Social Declik

What Social Declik does

Social Declik is a French social-purpose SAS (headquartered in Rennes, SIREN 909 975 906) founded in October 2020 by Coline Didier and Charlotte Lischer that operates the "Freelance For Good" movement — a curated ecosystem connecting impact-oriented independent professionals with social and environmental impact organizations in France. The company serves two interrelated customer segments: (i) aspiring and existing freelancers (across Tech, Marketing, Design, Communication, RSE/Project Management) seeking to align their practice with social and environmental convictions, and (ii) impact structures (associations, foundations, NGOs, cooperatives, ESS organizations, engaged public actors) needing freelance expertise that intrinsically understands impact-sector realities. The product portfolio comprises the Programme Freelance For Good (a 5-week collective training plus 1-year community access, Qualiopi-certified and OPCO-fundable), an annual paid community membership delivered via a Softr-built "declik'sphère" portal (Slack tribes, "Kapsules" masterclasses, regional meetups across 9 French cities plus Madrid and Boston), two Sprints workshops on positioning and prospecting, the B2B Declik Academy for impact organizations, a Festival Freelance For Good annual gathering, and a human-curated matchmaking service where impact companies pay nothing and matched freelancers make a voluntary contribution.

The business model blends subscription revenue (community membership), professional-services revenue (Qualiopi-funded Programme + Declik Academy + Sprints), and a transaction-style voluntary contribution ("pourboire") from matched freelancers upon mission completion — a pricing architecture deliberately designed to remove financial friction from the impact-structure side. Distribution is community-led and content-led: a blog, French-language podcast, YouTube interviews, a twice-monthly newsletter, free email challenges (Mini-Challenge), a gated Impact Sector Guide, weekly Livestorm webinars, and a 9-region "tribus" network of volunteer referents. Social Declik holds two material regulatory credentials — Qualiopi certification (2022) enabling OPCO funding for training clients and the ESUS agrément (2023) conferring Social and Solidarity Economy status — and operates on a deliberately lightweight technology stack (WordPress, Airtable, Mailchimp, Livestorm, Eventbrite, Softr, Slack) with no proprietary core technology disclosed. The company is bootstrapped (no external funding rounds disclosed), remains founder-led, and in June 2026 announced a strategic merger with Jobs That Makesense (part of the Makesense association), which provides access to 10,000+ engaged structures and 1,000+ annual freelance offers while preserving the Social Declik brand, community, and co-founder leadership.

Name

Social Declik

Legal name

Social Declik SAS

Website

https://socialdeclik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Social Declik is a French social-purpose SAS that operates the "Freelance For Good" movement, providing Qualiopi-certified training, a paid community, and human-curated matchmaking that connects impact-oriented independent freelancers with associations, NGOs, and ESS organizations across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training and Community Services for Impact Freelancers

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAG

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAGALAM

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYEDAFAOAB

Online Tutoring, Conversation Exchange & Language Coaching Platforms

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Language Learning & Literacy Technology

Keywords

• Freelance community
• Professional training programs
• Impact talent matching
• Social enterprise services
• Freelance membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Aire-sur-la-lys

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Community membership subscription: Annual subscription to the Freelance For Good community (1-year renewable) granting access to resources, network, mission opportunities, masterclass 'Kapsules', and Slack tribes. Self-reported as the core revenue lever for engaged freelancers.
2. Freelance For Good training programme: Paid 5-week collective training programme (in French: 'Programme de formation pour les freelances') plus 1 year of community access, designed to help freelancers structure an impact-oriented activity. Funding eligible via Qualiopi certification.
3. Voluntary contribution from matched freelancers: Upon successful matchmaking with an impact structure, the freelance decides the voluntary contribution to pay Social Declik. Described as 'pourboire' / tipping model; not charged to the impact client.
4. Declik Academy training (B2B for impact structures): B2B training programmes sold to impact organizations (foundations, associations, engaged companies, public actors, ESS organizations) on digital strategy, visibility, and sustainable transformation. Qualiopi-certified so OPCO-fundable.
5. Sprints (short workshops): Short paid online 'Sprints' (2 intensive workshops) focused on positioning and prospecting for freelance activity in the impact sector, sold as a discrete paid offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Social Declik runs a community and matching platform under the "Freelance For Good" brand that helps impact-oriented freelancers build and run an engaged freelance practice and connects them to mission-driven organizations. Core paid offerings include a 5-week Qualiopi-certified training programme plus one-year community membership, an annual subscription to a curated community of 200+ engaged freelancers (delivered through the declik'sphère portal), short paid Sprints workshops, the Declik Academy B2B training for impact structures, and a human-curated matching service linking impact organizations with vetted freelance profiles at no cost to the structure.

