Philanthropy
Evolem, a philanthropic entrepreneur
The vision of entrepreneur Bruno Rousset is founded on societal commitment, so Evolem has been taking action in the public interest domain for many years. We take a philanthropic entrepreneurial approach which can be seen through the creation, guidance and support offered to non-profit, high-impact initiatives. We focus on a limited number of projects in order to foster high-quality partnerships which are conducive to their development. Evolem staff members devote their skills (strategy, finance, communications, etc.) and time to the benefit of the projects supported in order to uphold our community values.
Specific areas of involvement
FROM STARTING TO DEVELOPING A PROJECT, FROM EXPERIMENTING TO EXPANDING A NEW PROGRAMME, WE STEP IN AT VARIOUS KEY MOMENTS TO SUPPORT SOCIAL INNOVATION OPERATORS.
Our philanthropic work focuses on 5 areas and is supported by the patronage of Evolem and two dedicated endowment funds: Evolem Citoyen and Domorrow.
- Integration and access to employment for young people (Evolem Citoyen endowment fund)
- Environment and ecological transition (Domorrow family endowment fund)
- Fighting insecurity
- Entrepreneurship
- Culture
Our projects supported by Evolem / Evolem Citoyen
Evolem and Evolem Citoyen are the founding patrons of EDEN School, the first and only centre in France to train pupils w…
key4job.fr is a tool developed by EVOLEM Citoyen in 2015. It is an online guide offering career and job seeking advice a…
The aim of the endowment fund is to foster, support and develop the museum’s scientific, cultural, educational and socia…
Project Inkermann: creation of a place to accommodate women alone or with children.
The building will be built on 7 lev…
A child welfare organisation, le Prado offers various schemes. We support the integration through housing programme, whi…
The Saint-Pierre museum club is an endowment fund which was set up by a group of companies based in and around Lyon. Thi…
Nouvelle Cour is a communications agency which works to promote the professional integration of young people in urban ar…
A social enterprise incubator, Ronalpa identifies, selects and supports social entrepreneurs who offer solutions to soci…
Article 1 works to promote equal opportunities in order to foster social mobility and to ensure young people from low-in…
Année Lumière helps young people who have lost their way by offering them a year out to get to know themselves better, b…
We support the Coop’R programme developed to promote the social and professional integration of young refugees through c…
A social outplacement firm, Mozaïk RH helps companies looking to diversify their recruitment, and young graduates facing…
This non-profit organisation was established as part of the Zero Unemployment Area plan implemented in the Saint Jean di…
Evolem is one of the founding members of this endowment fund launched by Alain Mérieux, bringing together Lyon-based com…
Arcenciel France runs various training courses including the Process Méditerranée programme which we support. This progr…
The non-profit organisation, 60 000 Rebonds helps post-bankruptcy entrepreneurs to bounce back following an entrepreneur…
The barge-day centre has been been operating since March 1993 on a barge named ‘Balajo’. Its aim is to offer assistance …
The Printemps de Pérouges festival, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2021, is a must-see event in the local …
The Philippe Fournier orchestra has consistently demonstrated its ambition to encourage musical outreach and partnership…
A museum at your fingertips. A tool to help understand this complex and remarkable architecture, the 3D model of the bui…
P.E.R.L.E. is an employment access program for people who are far removed from employment and reside in shelters.
The Foundation Entrepreneurs de la Cité was born from the impetus of 8 founding members, including EVOLEM, and assists e…
Evolem and Evolem Citoyen are the founding patrons of EDEN School, the first and only centre in France to train pupils who have finished Year 10/ninth grade in programming. As an inclusive training centre, it is open to all those who are keen to take the course. In Paris and in Villeurbanne
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Young people aged 14 to 18
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Villeurbanne, Paris
Since
2017
key4job.fr is a tool developed by EVOLEM Citoyen in 2015. It is an online guide offering career and job seeking advice and inspiration to young people.
Key4Job lists various tools and measures covering 5 topics (careers guidance, employment, entrepreneurship, external obstacles, bouncing back). It also includes a blog offering practical advice and information about state aid and public policy.
Key4Job offers various tools, each with the same purpose: to offer all young people the means to move forward and get answers to the questions they may have about their career, job seeking, working and how to fund their plans. This website showcases various measures and tools available for young people (initiatives cards) but also offers advice via a blog. Facebooks lives and videos are used to share information, tips and advice, but there are also guest speakers and a podcast (‘Galères de Jeune’) which gives a voice to young people who share stories of their own experience, choices, light-bulb moments, struggles and solutions.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Young people under 30 years old
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
France
Since
2015
The aim of the endowment fund is to foster, support and develop the museum’s scientific, cultural, educational and social public interest activities, directly or indirectly, both in France and abroad, which contribute to promoting science, the arts and society, as well as the dissemination of objective understanding and the sharing of knowledge
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
General public
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Lyon
Between
2021 – 2023
Project Inkermann: creation of a place to accommodate women alone or with children.
