Avise is a public interest association that supports the development of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and social innovation (SI) in France and in Europe.
At the national level, Avise is an intermediate body for the ESF+ and the National Contact Point (NCP) for EaSI funds. At the European level, Avise participates in the Social Innovation+ Initiative launched by the European Commission, as the National Competence Centre for Social Innovation (NCCSI) for France and member of the European Social Innovation Community of Practice (SI CoP).

Avise has been mandated in 2021 by the French State to lead the National Competence Centre for Social Innovation in France, which aims at achieving the ecological and solidarity-based transition by supporting social innovation, whether driven by public, private or civil society, while strengthening cooperation between them.

In order to develop and strengthen the social and solidarity economy and social innovation in France, Avise has four main missions:
- Providing tools and guidance to all SSE and SI stakeholders during every phase of the project life cycle, from creating an enterprise to assessing its impact, thanks to a free online resource centre on the website Avise.org;
- Facilitating national communities of SSE and SI support organisations across French regions;
- Supporting SSE enterprises and developing national-level programs;
- Funding SSE and SI projects via the European Social Fund+ (ESF+)


Avise is the National Validator for France on the SIM platform.

We are happy to explore new opportunities of collaboration, in France, in Europe and beyond, particularly on topics such as support programs for SSE and social innovation, SSE and social innovation in rural areas, social impact assessment, scaling-up and mainstreaming of social innovation into public policies at local, regional and national level, among others.