Product overview

Social Declik is a French social enterprise (SAS with agrément ESUS) that operates a portfolio of training, community, and resource offerings under the 'Freelance For Good' umbrella. The architecture is platform-plus-modules: the core recurring layer is La Communauté des Freelances For Good, a paid membership delivered through the Softr-powered declik'sphère portal, fed by structured training funnels (Le Programme Freelance For Good, Les Sprints, La Declik Academy) and free acquisition resources (Le Mini-Challenge, Le Guide du Secteur de l'Impact, La Newsletter à Impact, Le Podcast Freelance For Good). Annual community events (Le Festival Freelance For Good), the Mises en relation matching service, and the recently announced merger with Jobs That Makesense extend the offering into live gathering and impact-employment matching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Freelance For Good: Movement and community of freelance professionals engaged in social and environmental impact, initiated by Social Declik in 2020.
• La Declik Academy

Products and services

• Programme Freelance For Good 5-week collective, 100% online training programme (plus one year of community access) that structures an impact-oriented freelance activity, develops the participant's network, and prepares them to sign their first engaged missions. Qualiopi-certified, OPCO-fundable.
• Communauté des Freelances For Good Paid annual (renewable) membership community of 200+ active impact-oriented freelancers (Tech, Marketing, Design, Communication, RSE) across France and Europe, delivered via the declik'sphère portal, with Slack tribes, masterclasses ("Kapsules"), mission pipeline and peer support.
• Les Sprints

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship — most strategic partnership; merger announced june 2026, strategic — social declik originated from a makesense incubation programme (5-year relationship of partnerships, events, mutual visibility, market exchange), core ecosystem partner, operational — portage salarial services for freelancers, minor ecosystem partner, network/ecosystem membership — credibility signal, minor — featured in a partner-style blog article, operational vendor — webinar platform, operational vendor — crm/database, operational vendor — email marketing and operational vendor — event ticketing.