The building will be built on 7 levels with a childcare center, a multipurpose room, a collective kitchen and 55 apartments from T1 to T3.
Work is scheduled to start in the 3rd quarter of 2021, with the site opening at the end of 2022.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Single women with or without children
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Lyon
Between
2021 – 2022
A child welfare organisation, le Prado offers various schemes. We support the integration through housing programme, which is aimed at young adults to make it easier to move from shared to private accommodation.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Young adults no longer under social services
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Lyon
Since
2021
The Saint-Pierre museum club is an endowment fund which was set up by a group of companies based in and around Lyon. This fund contributes to the museum’s development through a dynamic acquisition policy and has helped secure works such as paintings by Poussin, Ingres, Soulages and Fragonard in the collections
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
General public
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Lyon
Between
2021 – 2023
Nouvelle Cour is a communications agency which works to promote the professional integration of young people in urban areas. In particular, it runs a project to make internships more accessible to students from underprivileged areas on BTS vocational communications courses.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Communications students
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Paris and Lyon
Since
2021
A social enterprise incubator, Ronalpa identifies, selects and supports social entrepreneurs who offer solutions to social, regional and systemic vulnerabilities.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Social entrepreneurs
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Between
2020 – 2022
Article 1 works to promote equal opportunities in order to foster social mobility and to ensure young people from low-income families can pursue their studies. We support them through corporate sponsorship and a student mentoring programme conducted by company employees.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Students
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Lyon
Since
2020
Année Lumière helps young people who have lost their way by offering them a year out to get to know themselves better, build their confidence and establish a plan for the future.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Young people aged 16 to 24
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Lyon
Since
2020
We support the Coop’R programme developed to promote the social and professional integration of young refugees through civic service. The group is made up of 10 French-speakers and 10 non-French speakers. They take part in civic service missions in teams 2 days per week and are offered specific activities on the other days, including French language lessons.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Young refugees
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Lyon
Since
2020
A social outplacement firm, Mozaïk RH helps companies looking to diversify their recruitment, and young graduates facing discrimination in relation to employment opportunities. We offer financial support to the project in Lyon and get staff members involved in mentoring young people.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Young graduates facing discrimination
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Lyon
Since
2020
This non-profit organisation was established as part of the Zero Unemployment Area plan implemented in the Saint Jean district in Villeurbanne. It supports the development of new activities as well as job seekers in the local area. We support an experimental programme for young NEETs in this neighbourhood.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Young NEETs
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Villeurbanne
Since
2020
Evolem is one of the founding members of this endowment fund launched by Alain Mérieux, bringing together Lyon-based companies in the fight against homelessness. What makes l’Entreprise des Possibles particularly innovative is how it pools human, financial and property resources and redistributes them to local community organisations working to reduce extreme insecurity. This plan does not aim to take the place of social services, to the contrary, rather to scale up their action by setting up a platform to provide an interface between companies and non-profits.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Sector
Insertion sociale
Target
The homeless
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Lyon
Between
2019 – 2021
Arcenciel France runs various training courses including the Process Méditerranée programme which we support. This programme is open to students at the political studies institute in Lyon and Supécosolidaire: they are trained in project management and social entrepreneurship and apply the theory in the field, in either France, Tunisia or Lebanon.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Students
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Lyon
Between
2019 – 2021
The non-profit organisation, 60 000 Rebonds helps post-bankruptcy entrepreneurs to bounce back following an entrepreneurial set-back.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Entrepreneurs
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Since
2018
The barge-day centre has been been operating since March 1993 on a barge named ‘Balajo’. Its aim is to offer assistance to the homeless and/or people suffering from extreme insecurity, in three areas: shelter, a listening ear, guidance.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
The homeless
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Lyon
Since
2014
The Printemps de Pérouges festival, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2021, is a must-see event in the local area and currently the top music festival in the department of Ain. Reputed for the quality and eclectic nature of its line-up, the festival hosted 40,000 visitors in 2019.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
General public
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Pérouges
Since
2012
The Philippe Fournier orchestra has consistently demonstrated its ambition to encourage musical outreach and partnership with other worlds, other forms of art, driven by a single leitmotiv: sharing a passion, exacting standards and diversity.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
General public
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Lyon
Between
2018 – 2021
