The 1st of May Foundation

Name

The 1st of May Foundation

Legal name

Fundação 1º de Maio

Website

https://fundacao1demaio.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The 1st of May Foundation (Fundação 1º de Maio) is the partisan political-education institute linked to Brazil's Solidariedade party, delivering courses, debates, and digital media on politics and public administration to party members, candidates, and civil society.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Education & Civic Training

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Model UN & Parliamentary Procedure Programs (Oratory-Focused) (EDAMAOAG)

Keywords

• Political education training
• Adult civic education
• Electoral campaign training
• Women leadership programs
• Partisan foundation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jardim

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Party Funding: As a partisan foundation linked to the Solidariedade party, the foundation operates primarily through party funding and support rather than commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Fundação 1º de Maio is a partisan foundation linked to the Solidariedade political party that delivers political education and formation through in-person, hybrid, and online courses (Lidera+, Qualifica Eleições, Estratégia Vencedora, Mandatários, Gerando Líderes). It also operates an EAD distance-learning platform, a podcast ("7 Minutos"), and a digital library (e-books and educational resources) targeting party members, candidates, elected officials, and civil society. Programs cover the full political lifecycle from candidacy preparation through governance and women's political leadership.

Product overview

The 1st of May Foundation (Fundação 1º de Maio) offers a portfolio of political education products centered around its EAD Platform and in-person/hybrid courses. The core offerings include Lidera+ (women's political leadership), Qualifica Eleições (electoral preparation), and Estratégia Vencedora (campaign strategy). Additional products include the 7 Minutos podcast, a Digital Library with e-books, and the Lidera+ Itinerante traveling program. The foundation has trained over 10,000 people since its founding, primarily serving party members of Solidariedade and civil society interested in political education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lidera+: Political formation course exclusive for women who wish to enter politics
• Qualifica Eleições
• Estratégia Vencedora
• Mandatários
• Gerando Líderes
• 7 Minutos Podcast

Products and services

• Lidera+

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 people trained since foundation establishment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Instituto Sou da PazcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 October 2021Partnership for the 'Cidades que Protegem' (Cities that Protect) webinar series focused on municipal public security policy. The collaboration aims to help Brazilian municipalities discuss and formulate public policies that make a difference in population quality of life.
• Todos pela EducaçãocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 August 2021Partnership for the 'Compromisso com a Educação' (Commitment to Education) program, offering free online courses for municipal education managers. The program provides technical training for municipal education teams across Brazil with certification from FGV.
• SolidariedadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation is the partisan institute linked to the Solidariedade party, working to develop political education courses, debates, lectures, and training on politics, public administration, and related topics for party members and civil society.
• Solidariedade MulhercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration with Solidariedade Mulher to promote the Lidera+ and Lidera+ Itinerante programs focused on women's political leadership and formation. The Secretary of Women works with the foundation to deliver women's empowerment programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Leonel Brizola-Alberto Pasqualini: Brazilian partisan foundation linked to PDT that delivers political education, electoral training, and publications. Operates the same partisan-institute model as the 1st of May Foundation, focused on training candidates and cadres.
• Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o Mangabeira: Brazilian partisan foundation linked to PSB, providing political formation, debates, courses, and publications aimed at party members and the broader public. Directly comparable in structure, mission, and product mix to the 1st of May Foundation.
• Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Astrojildo Pereira: Historical Brazilian partisan foundation originally linked to PSB, dedicated to political formation and policy debate. Comparable as a long-standing partisan political-education platform serving party members and broader civil society.
• Instituto Wilson Picler: Brazilian institute that specializes in electoral campaign training, communication strategy, and political marketing courses. Directly comparable on the campaign strategy and electoral preparation curriculum, which overlaps with the foundation's Qualifica Elei\u00e7\u00f5es and Estrat\u00e9gia Vencedora tracks.
• Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Perseu Abramo: Brazilian partisan foundation linked to the Workers' Party (PT), focused on political formation, debate, and research. The closest direct peer given its identical model of partisan political education, training courses, publications, and a broad programmatic portfolio aimed at party members and civil society.

Regional players

• Escola do Legislativo (Assembleia Legislativa de S\u00e3o Paulo): Brazilian state-legislature affiliated school offering parliamentary procedure, legislative process, and political training to legislators and citizens. Comparable on the Mandat\u00e1rios-style curriculum covering legislative process and democratic institutions.

Broad incumbents

• National Democratic Institute (NDI): U.S.-based non-profit that supports democratic political processes globally, including civic and political education programs in Brazil. Comparable as a democracy-support organization that runs political training, civic education, and capacity building for political actors.
• Westminster Foundation for Democracy: UK-government-funded foundation that strengthens democratic institutions and political party programming internationally. Comparable on the parliamentary procedure training, party organization curriculum, and political-formation-for-elected-officials angle.
• Vital Voices Global Partnership: Global non-profit that trains and mentors women leaders, including political candidates, through intensive leadership programs. The Lidera+ 80-hour women's political formation program is the most direct analog, though Vital Voices operates internationally and with significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Generation Citizen: U.S.-based non-profit focused on youth civic and political engagement, including action civics training. Comparable on the youth political-formation and civic-education segment that overlaps with the foundation's youth-focused programs.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacao1demaio
• Xx.com/fundacao1demaio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacao1demaio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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