Association of Friends of Jaroslav Foglar

What Association of Friends of Jaroslav Foglar does

Sdružení přátel Jaroslava Foglara is a nonprofit organization that organizes educational and leisure activities inspired by the works of Jaroslav Foglar. It runs clubs and sections for children and teenagers, prepares weekend events and multi‑day games themed around Rychlé šípy and Stínadla, and hosts competitions in public transport games, football and other outdoor activities. The organization supports and trains youth leaders through courses such as its forest school program. It also publishes and distributes materials including the Bobří stopa magazine and special editions like Rychlé šípy in Ukrainian. Sdružení přátel Jaroslava Foglara collaborates with schools, libraries and cultural partners to create puzzle trails, exhibitions and memorial events connected to Foglar’s stories.

Name

Association of Friends of Jaroslav Foglar

Legal name

Sdružení přátel Jaroslava Foglara

Website

https://web.spjf.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sdružení přátel Jaroslava Foglara organizes youth clubs, events and publications inspired by Jaroslav Foglar’s works.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Organization and Cultural Heritage Association

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

Keywords

• Youth clubs organization
• Children's micro-collectives
• Scouting activities
• Summer youth camps
• Collectible badges

Headquarters

HQ city

Brno

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

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Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sdružení přátel Jaroslava Foglara (SPJF) is a Czech non-profit association that organizes children's clubs (mikrokolektivy) operating without adult leaders, inspired by Jaroslav Foglar's literary and pedagogical works. The association runs six regional branches that coordinate youth activities, summer camps, urban tracking games, competitions, and long-term games, while publishing the Bobří stopa magazine, the Zpravodaj SPJF newsletter, and Foglar-themed books including Braille editions. It also operates the iKlubovna.cz club portal, the dlouhodobka.cz game website, the Foglarovský obchůdek e-shop, and a custom button/badge manufacturing service.

Product overview

Sdružení přátel Jaroslava Foglara (SPJF) operates as a youth organization focused on children's micro-collectives (clubs without adult leaders). Its product portfolio consists primarily of publications (Bobří stopa magazine, Zpravodaj SPJF newsletter), digital platforms (iKlubovna.cz club portal, dlouhodobka.cz game website), e-commerce (Foglarovský obchůdek e-shop), a custom button-making service, and organized games/competitions (STÍNADLA 85 tracking game, Memoriál Jana Tleskače hedgehog extraction competition). The organization also produces books in Braille for visually impaired readers and maintains collector's card series (Ulčovky).

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Products and services

• Pevnost Boyard summer camp Summer camp organized by the 6th Bobří stopy troop Wakantanka for children aged 6-15, including transport, meals, accommodation, program, rewards, and excursion. Targeted at families with children seeking structured summer adventure experiences.
• Bobří stopa magazine Children's magazine published since 1993 by SPJF that organizes and oversees children's clubs (KBS, DK, IK, BT and others). Develops children's interest in wilderness skills, adventure, sports, and other traditional and non-traditional activities. Targeted at club members and youth readers.
• iKlubovna.cz club portal Internet portal for clubs and club members, serving as the primary digital platform for SPJF club activities, articles, forums, and community interaction. Includes the e-Stopa internet magazine. Targeted at club leaders, club members, and Foglar enthusiasts.
• dlouhodobka.cz long-term games portal Website for long-term games (Dlouhodobka) organized for clubs, supporting the organization's gamification activities and ongoing competition structures. Targeted at registered clubs and their members.
• Foglarovský obchůdek e-shop Online store selling Foglar-themed merchandise including books, collector cards, badges, postcards, memorabilia, and commemorative items. Targeted at collectors, fans, club members, and the general public.
• Buttony button/badge making service Custom button/badge manufacturing service producing 37mm buttons at 10 Kč per piece for the general public and 8 Kč for SPJF members, with 25 Kč shipping. Targeted at clubs, members, and the general public.
• STÍNADLA 85 urban tracking game Urban tracking game taking place in Prague from November 7, 2025 to January 23, 2026, based on Jaroslav Foglar's Stínadla stories. Targeted at clubs, families, and urban explorers.
• Memoriál Jana Tleskače competition Championship competition in extracting a hedgehog from a cage, organized by SPJF, inspired by Foglar's story 'Záhada hlavolamu'. Targeted at club members and competitors.
• Zpravodaj SPJF newsletter Newsletter publication distributed to SPJF members containing news and updates about the organization. Targeted at SPJF members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 458 teams with 460 players participated in the Stínadla 85 urban search game, achieving 2086 successful discoveries
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Junák - český skaut, z.s. The Czech Scouting organization is the most analogous peer: a nationwide, membership-based youth organization operating clubs, camps, outdoor adventure activities, and games across regional branches in the Czech Republic. It competes for the same youth segment and volunteer leadership pool that SPJF serves.
• Pionýr, z.s. Czech Pioneer youth association, a long-established nationwide youth organization offering clubs, camps, and leisure activities for children. Operates the same volunteer-led, branch-based club model SPJF uses and competes for the same 6–15 demographic.
• Liga lesní moudrosti, z.s. Czech Woodcraft association focused on nature-based youth education, outdoor skills, and self-organized groups. Shares SPJF's emphasis on wilderness, adventure, and autonomous group culture rooted in early-20th-century Czech pedagogical traditions.
• YMBA v České republice: Czech branch of the global YMCA youth organization, running membership clubs, sports, and educational programs for Czech youth. Compares to SPJF as a nonprofit youth association with similar demographic focus, though with a broader institutional mission.
• Česká tábornická unie, z.s. Czech Camping Union organizes children's camping clubs, summer camps, and outdoor activities nationwide. Directly competes with SPJF in the summer-camp and outdoor-club segment that represents a core SPJF revenue and engagement channel.

Emerging players

• Asociace turistických oddílů mládeže, z.s. Association of Youth Hiking Clubs in the Czech Republic organizes hiking and outdoor activities for children and youth through club-based structures, partially overlapping SPJF's adventure/outdoor programming.

Regional players

• Sdružení hasičů Čech, Moravy a Slezska: Czech Firefighters Association is a large volunteer-based nonprofit running youth clubs (young firefighters) across Czech regions with similar membership, regional branches, and community-event operating model.

Others

• Česká společnost duševního zdraví (and other Czech civic nonprofits): Example of Czech civic/membership nonprofits with comparable volunteer commission structure, regional chapters, and reliance on membership fees and donations for operating sustainability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPHnRLv2rH8wP7-tQGnoVgg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/foglar

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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