Social Endowment Fund / Fonds de Dotation Social Egregor
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Mission Statement
Egregor, the NGO and endowment fund tha reform philanthropy. Since July 2024, the Egregor endowment fund has been helping NGOs and start-ups with a strong social and environmental impact to amplify their impact through a unique, agile, and independent model. Founded in July 2024, Egregor is a new-generation endowment fund that tackles a crucial question: how can we sustainably strengthen organizations that take concrete action in response to social, ecological, and civic emergencies? Its answer is clear: by completely rethinking traditional models of philanthropy. No dominant patrons, no compromises. Instead, it offers tailor-made support, designed as a laboratory for innovation and a tool for transformation in the hands of actors in the field. Since its launch, Egregor's Catalyst program has provided technical and strategic support to three committed organizations—Idaraty (Tunisia), Mandulis (Uganda), and Zone d'Expression Prioritaire (France)—with an initial budget of €70,000. Thanks to this support, 17 legal, financial, and operational experts have been mobilized, key partnerships have been forged (UNESCO, Global Shapers, etc.), and tens of thousands of additional beneficiaries are reached each month. A reinvented, grounded, and collaborative form of philanthropy Egregor rejects the standardized models imposed on innovators, which are often designed far removed from local realities. Contrary to the logic of geographical over-concentration and dependence on major donors, the fund acts where the needs are most pressing, in developing countries as well as in marginalized areas of France, to build strong organizations that create sustainable jobs, local skills, and social cohesion. As long as philanthropy remains compartmentalized between large donors and public actors, without any real partnership with those it is supposed to serve, the same causes will produce the same effects: frustration, marginalization, and, ultimately, an increase in violence. To this end, Egregor draws on best practices in development, research, investment, and entrepreneurial support, adapting them to the realities on the ground. This delicate work is based on a strong conviction: you cannot transform a system without strengthening its innovators. What we are building is a free, agile, deeply human, less endogamous model, where every dollar invested becomes a lever for sustainable transformation. We want to prove that another type of foundation is possible.
About This Cause
Everywhere, NGOs and social and environmental entrepreneurs are already transforming the lives of their communities. But working in isolation, exhausted, they lack time, resources, and networks — and simply can’t afford the services of consultants or lobbyists. Egregor, our endowment fund (like a foundation, but more hands-on!), offers them free, comprehensive, expert support to help their solutions scale and maximize their impact. By helping them succeed, we aim to create an “egregore” — a collective energy driven by a shared purpose: building a more united, just, and empathetic world. Because without tangible progress, violence and those who exploit it will continue to gain ground. We must act — now, together. What we’ve seen on the ground: a system running on empty Nearly 20 million social enterprises and nonprofits across the globe are already improving lives in concrete ways: - Solar microgrids are electrifying rural areas; - Mosquito farms are helping to eradicate malaria; - Offline educational kits are bringing learning to remote regions; - Reforestation drones are planting thousands of trees… Yet we observed that nearly all these initiatives are held back by the same persistent obstacles, preventing them from growing and becoming sustainable or impactful at regional and international scales: 1) Rigid, fragmented, short-term public funding: Unrealistic deadlines and administrative burdens wear teams down. According to our analysis, nearly half of climate activists’ time in Africa is consumed by grant applications and reporting. 2) Disconnected performance indicators: An obsession with flashy, quantifiable results, often at the expense of local realities and rooted more in PR than progress. For example, in 2021, a European program combatting child trafficking was shut down for “lack of technological innovation,” even though hundreds of lives were on track to be saved. 3) Systemic isolation: Without networks, visibility, mentorship, or access to professional tools, even the strongest projects stagnate. As Sarah Durieux writes in Activism at All Costs?, a lack of recognition and support often drives social entrepreneurs to burnout before they can scale. 4) Risk aversion: Many initiatives, especially in developing countries, are deemed “too fragile” for private investment. In Niger, for instance, startups that have won nearly 10 global innovation awards and invested in heavy machinery still struggle to attract investors, as short-term profitability is deemed too low. So what do we do about it? Catalyst: a program to change everything When promising initiatives are under-supported and chasing funding, it means entrepreneurs suffer, projects stall, and game-changing solutions fade away. Our response: refuse the waste of talent and hope. That’s why, in November 2024, we launched Egregor, a nonprofit reimagining how we support changemakers. Driven by a team of eight professionals aged 28–35, with backgrounds in humanitarian aid, tech, finance, conflict resolution, and research, and backed by twelve experts in emerging tech, environmental science, neuroscience, entrepreneurship, and coaching, we built a bold new model. Over two years — alongside our day jobs — we gathered the best practices from research, development, and investment (from business, incubators, venture capital, and accelerators) to invent Egregor: a new path to help these ideas grow and benefit everyone. We created Catalyst: - A tailored, free program that intervenes at the critical tipping point. - Beyond diagnostics and strategic consulting, we provide hands-on, daily support: - Strengthening governance, back-office functions (finance, logistics, HR), and economic models; - Building the skills of their teams; - Facilitating access to flexible funding and private investment; - Forging long-term partnerships and alliances. Our key strengths: - A community of 50+ complementary, field-connected experts, deployed based on tailored assessments. - A rigorous, trust-based methodology centered on people. We empower — not impose. We measure impact collaboratively. - A commitment to highlighting diverse solutions, talents, and tools, identified and co-developed with innovators and a wide network of partners. Three Pioneer Projects Using a strict methodology based on impact, ethics, ambition, and replicability, we selected three outstanding initiatives from 314 applicants. We've been supporting them for six months: 1- Mandulis Energy (Uganda): Converts agricultural waste into clean electricity and biochar. Their hybrid solar-biomass system captures carbon, enriches soils, and combats deforestation. 2- Idaraty (Tunisia): Offers 4.5 million Tunisians — a quarter of the population — online access to administrative services through the country’s first fully digital public platform. This improves transparency, saves time, and enhances public service delivery. 3- Zone d'Expression Prioritaire (France): Gives a voice to those rarely heard — youth in underprivileged areas, rural communities, overseas territories, and the elderly. By publishing their texts in major French media, ZEP restores pride and belonging to marginalized voices. The Results? Since July 2024, €70,000 in funding has enabled Catalyst to: - Conduct deep technical diagnostics of their growth pillars; - Deploy 17 legal, technical, and strategic experts; - Ease access to flexible, multi-year funding; - Establish strategic partnerships (communications, events); - Design and implement expansion strategies into new regions. The impact is clear: Tens of thousands of new beneficiaries gain access to these solutions every month. Proof that tailored support changes everything. Another model is possible. Laying the Foundation of Tomorrow We chose total independence: no big sponsors, no compromises. This allows us to design the most fair, human, agile model — with as little bias as possible. To go further, we need you. Your contribution has a multiplier effect. By strengthening local structures where help is truly needed, your support creates concrete, lasting change — stretching the impact of every euro invested and of every competence provided. This is more than a financial and technical donation — it’s a vote of confidence: In our expertise. In their potential. In collective action. By supporting Egregor, you — and all citizens — reclaim power. Together, we reject helplessness in the face of today’s crises, and renew hope that change is possible — when we do it right.