Capital Croissance
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Ourea, Capital Croissance’s philanthropic fund
Ourea,
Capital Croissance’s
philanthropic fund
Housed within the Fonds de Dotation Transatlantique, Ouréa was created in 2019 with the aim of financing public-interest projects and organizing Capital Croissance's skills-based philanthropy actions to offer an innovative model of entrepreneurial philanthropy.
2 supported themes
Each year, Ouréa supports around 5 projects in one of the following two areas, in line with the values and DNA of Capital Croissance, for a 3-year-period.
Projects must be in the public interest and eligible for the tax status of sponsorship as defined in Articles 200 and 238bis of the French General Tax Code. They must be headquartered in France, have been in existence for at least 3 years, have an annual budget of between €100,000 and €3 million, be supported by other sponsors, and be apolitical and non-denominational.
Only one application per organization may be submitted each year.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENT
OUR PHILANTHROPIC ENTREPRENEURS
Ouréa benefits from a permanent capital endowment, with Capital Croissance paying out 10% of its net annual income.
OUR GOUVERNANCE
Ouréa has 2 governing committees and is supported by the Fonds de Dotation Transatlantique and its philanthropy consulting teams.
The Management Committee administers and supports Capital Croissance’s philanthropic strategy, and participates in the annual selection of projects submitted by the Pre-Selection Committee.
The Pre-Selection Committee, made up of members of the Capital Croissance team, is responsible for pre-selecting and presenting associations from among the applications received by the Management Committee and all Capital Croissance employees at the selection session held once a year in the autumn.
THE PROJECTS WE SUPPORT
Every year, Ouréa supports around 5 new projects over a 3-year period, with c. €25,000 in the first year.
The projects we support
Some of the projects being supported by Ourea
Veni Verdi
Environment
Creation of gardens in urban areas
Creation of gardens in urban areas (vegetated roofing and facades, sustainable development oriented activities), in particular within schools, empowering youth and raising their awareness of sustainable development (knowledge, culture, processing and sales of food)
Goal: Install 2 urban farms within schools and launch the project “An agricultural neighbourhood on the doorsteps of the 20th arrondissement of Paris” (installation of an economic and social fabric with local agriculture as main theme)
60 000 rebonds
Entrepreneurship
Support of entrepreneurs who went bankrupt to rebound in a new project
Support of entrepreneurs who went bankrupt on both personal and professional levels to rebound in a new professional project
Goal: Multiply individual coaching sessions, monthly collective workshops and other formations
Impala / Les geeks du bâtiment
Education
Training of out-of-school youth in the building sector
Insertion of out-of-school youth in the building trades through a graduating training and social support
Goal: Expanding the formations, in particular to become building maintenance technician (120 000 vacant posts in the building maintenance sector in 2019 as per Pôle Emploi)
La Salle à Manger, La Défense
Entrepreneurship
Community restaurant near La Défense preparing meals from unsold food for homeless people, insertion workshops
Reception of people into precarious or isolation situations, and solidary catering offer based on unsold food to fight against wasting food, managed by persons in professional integration and volunteers of neighbouring companies
Goal: Carrying out the work needed to open the Salle à Manger near La Défense in September 2020, and financing meals
Carton Plein
Environment
Use of secondhand cardboard boxes for moving services by bicycle, by people experiencing exclusion
Enable everyone to join the workforce in innovative, emerging, and meaningful sectors in view of the ecological emergency
Goal: Help unemployed people find sustainable employment by training them in cycling logistics whilst acting against global warming.
Les Entrep'
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship promotion amongst youngsters seeking work or from priority neighbourhoods after their baccalaureate diploma
Promote entrepreneurship through free, certificated and action-oriented programs and coaching, delivered by business leaders
Goal: spread their pedagogical offer across France and strengthen their renown.
La Maison des Marraines
Entrepreneurship
Free housing and social mentorship for young women in precarious housing conditions
Provide housing access to 18- to 25-year-old women as well as social and professional support to ease the implementation of training or inclusion work programs
Goal: accommodate an increasing number of young women and support their professional (re)integration.
OFA
Environment
Protecting bees through research, breeding, training beekeepers and raising public awareness.
OFA carries out scientific and educational actions to preserve bees and pollinators, develop innovative beekeeping and encourage sustainable behavior in favor of biodiversity.
Goal: to set up a national educational program to raise children’s awareness of the need to protect bees and pollinators, by mobilizing schools and local authorities around practical, fun activities.
Our methodology
A 3-step process
01.
Projects identification
The Ouréa Fund collects donation requests via a questionnaire and meets with project leaders to gain a better understanding of their actions.
02.
Projects analysis and selection
The pre-selection committee analyzes all the projects and pre-selects the associations that will be presented to the management committee and to all Capital Croissance employees at the selection session held once a year, in the autumn.
03.
Projects follow-up
Supported projects are asked to submit an annual report on the use of the donation, which will be used to validate the annual renewal of support (up to a maximum of 3 years in total).
To submit a project
1 – Download and complete the questionnaire
2 – Send us the latter to the following mail address (you can attach any additional document you find relevant):
projets@ourea-mecenat.fr
Your application will then be analyzed by the Pre-Selection Committee.