A museum at your fingertips. A tool to help understand this complex and remarkable architecture, the 3D model of the buildings, the floor plan and a cross-section of the main staircase will be placed at various strategic points throughout the museum. This project helps the visually-impaired make more sense of their visit, understand the history of the museum through its buildings and architecture, and the way through the collections.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
People with a visual impairment
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
Lyon
In
2020
P.E.R.L.E. is an employment access program for people who are far removed from employment and reside in shelters.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Residents in shelters
Support Channel
Evolem Citoyen
Location / Territory
Rhône
Since
Since 2015
The Foundation Entrepreneurs de la Cité was born from the impetus of 8 founding members, including EVOLEM, and assists entrepreneurs in accessing insurance adapted to their needs.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Sector
Entrepreneurship
Target
Entrepreneurs
Support Channel
Evolem
Location / Territory
France
Support period
Since 2008
Our projects supported by Domorrow
Since 2013, Explore has brought together and supported new explorers looking to develop optimistic and practical project…
The Polar Pod expedition aims to conduct research into the Antarctic ocean. A major ocean carbon sink and driving force …
This non-profit organisation runs awareness-raising campaigns about the issues surrounding the green transition. It hold…
Rejoué is a non-profit organisation focusing on integration. Its work involves collecting, cleaning, reassembling and se…
Making items with your own hands enables you to find beauty. That is the saying at the Emmaüs workshop, a training-works…
The Climate Generation programme is run by the Nicolas Hulot foundation, which, by supporting projects, aims to raise aw…
Since 2013, Explore has brought together and supported new explorers looking to develop optimistic and practical projects to address social and environmental challenges. Through the Campus, Explore engages students in the green transition by offering additional learning and action formats to the higher education courses currently on offer.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Students
Support Channel
Domorrow
Location / Territory
Concarneau
Between
2020 – 2022
The Polar Pod expedition aims to conduct research into the Antarctic ocean. A major ocean carbon sink and driving force of global flows, this major climate operator remains little-known. It is also home to a vast reserve of marine life. Sharing this expedition in real time will make it possible to establish interesting educational connections between life, earth and environmental sciences for academics and the general public. Expedition start date: end of 2023, for a period of 3 years.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Researchers and students
Support Channel
Domorrow
Location / Territory
Paris
Between
2020 – 2023
This non-profit organisation runs awareness-raising campaigns about the issues surrounding the green transition. It holds workshops and provides educational content and training. Its tool, the ‘Ecological Renaissance fresco’ is a representation of a low-carbon land, produced by Julien Dossier. This fresco offers a road map to green transition divided into 24 areas.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
General public
Support Channel
Domorrow
Location / Territory
Nantes
Between
2020 – 2022
Rejoué is a non-profit organisation focusing on integration. Its work involves collecting, cleaning, reassembling and selling pre-loved toys. It makes a major contribution to environmental protection by reducing waste and bringing items back into use. Domorrow offers help with its spin-off strategy.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
General public
Support Channel
Domorrow
Location / Territory
Vitry-sur-Seine
Between
2021 – 2023
Making items with your own hands enables you to find beauty. That is the saying at the Emmaüs workshop, a training-workshop which makes designer furniture and fittings using salvaged wood, and at the same time offers training to people facing exclusion.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
People facing exclusion
Support Channel
Domorrow
Location / Territory
Villeurbanne
Between
2021 – 2023
The Climate Generation programme is run by the Nicolas Hulot foundation, which, by supporting projects, aims to raise awareness among young people about climate change and the resulting inequalities.
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Activity
Philanthropy
Target
Young people aged 15 to 35
Support Channel
Domorrow
Location / Territory
Boulogne-Billancourt
Between
2021 – 2023
Our team
Nicolas ROUSSET
Chairman of Evolem and Member of the Supervisory Board
Chair
Ségolène DE MONTGOLFIER
CSR Director
Evolem CSR
Lucile EXARTIER
Chair & Patronage Assistant
Chair / CSR
Nicolas ROUSSET
Chairman of Evolem and Member of the Supervisory Board
Chair
Career path
Passionate about using digital technology to help companies develop, I worked for some twenty years in technology and at the APRIL Group, before joining the family office established by my father, Bruno Rousset.
In a few words
I like to build and unite teams around a common project based on strong convictions to produce a positive impact on our society.
I had been gravitating around Evolem for some ten years, but it was a family philanthropic project, initiated in 2018 by Bruno Rousset, which brought me closer to the family business. What we achieved in this project was a real revelation for me about our ability to push the boundaries through a commitment which is both community-led and shareholder-led.
In 2020 I therefore took over the chair of the family office to continue the work of this founding father, paying close attention to the Rousset family’s wishes and our societal impact.
Ségolène DE MONTGOLFIER
CSR Director
Evolem CSR
Career path
Following 8 years in the public arena (working with elected representatives), I moved to the general interest sector as a fundraising and strategy consultant for the SSE sector in 2009 (at the firm Alteriade) and have been at Evolem since 2014.
In a few words
What motivates me in my work is bringing innovative solutions to different social and environmental issues we face to the surface and offering them support.
I joined Evolem for its values and the committed vision it has of the part companies play in designing a sustainable economic development model.
Lucile EXARTIER
Chair & Patronage Assistant
Chair / CSR
Career path
19 years working in support of APRIL, then Evolem.
In a few words
I feel like I belong to a family business, whose values we are proud to uphold.
The company is continually developing, it exudes the entrepreneurship championed for many years by Bruno Rousset.
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