Libera Associazioni Nomi E Numeri Contro Le Mafie

What Libera Associazioni Nomi E Numeri Contro Le Mafie does

Libera Associazioni Nomi e Numeri Contro Le Mafie is an Italian non-profit civic association founded in 1995 and headquartered in Rome at Via Stamira 5/7, commonly known simply as "Libera." The organization coordinates Italy's largest decentralized anti-mafia civic network, operating through 20 regional coordinations, 82 provincial coordinations, and 288 local presidi, with international reach through three regional networks — ALAS (Latin America), CHANCE (Europe), and PLACE (Africa). Its mission spans civic education, advocacy against organized crime and corruption, social reuse of confiscated mafia assets, restorative justice pathways for at-risk youth and adults, and commemorative events such as the annual March 21 Day of Memory and Commitment honoring innocent victims of mafia violence.

The organization's portfolio consists of programs, publications, and content platforms rather than a unified software product. Core offerings include the Centro di Documentazione (a thematic research hub dedicated to Roberto Morrione and Santo Della Volpe), Whistle Monitor (civic monitoring of public administration whistleblowing channels), the Diario di Bordo three-volume series on criminal activity in Italian and international ports, the biannual Lettera95 periodical, E!State Liberi! (volunteer camps on confiscated properties), Libera Sport, the Università e Ricerca program (with the Tracce Libere conference series), the Amunì juvenile restorative justice program, the Linea Libera helpline for extortion and usury reporting, and ExtraLibera, a multimedia educational space in central Rome. Digital touchpoints include the VIVI web documentary (vivi.libera.it), the Libera Informazione free press platform, and the libera.it website.

Libera's revenue model is diversified across non-profit streams: individual donations, the Italian 5x1000 tax designation (CF 97116440583), recurring membership fees (tesseramento), branded merchandise sales (polo shirts, t-shirts, bags) through partner Consorzio Libera Terra Mediterraneo, memorial donations, donor-determined solidarity pergamene for special occasions (supporting the Amunì project), corporate ethical partnerships, and estate legacies. Founding and strategic partnerships include Gruppo Abele (co-organizer based in Turin) and Consorzio Libera Terra Mediterraneo (Corleone, Sicily, for merchandise production), supported by an affiliated network of associated organizations (Casa Comune APS, LiberTerra, Numeri Pari, La Via Libera, Libera Informazione).

Name

Libera Associazioni Nomi E Numeri Contro Le Mafie

Legal name

Libera. Associazioni, nomi e numeri contro le mafie

Website

https://libera.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Italian non-profit founded in 1995 coordinating 288 local presidi for anti-mafia civic education, advocacy, and social reuse of confiscated assets, funded by donations, 5x1000 tax designation, memberships, and merchandise, with international networks in Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-mafia civic advocacy and education

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Governance, Democracy & Rule of Law (BPAGABAI), Civic, Citizenship & Community Engagement Education (EDAAAEAI), Civil Society Strengthening & Civic Space (BPADAGAD)

Keywords

• Anti-mafia advocacy
• Civic education
• Confiscated asset reuse
• Anti-corruption monitoring
• Restorative justice programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Libera receives donations from individuals and organizations supporting its anti-mafia mission. The organization also benefits from the Italian 5x1000 tax designation (taxpayers can allocate 0.5% of their tax to the organization, CF 97116440583).
2. Membership Fees (Tesseramento): Individuals can become members of the association through an annual membership fee, joining the network of anti-mafia civic activists.
3. Gadget Sales: Libera sells branded merchandise (polo shirts, t-shirts, bags) through the online shop sostieni.libera.it. The sales margin is entirely directed to funding Libera's activities. Products are colorful, ethical, organic, and solidarity-based, produced in collaboration with cooperatives, certified companies, and small social enterprises.
4. Memorial Donations: Donations made in memory of deceased loved ones, with families able to suggest collective donations as an alternative to funeral flowers, maintaining the organization's visibility and support base.
5. Special Occasion Solidarity Pergamene: Customized solidarity parchment certificates offered as alternatives to traditional gifts for weddings, births, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and retirements. Proceeds support the Amunì project for youth involved in restorative justice programs.
6. Corporate Partnerships: Companies can become active partners of Libera, demonstrating corporate ethics commitment against mafia and corruption. Corporate partnerships provide financial support alongside reputational alignment.
7. Legacies and Inheritance (Lasciti ed Eredità): Individuals can leave a legacy or inheritance to Libera in their estate planning, providing long-term financial sustainability for the organization's mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Libera is an Italian anti-mafia civic association (ONLUS) that coordinates 20 regional, 82 provincial and 288 local presidi to deliver civic education, memory initiatives, restorative justice programs, advocacy, and promotion of social reuse of assets confiscated from organized crime. Its core deliverables are programs and campaigns (E!State Liberi!, Libera Sport, Scuola, Università e Ricerca, Centro di Documentazione, Amunì, Linea Libera, Whistle Monitor, Beni Confiscati, 21 Marzo Day of Memory, Anticorruzione Civica, Liberi di Scegliere), supported by research publications (Lettera95, Diario di Bordo, Veneto Variante Criminalità, Linea Libera Dossier) and a network of community, educational and digital platforms.

