What Uriopss Bourgogne Franche-comté does

URIOPSS Bourgogne Franche-Comté (legal name: URIOPSS Bourgogne Franche-Comté; also operating as URIOPSS BFC) is a regional non-profit union (union régionale) representing associations, foundations, mutuals, and their establishments operating in the social, medico-social, and health sectors across the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté administrative region of France. The organization is one of 18 regional unions federated under the national Uniopss (Union Nationale des Associations Régionales, Fédérations et Syndicats du Secteur Sanitaire, Social et Médico-social) network, which collectively advocate for the non-profit social sector at the national level. URIOPSS BFC operates two offices — a registered headquarters at 6 bis rue Pierre Curie, 21000 Dijon, and an administrative headquarters at 7 rue Léonard de Vinci, 25000 Besançon (Maison de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire) — and is led by President Bernard Quaretta and Director Catherine Serre.

The organization's service portfolio spans professional training programs (INTER, INTRA, and shared training formats covering management, governance, HR, and ethics in social/medico-social sectors), a member-exclusive expertise database containing analyses, position papers, and technical notes, an employment space (Espace Emploi) for job postings and candidate searches, a DLA resource center for organizational development support, and event programming including conferences and regional days. In 2026, URIOPSS BFC participated in the launch of E-Solidarités, a national digital platform distributing Uniopss-Uriopss network expertise across national, regional, and departmental levels. Core technology infrastructure is built on Drupal-based content management, with the member expertise database hosted at expertise.uriopss-bfc.fr and the main portal at uriopss-bfc.fr. Marketing and member engagement channels include the website, email newsletter, Facebook and Twitter/X presence, YouTube (via Semaine Bleue), and in-person events.

URIOPSS BFC's business model is built on recurring annual membership fees from associations, foundations, and mutuals in the regional social/medico-social sector, supplemented by training service revenue from INTER, INTRA, and shared training programs offered to both members and external organizations. Distribution is direct via the Dijon and Besançon offices, phone consultations, and the online member portal. The organization holds formal representational mandates with ARS BFC (Agence Régionale de Santé Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), departmental councils (Doubs, Haute-Saône, Yonne), and Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse (PJJ), and participates in national advocacy campaigns through the Uniopss federation, including the June 2026 co-signed letter to the French Prime Minister on generalized funding cuts to non-profit social sector actors.

Name

Uriopss Bourgogne Franche-comté

Legal name

URIOPSS Bourgogne Franche-Comté

Website

https://uriopss-bfc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

URIOPSS Bourgogne Franche-Comté is a regional non-profit union representing associations, foundations, and mutuals in the social, medico-social, and health sectors across the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France, providing training, expertise, advocacy, and representation services as part of the national Uniopss federation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuilly-lès-dijon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from associations, foundations, and mutuals operating in the social, medico-social, and health sectors in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
2. Training services: INTER, INTRA, and shared training programs with the Uniopss-Uriopss network offered to members and external organizations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Uriopss Bourgogne Franche-Comté is a regional non-profit association union that represents, supports, and provides services to associations, foundations, and mutuals operating in the social, medico-social, and health sectors across the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its core offerings include the E-Solidarités digital expertise platform, professional training programs (INTER, INTRA, and shared formats), a member-only expertise database, a job board for members, policy advocacy, and event organization.

