Summary
Solidatech (Les Ateliers du Bocage / Emmaüs + TechSoup) is the French TechSoup partner, providing reduced-price and free software to associations loi 1901, fondations RUP, fonds de dotation, and public libraries. The eligibility test follows French association law (Journal Officiel publication, statuts) and inherits the TechSoup political-purpose exclusion.
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Solidatech operates as the French-language TechSoup partner: a registered French association (or fondation reconnue d’utilité publique, fonds de dotation, or public library) registers at solidatech.fr with its Journal Officiel publication and statuts, and Solidatech issues the TechSoup verification token that vendors honour before granting a discount or donation [source: solidatech]. The catalogue covers Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, Box, DocuSign, and the wider TechSoup donor network, with admin fees per donation request [source: solidatech].
The Solidatech eligibility check follows French association law (loi 1901) and the reconnaissance d’utilité publique (RUP) framework, and applies the TechSoup primary-purpose test on top: an association whose objet social is exclusively charitable (education, research, humanitarian action, environmental protection, civic engagement) qualifies; an association whose primary purpose is political-party activity or direct electioneering does not [source: solidatech].
Use it for
Validating a French-language association or foundation against TechSoup-equivalent criteria and unlocking the Solidatech donation catalogue (Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, Box, DocuSign, etc.); understanding the French political-activity restriction before applying.