• Jobs That Makesense (Makesense association)flagship — most strategic partnership; merger announced june 2026Strategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Social Declik joined Jobs That Makesense (part of the Makesense association, 15+ years operating, 10,000+ engaged structures, 1,000+ freelance offers/year) to combine expertise in custom support and matching with a leading impact-employment platform. Co-founders Charlotte and Coline remain on board; community continues under the same values. The aim is to scale digital pathways + human/community accompaniment.
• Makesensestrategic — social declik originated from a makesense incubation programme (5-year relationship of partnerships, events, mutual visibility, market exchange)Strategic or Co-development PartnerParent association of Jobs That Makesense; Social Declik was incubated by Makesense and has had a 5-year close relationship of partnerships, events, mutual support, visibility and regular market exchanges.
• Latitudescore ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech for Good ecosystem partner referenced as collaborator and source of impact-sector expertise.
• Coop Portageoperational — portage salarial services for freelancersImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPortage salarial (employee-portage) service partner — supports Social Declik freelancers needing a hybrid freelance+salaried status.
• Heliosminor ecosystem partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerListed partner logo on the 'à propos' page; Helios is a responsible-investment platform (referenced as part of the engaged ecosystem).
• Metastratminor ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner logo; consulting partner for strategy.
• La Cordéeminor ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner logo; La Cordée operates coworking/impact hubs.
• Ploufminor ecosystem partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerListed partner logo.
• Share-itminor ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner logo; Share-it is part of the impact-digital ecosystem.
• Sustaincialminor ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner logo; Sustaincial is a CSR/responsible-digital consultancy.
• Social Good Acceleratorminor ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner logo; European impact accelerator.
• Acasiminor ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner logo; business creation support.
• Licaminor ecosystem partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner logo (lica-europe.org).
• Coalition Tech for Goodnetwork/ecosystem membership — credibility signalStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Declik is a member of Coalition Tech for Good — French coalition promoting responsible technology.
• Impact Francenetwork/ecosystem membership — credibility signalStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Declik is a member of Impact France — the leading French network of social entrepreneurship and impact businesses.
• Rhapsody (portage salarial)minor — featured in a partner-style blog articleImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRhapsody, a portage-salarial firm with 10+ years operating, co-published a guide on portage salarial on the Social Declik blog — serves as a recommended structure for Social Declik freelancers seeking this status.
• Livestormoperational vendor — webinar platformTechnology or IntegrationWebinar platform powering Social Declik's recurring live sessions and starter-pack webinars.
• Airtableoperational vendor — crm/databaseTechnology or IntegrationDatabase/CRM vendor — also powers the online form for signing the Freelance For Good manifesto.
• Mailchimpoperational vendor — email marketingTechnology or IntegrationEmail marketing vendor for newsletter and challenge sequences.
• Eventbriteoperational vendor — event ticketingTechnology or IntegrationEvent-ticketing platform used for in-person meetups.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comet: French curated freelance platform for tech, data, and product talent. Comparable on the curated-matching thesis and quality bar, though Comet targets mainstream enterprise clients rather than ESS/impact organizations.
• Free-Work (formerly 404works): Major French freelance platform and job board for IT, digital, and creative freelancers. Competes in the same freelance discovery space as Social Declik, with broader scope but no impact/ESS specialization or curated matchmaking.
• Malt: Leading French freelance platform with hundreds of thousands of freelancers and a broader pool across tech, marketing, and design. Direct competitor in the French freelance matching market; differs from Social Declik in lacking a curated impact/ESS vertical, manifesto-based cultural filter, and Qualiopi training offering.

Broad incumbents

• Upwork: Global freelance marketplace and the largest platform in the category. Differs in its algorithmic, low-curation model; relevant as the dominant marketplace Social Declik's curated, impact-focused thesis positions itself against.
• Makesense (association): Parent association of Jobs That Makesense and the organization that incubated Social Declik. A 15+ year impact ecosystem incumbent operating across incubation, community and employment — now the post-merger parent platform for Social Declik's offerings.
• Toptal: Global curated freelance platform for top-tier tech and design talent. Comparable on the curated, vetted-freelancer model and human-matching approach, but operating globally without an impact/ESS vertical.

Regional players

• StaffMe: French freelance and short-term staffing platform for students, young graduates, and independent workers. Comparable in the French freelance-platform category but targets a different demographic (early-career) and a different delivery model (algorithmic).

Emerging players

• Latitudes: French impact innovation studio and ecosystem player. Named as a Social Declik ecosystem partner; comparable positioning in the French impact entrepreneurship space and an overlapping audience of impact-engaged professionals and organizations.
• Ticket for Change: French impact training and talent-incubation organization that upskills people to launch impact-aligned careers. Comparable audience (impact-oriented professionals) and partly overlapping training-offering logic, though not a freelance matching platform.

Others

• YOSS (portage salarial): French digital portage salarial (umbrella employment) platform for independent workers. Adjacent rather than competitive — relevant because Social Declik's freelancers sometimes need portage services (Rhapsody, Coop Portage are existing partners).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/social-declik

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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