Product overview

Libera is a nonprofit anti-mafia coordination organization, not a technology company. Its offerings consist of social programs, educational initiatives, advocacy campaigns, and publications rather than a unified software product or platform. Core programs include: E!State Liberi! (volunteer camps on confiscated properties), Libera Sport (sports initiatives), Scuola (school programs), Università (university engagement), Centro di Documentazione (documentation center on mafia topics), Amunì (juvenile justice program), Whistle Monitor (whistleblowing transparency monitoring), Linea Libera (denunciation support), RimanDati (data literacy), ExtraLibera (multimedia space in Rome), and the Lettera95 periodical. The organization also publishes dossiers and reports on mafia phenomena, manages beni confiscati (confiscated assets) reuse promotion, and coordinates 288 local presidi across Italy through 20 regional and 82 provincial coordination bodies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALAS: International network for Latin America focusing on social alternatives and anti-mafia work
• CHANCE
• PLACE
• ExtraLibera
• E!State Liberi!
• Libera Sport
• Centro di Documentazione
• Whistle Monitor

Products and services

• E!State Liberi! Annual summer volunteer camps and training on properties confiscated from organized crime, involving a week of community life promoting justice and social responsibility; intended for Italian citizens, students, and young adults seeking hands-on civic engagement.
• Libera Sport Sports-based civic initiative promoting social values and anti-mafia education through athletic activities and fair-play programs, targeted at schools, sports clubs, and young athletes.
• Scuola e Formazione Educational programs for schools focused on civil education, inclusion, and civic activation against mafia culture; designed for teachers, educators, and students in Italian schools.
• Università e Ricerca University and research programs creating a scientific network of civic commitment against mafia and corruption; serves academics, researchers, and university students.
• Centro di Documentazione Thematic documentation center and archive on anti-mafia and anti-corruption struggles, dedicated to Roberto Morrione and Santo Della Volpe; serves researchers, journalists, students, and citizens.
• Amunì Juvenile justice program supporting youth involved in reparation pathways, providing growth and reintegration opportunities; targeted at minors in restorative-justice contexts.
• Whistle Monitor Civic monitoring report on transparency, accessibility and usability of whistleblowing channels in Italian Public Administration; intended for institutions, journalists, and citizens.
• Linea Libera Helpline and support service for reporting extortion, usury, and corruption, supporting victims and witnesses; targeted at victims of mafia/extortion crimes in Italy.
• Beni Confiscati (Social Reuse of Confiscated Assets) Program promoting social reuse of properties confiscated from organized crime through participatory planning and local development initiatives; serves local administrations, associations, and communities.
• 21 Marzo — Giornata della Memoria e dell'Impegno Annual national day of memory and commitment honoring innocent victims of mafia violence, organized annually on March 21; targeted at the general Italian public, victims' families, and civic activists.
• Anticorruzione Civica Civic anti-corruption initiative monitoring and exposing corrupt practices in public administration; serves citizens, journalists, and oversight bodies.
• ExtraLibera (Multimedia Space) Multimedia space in central Rome dedicated to learning about mafia and anti-mafia movements; available to the public via group and individual booking visits.
• Libera Solidarity Gadgets (Branded Merchandise) Online sale of branded solidarity merchandise (polo shirts, t-shirts, bags), produced with ethical, organic, and certified-company standards in collaboration with cooperatives and small social enterprises via Consorzio Libera Terra Mediterraneo; margins fund Libera's activities. Targeted at supporters and the general public.
• Lettera95 (Biannual Periodical) Biannual periodical of Libera reporting on activities, events, and anti-mafia initiatives; published as PDF downloads and distributed to supporters and the public.
• Veneto Variante Criminalità (Veneto Criminality Variant Report) Research publication analyzing mafia criminality and corruption patterns in the Veneto region during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, produced with local chamber-of-commerce and environmental-registry partners.
• Linea Libera Dossier (Extortion, Usury and Corruption Dossier) Dossier on extortion, usury, and corruption based on survey research in Italian cities; intended for citizens, institutions, journalists and researchers.
• Diario di Bordo — Porti Italiani (Italian Ports Criminality Report) Three-volume report series (first report) documenting criminal phenomena and trends of criminal infiltration in Italian and international ports; intended for institutions, port authorities, journalists and researchers.
• VIVI (Web Documentary) Web documentary platform documenting memories and commitment to victims of mafia violence; intended for the general public, schools, and civic activists.
• Libera Informazione (Online Press) Free online press platform for anti-mafia journalism and information; intended for journalists, citizens, and researchers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55,824 indicator crimes tracked in Veneto 2022-2023 (68% increase vs pre-pandemic biennium)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gruppo AbelecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGruppo Abele is a founding partner and co-organizer of Libera. Based in Turin, it is one of Italy's oldest anti-mafia and social justice organizations, working alongside Libera on advocacy, memory, and social justice programs.
• CHANCE (Europe Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHANCE is Libera's European network dedicated to international anti-mafia cooperation across Europe, reflecting Libera's commitment to transnational civic engagement against organized crime.
