Fundació Privada Desenvolupament Comunitari (FDC)

National Network
Spain
Address

FUNDACIÓ DESENVOLUPAMENT COMUNITARI
Fàbrica del Sol (1a planta)
Pg. Salvat Papasseït,1

Barcelona
Spain

Telephone
+34 93 2680477
Fax
+34 93 2680139
E-Mail
gorsini@fdc.cat
E-Mail (2)
jmnavarro@fdc.cat
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
1993
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Research
General Information
FDC is a private, non lucrative and social economy organisation, created in 1993 for innovation, production and knowledge management in the field of public policies. FDC has 29 workers and a "board" (Patronat), who decides the strategy, consisting of 12 members. The president, with the Executive Manager, implement the decisions after having discussed them with the Coordination Group (CG). The CG consists of 8 members who are respectively responsible for specific areas (see attached FDC organigramme). FDC develops its action directly with local partners and within national and international networks - networking is a "must" -. The activities in the field of mediation, participation, accessibility and cooperation consist in research, consulting, training, seminars and workshops, as well as publications. Our main resources are public and private fundings, at the local, regional, national and european levels – see attached last European projets -. FDC yearly budget is about 1.450.000€.
Mission and Objectives

Promotion and facilitation of social dialogue – in close cooperation with the social stakeholders -, in order people and groups to live together in good relation. Each project incorporates the following values, in accordance with the realities of the regions where the projects take place:
- citizen participation, through listening and ensuring the involvement of social actors in the territory, at both levels of thoughts and action;
- promotion of peaceful coexistence, through the management of the intercultural diversity and the mutual - respect for divergent views and opinions;
- equality of opportunities for all citizens, through the principles of “Universal Accessibility” and “Design for All” which take into account the diversity of necessities, from the very concept to the final product.
- Gender policies and work with women, as a transverse axis of all the projects.
- Social creativity which enables innovative and dynamic approaches to changing environments.

Main Projects / Activities

Our activities are in the fields of:
- Participation and local development
- Mediation and Community Action
- Accessibility and Equal Opportunities
- Social inclusion: community plans, social creativity, sport, gender issues and evaluation
For each activity, FDC offers:
Research work
Consulting
Training
Services and Projects Management
Innovation and pilot projects
FDC has an International Area which promotes projects in these different fields at the European, Mediterranean, African and Latinamerican levels. Actually, FDC international activities is the continuity of the work done in Catalunya, so that the exchange of good practices in the field of Community Development contribute to build a more coherent, more democratic and more just society at both local, regional, national and international levels.

Contact (1) Full Name
Gianni Orsini
Head of the organisation
Carles Riera Albert
Contact (2) Full Name
Josep Maria Navarro