advocacy — including overlap with URIOPSS members.
• Uriopss Île-de-France: Sister regional federation serving the Île-de-France region within the same Uniopss network. Operates the same association-federation model with membership dues, expertise database, training, and political advocacy for social/medico-social/health associations.
• Uriopss Hauts-de-France: Sister federation in the Uniopss network covering Hauts-de-France. Comparable membership-based model serving social/health/medico-social associations with expertise, training, and political representation.
• FEHAP: Federation of private non-profit hospitals, clinics, and medico-social establishments. Comparable mission of representing non-profit health and social actors with advocacy, expertise, and member services; some member overlap with URIOPSS.
• Uriopss Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional peer federation in the Uniopss network serving Nouvelle-Aquitaine associations. Same funding model (membership fees + institutional financing) and same service portfolio (expertise base, training, publications).

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: Major French non-profit active across social, medico-social, and health sectors. Operates as both a service provider and advocacy voice, partially overlapping with URIOPSS's mission to support vulnerable populations and associative action.
• Uniopss (Union Nationale): National parent federation uniting all regional Uriopss across France. Directly comparable as URIOPSS Grand Est's umbrella organization with identical mission (uniting social, medico-social, and health associations) and shared programs (SolidaritéS TV, Semaine Bleue, Prix Chronos).

Emerging players

• UNA (Union Nationale de l'Aide, des Soins et des Services aux Domiciles): National federation of home care and services associations. Comparable in serving non-profit actors in social/health sectors with advocacy, training, and member expertise — focused on the home-care segment URIOPSS members also serve.
• UNAPEI: National federation representing associations supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Specializes in a sub-sector that overlaps significantly with URIOPSS's medico-social member base, providing a competing collective voice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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