Impact Campus

Name

Impact Campus

Legal name

Impact Campus

Website

https://impact-campus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Campus Events, Programming & Student Engagement (EDALAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA), Community Engagement & Social Integration Programs (Clubs, Events, Volunteering) (EDAIAKAE), First-Year Experience & Transition Programs (EDALABAE)

Keywords

• Student civic engagement programs
• Ecological transition education
• Higher education pedagogy
• Hybrid learning curricula
• Teacher training transitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pedagogical program fees from higher education institutions: Impact Campus builds and deploys pedagogical programs with higher education establishments in exchange for program fees. Institutions pay for the design, deployment, and facilitation of engagement citizen programs and hybrid transition pathways. The organization is an association under Groupe SOS (non-profit, no shareholders) and holds ESUS (Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale) status.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Impact Campus designs, develops, and deploys civic engagement and ecological/social transition pedagogical programs for higher education institutions in France. Its core offerings include student civic engagement programs (30-40 hour volunteer missions validated with ECTS credits), hybrid learning curricula integrating MOOCs, conferences, workshops and action projects, teacher training on transition topics, and customized hackathons. Programs are delivered through institutional partnerships with universities, business schools, and engineering schools, and connect students with a network of 220+ associations and foundations.

Product overview

Impact Campus is a not-for-profit association and Social Utility Enterprise (ESUS) that offers a portfolio of pedagogical programs for higher education institutions. The core offering comprises three interconnected products: (1) Programmes d'Engagement citoyen étudiant - civic engagement programs where students complete volunteer missions at associations/public institutions, validated with ECTS; (2) Parcours pédagogique hybride Transitions - hybrid learning curricula integrating MOOCs, conferences, and action projects on ecological/social transitions; and (3) Formation des enseignants - teacher training on transition topics. Supporting modules include the MOOC 'Des ODDs à la Transition écologique et sociale', the PACT volunteer immersion program, and custom-designed Hackathons/Challenges. All programs are deployed through LMS integrations (Moodle, BlackBoard) and are accompanied by case studies, facilitation teams, and partnerships with 200+ associations and foundations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PACT (Programme d'Action Citoyenne de Terrain): Citizen action program for student civic engagement in general interest structures, developed in partnership with OMNES Education and Groupe SOS.

Products and services

• Programmes d'Engagement Citoyen Étudiant Civic engagement programs in which students complete 30-40 hour volunteer missions at associations, foundations, or public institutions as part of their academic curriculum. Programs include preparation conferences, mini-MOOCs, and launch webinars, and are validated with ECTS credits. Targeted at higher education institutions seeking to embed structured civic engagement in their degree programs.
• Parcours pédagogique hybride Transitions Hybrid learning curricula on ecological and social transitions integrated into higher education program structures. Includes MOOCs, conferences, interviews, workshops, professional encounters, and solidarity/civic actions over 1-2 semesters, targeting 100-1,500 students per cohort. Delivered via LMS platforms such as Moodle and BlackBoard.
• Formation des enseignants aux transitions écologique et sociale Teacher training and accompaniment program launched in 2024 to help educators build competencies on ecological and social transition topics through peer exchanges, expert meetings, and interdisciplinary approaches. Designed to help higher education institutions comply with Ministry directives on transition training.
• PACT (Programme d'Action Citoyenne de Terrain) Immersive volunteer program for students in structures serving general interest, developed in partnership with OMNES Education group and Groupe SOS. Sensitizes students to social and civic engagement forms at structures in need and is deployed across 5 schools in 4 French cities reaching 2,000 first-year students annually with 60,000 volunteer hours generated.
• Challenges / Hackathons Custom-designed challenges and hackathons gathering 60-400 students to solve real-world problems related to ecological/social transitions. Combines design thinking, academic research, and the 17 UN SDGs, linking students with real business challenges from companies such as Club Med, Mondelez International, and Veolia Eau.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of students were satisfied with the program in 2023 at ECE École d'Ingénieurs.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