Product overview

Uriopss Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is a regional union of associations operating in the social, medico-social, and health sectors. The organization provides a coordinated portfolio of services including the E-Solidarités digital expertise platform, professional training programs (INTER, INTRA, and shared training within the Uniopss-Uriopss network), an employment space for job postings, expert databases with specialized analyses, publications, and event organization. These offerings serve member associations and institutional partners across 13 thematic domains including Europe, associative life, employment and HR, decentralization, social protection, financial management, home services, anti-exclusion, childhood and youth, health, social and medico-social services, disability, and elderly care.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-Solidarités Platform A digital platform providing access to expertise, analyses, and resources from the Uniopss-Uriopss network for professionals in the social, medico-social, and health sectors.
• Formation (Training Services) Professional training programs offered in INTER, INTRA, and shared formats covering topics such as management, governance, HR, and ethics in social and medico-social sectors. Available to members and external organizations.
• Expertise Database (Base d'expertise) Member-only access database containing analyses, expert contributions, position papers, meeting reports, and technical notes from the Uniopss-Uriopss network.
• Espace Emploi (Employment Space) Free job posting and application service for member associations to post employment opportunities and search for candidates.
• DLA Resource Center A resource center for the Local Support Device (DLA) providing guidance for social and medico-social associations on employment consolidation and organizational development.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and regional.

• Uniopss (Union Nationale des Associations Intermédiaires d'Insertion par le Logement et/Ou le Social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent national federation of the Uriopss network. The Uniopss coordinates 18 regional Uriopss unions across France, providing national advocacy, shared resources, training programs, and expertise. Uriopss BFC participates in national campaigns, congresses, and policy development through this partnership.
• Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse (PJJ)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment child welfare service. Partnership for regional event on наркотик trafficking impact on youth and vulnerable persons, combining expertise from PJJ, pédopsychiatry, and associative sector to address challenges in child protection.
• Département de Haute-SaôneregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual meetings with departmental representatives to discuss solidarity policies, including child welfare schema development and elderly care initiatives.
• Conseil Départemental du DoubsregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual presentation of departmental political and budgetary orientations for child welfare and autonomy sectors to ESMS management organizations.
• ARS BFC (Agence Régionale de Santé Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular federation meetings with regional health agency covering inspections, budget campaigns, funding, complex situations, and sector development including CPOM cycles.
• Conseil Départemental de l'YonneregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on child welfare policy, including new facility development in northern Yonne and contractual engagement with ARS for young people with dual vulnerabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• UNAPEI: National federation of associations representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Comparable as a membership-based network of non-profit associations, though focused on a single sub-sector rather than the full social/medico-social spectrum covered by Uriopss BFC.
• Fédération des Acteurs de la Solidarité (FAS): National federation of associations working on social exclusion, poverty, and housing. Comparable as a membership-based network serving non-profit associations in adjacent social-sector subdomains, with partial overlap on member profile and training/advocacy services.

Broad incumbents

• Synofdes: National employers' union for the private social sector. Comparable as an association representing social-sector organizations but oriented toward labor relations and collective bargaining rather than training and expertise services.
• NEXEM: National federation of private non-profit social, medico-social, and healthcare employers. Comparable in mission and membership type (private non-profit associations in the same sectors), but operates nationally and focuses more on employer/labor relations than regional advocacy.
• FEHAP: Fédération des Établissements Hospitaliers et d'Aide à la Personne, the largest national federation of private non-profit health and social establishments. Broadly comparable membership base and advocacy function but with national scope and a stronger focus on hospital and medico-social establishments.

Direct peers

• Uriopss Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Sibling regional Uriopss union covering the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Offers the same portfolio of training, expertise, advocacy, and job board services to associations in the social/medico-social/health sectors, operating under the same Uniopss charter.
• Uriopss Grand Est: Sibling regional Uriopss providing the same membership representation, expertise database, and training catalog for social/medico-social associations in the Grand Est region.
• Uniopss (national federation): National parent federation of all 18 regional Uriopss unions including Uriopss BFC. Directly comparable as a membership-based association network representing the same social, medico-social, and health associations, with overlapping services (training, advocacy, publications).
• Uriopss Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Another sibling regional Uriopss union offering directly comparable membership, training, and advocacy services to social sector associations across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• Uriopss Île-de-France: Largest sibling regional Uriopss by membership, serving Paris-region associations with the same service portfolio as Uriopss BFC and serving as a useful benchmark for scale and program scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/URIOPSS_BFC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SemainebleueOrga/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/URIOPSSBFC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uriopss-bfc

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Profiles6 records

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