• PLACE (Africa Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPLACE is Libera's African network, extending anti-mafia social work to the African continent as part of Libera's international strategy recognizing that mafias increasingly operate beyond national borders.
• ALAS (América Latina Alternativa Social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALAS is Libera's Latin American network (América Latina Alternativa Social), extending anti-mafia civic engagement to Central and South America. Libera has published reports from this network (e.g., 'Diari dall'Argentina: Non saremo mica argentini!').
• Centro di Documentazione LiberaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Documentary Center is a Libera-affiliated documentation hub dedicated to anti-mafia and anti-corruption research, providing specialized archives and knowledge resources.
• Libera InformazioneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLibera Informazione is an affiliated information network that supports media and communications around anti-mafia and anti-corruption topics.
• Casa Comune APSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasa Comune is an associated organization within the Libera network, promoting shared community spaces and civic engagement.
• LiberTerraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiberTerra is an associated organization within the Libera network, focusing on land and territorial issues related to confiscated assets and anti-mafia civic reuse.
• Numeri PariminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNumeri Pari is an associated organization within the Libera network, contributing to civic engagement and anti-corruption efforts.
• La Via LiberaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Via Libera is an associated organization within the Libera network, focused on communication and outreach on anti-mafia topics.
• ExtraLiberaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtraLibera is the multimedia space operated by Libera in central Rome, dedicated to educating the public about mafia and anti-mafia through immersive experiences.
• VIVI (Web Documentary)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIVI (vivi.libera.it) is a web documentary project within the Libera network focused on memory and commitment to victims of mafia violence.
• Consorzio Libera Terra Mediterraneo Cooperativa sociale ONLUScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsorzio Libera Terra Mediterraneo is the partner that manages production and sale of Libera branded merchandise (gadgets). The consortium is based in Corleone, Sicily, and combines social enterprise with anti-mafia values. All sales margins from gadget purchases fund Libera's activities. Contact: Via Porta Palermo 132, 90048 San Giuseppe Jato (PA). P.IVA 05748120820.
• Sezione Regionale del Veneto dell'Albo Nazionale Gestori AmbientaliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for the Veneto regional research 'Sguardo d'insieme', which analyzed criminal activity trends in the Veneto region during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Unione Regionale delle Camere di Commercio del VenetominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the collaborative research on criminal activity trends in Veneto, providing data and institutional support for the 'Sguardo d'insieme' report on mafia presence and criminality in the region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Gruppo Abele: Turin-based Italian civic society organization founded by Don Luigi Ciotti, co-founding partner of Libera. Operates anti-violence, anti-mafia, and social justice programs with overlapping mission, leadership lineage, and program portfolio.
• Avviso Pubblico: Network of Italian municipalities and local administrations committed to legality and anti-corruption. Comparable to Libera in its civic-society/anti-mafia focus but specialized at the public-administration rather than grassroots-civil-society level.
• Transparency International Italy: Italian chapter of the global Transparency International movement, focused on anti-corruption monitoring, policy advocacy, and ranking — closely comparable to Libera's Whistle Monitor and Anticorruzione Civica programs in mission and stakeholder base.
• Centro Siciliano di Documentazione Giuseppe Impastato: Sicilian anti-mafia documentation center named after journalist/activist Giuseppe Impastato. Comparable to Libera's Centro di Documentazione in its documentation-and-memory function within the Italian anti-mafia civic space.
• Fondazione Con Il Sud: Italian southern-Italy foundation that funds social inclusion, anti-mafia, and confiscated-asset-reuse projects. Operates the same anti-mafia philanthropic mission in the same Italian southern geography as Libera's confiscated-assets work.
• Addiopizzo: Palermo-based grassroots movement promoting a 'pizzo-free' economy of businesses that refuse extortion payments. Comparable to Libera in anti-extortion and anti-mafia civic engagement, particularly relevant to Libera's Linea Libera extortion-reporting program.

Broad incumbents

• Legambiente: Italy's largest environmental civic association with a similarly distributed regional/provincial/local structure and strong public-brand presence. Comparable in operating model (membership network, regional coordinations, watchdog reports) though with a different mission.
• ARCI: Large Italian civic-association umbrella organization promoting social rights, anti-racism, and cultural engagement. Comparable to Libera as a nationwide civic-society membership network but with a broader social-rights rather than anti-mafia mission.
• Global Witness: UK-based international NGO investigating and exposing organized crime, corruption, and natural resource-linked illicit finance. Closely comparable in mission (organized-crime-focused advocacy) with a global scope and stronger investigative-journalism orientation.
• Transparency International: Global leader in anti-corruption advocacy, indices, and policy engagement. Operates at a far larger scale with chapters in 100+ countries, comparable in mission to Libera but with a global rather than Italian geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/fondazioneLibera
• Facebookfacebook.com/liberacontrolemafie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/libera-associazioni-nomi-e-numeri-contro-le-mafie

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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