33 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Groupe SOScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Campus is a structural entity of the Groupe SOS, a non-profit associative group and leader in social entrepreneurship in Europe. Groupe SOS comprises 650 associations, social enterprises, establishments, and services, with 21,000 employees in France and over 40 countries. This parent relationship provides Impact Campus with institutional backing, shared mission, and cross-organizational resources.
• OMNES Education GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe PACT (Programme d'Action Citoyenne de Terrain) program is co-developed and deployed with OMNES Education, covering 5 schools in 4 cities (Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Rennes) and reaching 2,000 first-year students annually with 60,000 volunteer hours generated.
• HEC PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Campus built and deploys HEC Paris's mandatory 'Engagement Citoyen' module for first-year students (30-hour volunteer mission, validated by a written memoir).
• EMLyon Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Campus co-developed EMLyon's Responsible Engagement Program requiring 40 hours of volunteering in an association.
• Sciences Po PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Campus contributes to Sciences Po's mandatory civic pathway, which includes a civic internship, a 60-hour civic project, and a written report over three years.
• Université Paris NanterremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple projects including a blended curriculum on ecological and social transition. Winner of the EdTech 2017 award in partnership with this university.
• EPF (École Polytechnique Féminin)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPF integrated 'engagement citoyen' into its competency framework with modules built alongside Impact Campus since 2017.
• CNAM – École VaucansonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApprentis 360° project using virtual reality and digital learning for ecological transition training. Winner of EdTech 2018 award.
• PSB – Paris School of BusinessmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegration of ethical and sustainable development issues into PSB's pedagogical curricula through engagement programs developed with Impact Campus.
• Burgundy School of Business (BSB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized annual 'Innovation Sprint' 4-day hackathons for 450 students with real sustainability challenges from corporate partners.
• Linkcity (Bouygues)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized a Grand Hackathon Urbain with Linkcity in the Lille metropolitan area, bringing together students, professionals, and local stakeholders.
• Club MedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided real-world sustainability challenges for BSB's Innovation Sprint hackathon alongside Mondelez International and Veolia Eau.
• Mondelez InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided real-world sustainability challenges for BSB's Innovation Sprint hackathon alongside Club Med and Veolia Eau.
• Veolia EauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided real-world sustainability challenges for BSB's Innovation Sprint hackathon alongside Club Med and Mondelez International.
• AFEV (Association de la Fondation Étudiante pour la Ville)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Campus co-leads a national advocacy coalition with AFEV, Enactus, ZupdeCo, Institut de l'Engagement, and 1 Lettre 1 Sourire for the generalization of student civic engagement in higher education.
• Enactus FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the advocacy coalition for student civic engagement generalization. Joint event organization (e.g., 'Comment former et recruter une génération en quête de sens ?' table-ronde).
• ZupdeCocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-advocacy partner for the generalization of student civic engagement in higher education.
• Institut de l'EngagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-advocacy partner for the generalization of student civic engagement in higher education. Contributed to the Impact Tank's Impact Measurement Summit table-ronde.
• 1 Lettre 1 SourirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-advocacy partner for the generalization of student civic engagement in higher education.
• Campus ResponsablesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-standing content and event partnership. Co-hosted a webinar on integrating sustainable development and student engagement into curricula. Impact Campus has participated in Campus Responsables events for many years.
• Finance for Tomorrow / FIRminorGTM or Marketing PartnerImpact Campus is a partner of the 'Quand la finance est bonne' video series by Finance for Tomorrow and the FIR (Forum for Responsible Investment), to raise awareness about impact financing and the SDGs.
• Les Restos du CoeurminorOthersNational charity that hosts student volunteers from Impact Campus programs during food drives and regular operations. In 2024, student volunteers collected 2.28 tonnes of food.
• Emmaus FranceminorOthersNetwork of solidarity organizations that hosts Impact Campus student volunteers as part of their civic missions.
