How it works inside

Governing bodies and functioning of the organization

"Communication et démocratie" is an incorporated society according to the French law of 1901 (Association Loi 1901). In this section you will find its statutes, an overview of its main governing bodies and its modus operandi as well as the members of the Board of Administration, the Bureau and the Secretariat.

Functioning of the organization

According to its statutes adopted on July 8, 2021, the organization "Communication et démocratie" is made up of its members, qualified personalities who hold membership in the organization. They have professional qualifications and/or acquired skills that can contribute, directly or indirectly, to the achievement of the organization's objectives.

The members meet in a General Assembly at least once a year to discuss and vote on the general orientations of the organization. They elect the members of the Board of Administration for a two-year term, half of which is renewed each year. The Board of Administration takes the appropriate decisions to implement the general orientations defined by the General Assembly, and focuses on the political and strategic issues of the organization. Members may also meet in thematic or functional working groups, which report to the Board.

The members of the Board of Administration appoint a Bureau, which is supported by a permanent Secretariat, currently composed of one person, the Delegate General, who is employed full time. The Bureau works more closely with the Secretariat, handles human resources issues, follows up on more technical issues and prepares the activities of the Board of Administration.

The organization's activities are financed by its members and donors as well as by financial partners, which can be public actors or private foundations (excluding corporate-led foundations). To date, most of the organization's funding comes from the "Charles Léopold Mayer" and "Un Monde par Tous" foundations. The drafting of the report "La communication commerciale à l'ère de la sobriété (external link)" in 2022, based on an academic study, was co-financed by the French agency ADEME.

The share corresponding to the financial support received by members and donors currently constitutes a small part of the organization's budget, but this source of funding is expected to grow in the coming years.

Members of the Board of administration 2025-2026

Vincent David

After working for a number of NGOs, in 2006 he founded l'agence RUP (a communication agency for associations). For the past 25 years, he has been helping to influence those involved in ecological and social change

Meryem Deffairi

Associate profesor in public law at Panthéon-Assas University, doctor of environmental law and lawyer at the bar of Paris

Mathilde Dupré

Co-director of the Institut Veblen, a think tank dedicated to the economic reforms needed to accelerate the ecological and social transition

Pascal Jeanne

Consultant in Social and Solidarity Economy and expert in the field of popular education. Specialist in issues of citizen mobilization and participation

Alan Ouakrat

Associate Professor in media & communication studies at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, lab Irméccen. Co-founder of Communication & Democracy, specialist of media economics and advertising

Rita Fahd

Vice-presidente of the federation of association France Nature Environnement. She has a 20 years long career in communication and marketing activities. Author of "Marketing durable" (2013)

Emmanuel Beaufils

Consultant & Project Director, Co-founder CEO/COO Agence Uzful, Co-founder Made In Montreuil, Creative Technologist. Communicator passionate about technology, science, popularization, social justice and ecology

Keyvan Ghorbanzadeh

PhD graduate in political science at the Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique (CESSP), teacher at Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. His thesis and work focus on the regulation of advertising in France.

Romain Peton

Cooperator in the consulting firm Aircoop, lecturer at CELSA on ecological transition, and co-founder of the Anticipation festival

Juliette Rhode

Founder of the association « Saisir », involved in the issues of participation and citizenship, environmental democracy and attention economy.

Marie Bellenger

In consulting, training, and strategic support for nearly 15 years. Co-founder of Rhizcom, a communication consulting agency committed since 2014 to more human and responsible communication.

Jean-Denis Crola

Consultant and founder of 6-pm, a collective dedicated to strengthening advocacy in the non-profit sector

Aurélie Nisand

Expert in responsible communication and behavioural change, particularly in the field of food, Aurélie Nisand supports organisations involved in the right ecological transition

Members of the bureau 2025-2026

Mathilde Dupré

President

Vincent David

Secretary

Pascal Jeanne

Treasurer

Emmanuel Beaufils

Assistant secretary

Secretariat

Renaud Fossard

Cofondateur et délégué général de Communication et démocratie

Céline Reveillac

Programme Manager for Responsible Communicators

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