c.e.s.i.s. - centro de estudos para a intervenção social

Name

c.e.s.i.s. - centro de estudos para a intervenção social

Legal name

C.E.S.I.S. - Centro de Estudos para a Intervenção Social

Website

https://cesis.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

S. Domingos de Rana

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research and Consulting Services: Revenue generated through commissioned research projects, policy evaluation, and consulting services for government entities and municipalities
2. EU and International Grants: Funding from EEA Grants, European Commission programs, and international research networks for specific project implementation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CESIS is a Portuguese non-profit association with public utility status that delivers social research, advisory, evaluation, training, and action-research services. Its portfolio covers themes including poverty and social exclusion, gender equality, aging, children and youth at risk, migrations, human rights, and violence prevention. It serves government bodies, municipalities, national equality commissions, and EU/international organizations through commissioned projects and grant-funded programs.

Product overview

CESIS is a non-profit association with public utility status that conducts social research and intervention. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services including research, advisory/technical assistance, evaluation, training, and action-research. Its work spans thematic areas such as poverty and social exclusion, gender equality, aging, children and youth at risk, migrations, human rights, and violence. CESIS manages a Documentation Center with approximately 4,000 titles and implements various national and transnational research projects funded by European mechanisms (EEA Grants, Erasmus+). The organization functions as a technical advisor for social networks and municipal governments, and produces publications, policy recommendations, and provides professional training in its thematic areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and important.

• CITE – Comissão para a Igualdade no Trabalho e no EmpregocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on gender equality research, including studies on unpaid care work, pay gap analysis, and workplace equality initiatives. CITE serves as a key national partner for equality in labor and employment.
• Institutt for samfunnsforskning (Norway)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research partnership for comparative studies on unpaid work and care economy, part of EEA Grants cooperation between Norway and Portugal.
• FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCESIS has been the national focal point for FRA since 2011, representing Portugal in fundamental rights research and data collection across the EU.
• Eurofound - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working ConditionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCESIS participates in Eurofound's European Observatory on Working Conditions (EWCO) and European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) networks.
• EIGE - European Institute for Gender EqualityimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in EIGE's thematic networks on gender mainstreaming and Beijing Platform for Action indicators.
• Câmara Municipal de MatosinhoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for Rede Social network coordination, social diagnosis, and municipal policy development since 2001.
• Câmara Municipal de CascaisimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on social inclusion projects, equality plans, and poverty assessment studies.
• Cooperactiva - Cooperativa de Desenvolvimento SocialimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Roma Influencers Network project for preventing early marriage and motherhood in Roma communities.
• ACM - Alto Comissariado para as MigraçõesimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on migration studies and migrant integration policy development.
• Defense for Children ItalyimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded project Safe in Town for child protection policies across European municipalities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofound - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions: EU agency producing comparative research on working conditions, industrial relations, and living conditions. A partner and indirect comparable, but operating EU-wide at agency scale rather than as a national non-profit.
• EIGE - European Institute for Gender Equality: EU agency supporting gender equality policy across member states. A partner institution of CESIS and a thematic comparable in gender equality research, but operating as an EU agency rather than a national NGO.
• FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: EU agency conducting fundamental rights research across EU member states. CESIS is its Portuguese focal point, making FRA a direct institutional counterpart at significantly larger scale and scope.

Direct peers

• Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS): Leading European think tank producing policy research on EU social, economic, and regulatory issues. Comparable in delivering policy analysis, evaluation, and advisory work for EU institutions.
• European Policy Centre (EPC): Brussels-based think tank producing EU-level policy analysis and recommendations across social and economic domains. Comparable in delivering commissioned research and policy advisory services to EU bodies.
• International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD): Intergovernmental organization supporting migration policy development through research, capacity-building, and project implementation across Europe. Comparable applied-research and migration-policy orientation.
• Migration Policy Institute (MPI): International migration research and policy analysis organization with European programmes. Directly comparable in conducting applied migration and integration research for policy clients.
• CIES-ISCTE: Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, a leading Portuguese sociology research center. Comparable in producing applied social research for public-policy clients in Portugal.
• Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES), University of Coimbra: Portuguese research center at the University of Coimbra conducting interdisciplinary social research on inequality, social exclusion, human rights, and democratic participation. Directly comparable in mission, methodology, and thematic focus to CESIS.
• SOCIUS (ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa): Portuguese interdisciplinary social research center focused on sociology and economics of social policy, labor, and inequality. Comparable applied research orientation and Portuguese institutional context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cesisorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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