• Les Petits Frères des PauvresminorOthersFoundation combating isolation of elderly people, hosting Impact Campus student volunteers who provide companionship and support.
• Fondation Raoul FollereauminorOthersFoundation combating leprosy and poverty, hosting Impact Campus student volunteers for social missions.
• APF France HandicapminorOthersMajor disability organization that hosts Impact Campus student volunteers in various support roles.
• Emmaus ConnectminorOthersDigital inclusion organization that hosts Impact Campus student volunteers for digital literacy support missions.
• Art ExploraminorOthersCultural foundation that hosts Impact Campus student volunteers. Participated as a panelist at World Impact Summit 2024.
• CarboneZérominorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost of the podcast interview with Baptiste Pécriaux on student engagement and ecological transition (April 2023).
• Impact TankmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Tank organized the Impact Measurement Summit (April 2024) at the CESE, where Impact Campus led a table-ronde on generalizing student civic engagement. Tony Bernard, Impact Tank's Delegate General, sits on Impact Campus's scientific committee.
• REFEDD (Réseau Étudiant Français pour le Développement Durable)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent network for sustainable development. Impact Campus spoke at REFEDD's national student conference on sustainable development in May 2019.
• UTOPIESmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganizer of the Trophées des Campus Responsables, of which Impact Campus has been a partner for more than 5 years. UTOPIES hosts the event under the patronage of the Ministry of Ecology.
• SulitestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Aurélien Descamps (who sits on Impact Campus's scientific committee), Sulitest provides sustainability knowledge assessment tools used in educational contexts.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pro-Bono Lab: Pro-Bono Lab is a French organization that engages skilled volunteers (often professionals and students) to support non-profits with strategic and operational projects. It is a direct peer in the skills-based volunteer matching space and serves overlapping association and student populations.
• Institut de l'Engagement: Institut de l'Engagement identifies and supports young people who have completed civic service or engagement programs. It is a direct peer in the student civic engagement ecosystem and co-leads the same national advocacy coalition as Impact Campus.
• AFEV (Association de la Fondation Étudiante pour la Ville): AFEV is a major French student civic engagement organization that mobilizes young volunteers for educational and social missions in underserved neighborhoods. It is a direct peer as it co-leads the same national advocacy coalition as Impact Campus and serves overlapping student and association populations.
• Enactus France: Enactus France is the French branch of a global student social entrepreneurship network active in higher education institutions. It is a direct peer operating student-led civic/social programs in the same French universities that Impact Campus serves, and is a co-advocacy partner.
• Unis-Cité: Unis-Cité is a pioneering French civic service organization that runs structured volunteer programs for young people. It is a direct peer in mobilizing youth into associative missions and was instrumental in establishing the Service Civique framework that complements Impact Campus's higher-education engagement programs.
• ZupdeCo: ZupdeCo is a French non-profit that mobilizes university students for educational mentoring in priority neighborhoods. It is a direct peer in operating student volunteer programs in French higher education and is a co-advocacy partner with Impact Campus.
• Passerelles & Compétences: Passerelles & Compétences is a French association connecting volunteer professionals and students with non-profit organizations for skills-based missions. It is a direct peer operating a similar volunteer-matching model between skilled individuals (often students) and general-interest associations.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française (Youth Programs): The French Red Cross runs youth engagement and volunteering programs across France, including in higher education settings. It is a broad incumbent in the civic engagement and volunteer space with overlapping student-facing programs but a much larger and more diversified portfolio.

Others

• Campus Responsables: Campus Responsables is a French network that convenes higher education institutions around sustainability and CSR. It is an adjacent ecosystem participant — Impact Campus has been a long-standing partner for 5+ years, but Campus Responsables is a membership/advocacy network rather than a direct program provider.

Emerging players

• Make.org: Make.org is a French civic tech non-profit that runs large-scale citizen consultation and engagement campaigns. It is an emerging player with partial overlap in the civic engagement space, though focused on mass democratic participation rather than higher education curricula.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles6 records

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