{"id":1180,"date":"2025-10-29T11:55:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacioseira.coop\/nosaltres\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:41:50","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fundacioseira.coop\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About us<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”bg-accent”][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”pg-50 color-blanco”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”columnas-L”][vc_column_text css=””]Seira Impuls Cooperatiu helps local social economy and cooperative organizations to access funds. We are especially aimed at workers’ cooperatives member of the Catalan Worker Cooperatives Federation. Seira contributes to building trust between financial institutions and cooperatives through several practical tools and training proposals tailored to their needs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1287″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”mg-bot-15″]<\/p>\n

History<\/span><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]The Seira Foundation was established in 2008 to preserve and find a collective solution to the assets generated by the transformation of the Ecot\u00e8cnia cooperative.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Launched by former members of the cooperative and by the Catalan Worker Cooperatives Federation, the Seira Foundation was born to support and promote cooperativism, in particular, worker’s cooperatives.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1770733530392{background-image: url(https:\/\/fundacioseira.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/seira-1.jpg?id=185) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”columnas-R”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=”missio”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”titol-principal etiqueta-principal”]<\/p>\n

Mission, Vision and Values<\/h2>\n

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Mission<\/h3>\n

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Seira is a not-for-profit foundation that offers financial support to Catalan social economy and cooperative organizations, particularly to those who are members of the Catalan Worker Cooperatives Federation. Seira operates with transparency and accessibility to provide tools and resources to improve the financing culture and access to funds of cooperatives and raise the awareness of financial institutions towards the social and cooperative economy.<\/p>\n

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Vision<\/h3>\n

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Seira Impuls Cooperatiu strives to be a leading source of knowledge on financial issues of the social economy and cooperativism at the local, national, and international levels. Likewise, it seeks recognition for its transparency approach and closeness to the reality of cooperative businesses. Seira works with the Catalan Worker Cooperatives Federation and other institutions that share the goal of helping cooperative and social economy initiatives.<\/p>\n

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Values<\/h3>\n

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Seira Impuls Cooperatiu draws inspiration from the values and principles of cooperativism to develop its activities. We want to highlight five of them<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”35px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”txt-17″]Innovation:<\/span> the constant pursuit of new strategies, methodologies or places to articulate and promote cooperatives.<\/p>\n

Project diversity and targeting:<\/span> Seira Impuls Cooperatiu action\u2019s span a range of fields, but they must be specific enough to obtain tangible and effective results.<\/p>\n

Complementarity:<\/span> the activities of Seira Impuls Cooperatiu do not aim to replace or overlap with those of other cooperative organizations but rather, contribute to growing the effects of the actions carried out.<\/p>\n

Collaboration: <\/span> we foster strategic alliances to create and promote instruments for financing cooperative businesses. We participate with organizations that offer financing to cooperatives and promote new instruments to complement their financing needs. We believe it is crucial to improve their financial solvency, liquidity and guarantee funds.<\/p>\n

Support to strategic cooperative projects:<\/span> we back proposals that satisfy broad needs (education, information, creation, financing, commercialization, innovation, internationalization…) led by real experiences or representative organizations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=”patronat”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”titol-principal etiqueta-principal”]<\/p>\n

Board of Trustees<\/h2>\n

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Seira\u2019s Board of Trustees is chosen by the Executive Council of the Catalan Worker Cooperatives Federation.<\/p>\n

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[vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”txt-15″]President:<\/span> Laia Bonastra Arg\u00fcello
\nFirst Vicepresident:<\/span> Jaume Oller Rosell
\nSecond Vicepresident:<\/span> Miquel Cabr\u00e9 Mallafr\u00e9
\nSecretary:<\/span> Jes\u00fas Carri\u00f3n Rabasco
\nTrustee:<\/span> Guernica Facundo Vericat[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”txt-15″]Trustee:<\/span> Raimon Gassiot Ballb\u00e9
\nTrustee:<\/span> Ariadna Mendieta Sim\u00f3
\nTrustee:<\/span> Ivone Maritza Henao Arias
\nTrustee:<\/span> Llu\u00eds Nadal Vidal
\nTrustee:<\/span> Jordi Manresa Casals[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”color-accent txt-15″]Former directors: Rafael Vidal (2018-2020) Joana G\u00f3mez (2013-2017) Miquel Mir\u00f3 (2009-2013) and David P\u00e9rez (2008-2009).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”columnas-R”]
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The team that manages Seira Impuls Cooperatiu includes:<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1289″ img_size=”full” css=”” el_class=”img-personal”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”nom-personal”]Miguel Linde[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”text-personal”]Since January 2021, Miguel Linde is the Foundation\u2019s Director.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1290″ img_size=”full” css=”” el_class=”img-personal”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”nom-personal”]Daniel Mar\u00eda[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”text-personal”]In April 2022, Daniel Mar\u00eda joined as Head of Projects.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1291″ img_size=”full” css=”” el_class=”img-personal”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”nom-personal”]Lorena Blanco[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”text-personal”]Since March 2023, Lorena Blanco is part of the Seira team as Project Manager.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1292″ img_size=”full” css=”” el_class=”img-personal”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”nom-personal”]Anna Yuste[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”text-personal”]Since June 2024, Anna Yuste is part of the Seira team as Project Manager.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1931″ img_size=”full” css=”” el_class=”img-personal”][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”nom-personal”]Ver\u00f3nica Campos[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”text-personal”]Since March 2026, Ver\u00f3nica Blanco is part of the Seira team as Administrative[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=”transparencia”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”titol-principal etiqueta-principal”]<\/p>\n

Transparency<\/h2>\n

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View reports<\/a><\/p>\n

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View audits<\/a><\/p>\n

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Estatutes Seira<\/a><\/p>\n

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Signature FEI<\/a><\/p>\n

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