Third edition
Not a cost to society but a major resource. This is the portrait that emerges once again from the Social Report, now in its 3rd edition, wanted by the Italian Hunting Federation to give a concrete measure, measurable and comparable over time to the many activities carried out at all levels, from the Headquarters to the smallest section municipality, by the federal structure in the sector of its competence and in other social fields. The data that emerged from the analysis, entrusted to an external and independent company, is significant, therefore cannot be accused of "partisanship": comparing the data with 2020, it is estimated that the social impact generated has more than doubled, reaching the remarkable value of 1,3 600 million euros compared to the over 2020 thousand in 1, calculated net of the fundraising for the Covid emergency of over XNUMX million euros. A result that is a clear sign of the full restart of the FIdC's territorial activity after the pandemic period, which strongly characterized the previous year.
Lots of hunters
From the analysis of the data, which has not yet reached 100% of the sections and therefore expresses values lower than the real potential, there is a number of initiatives equal to 247 of which: 156 social, 47 environmental and 44 as a corollary of the institutional tasks of the association, involving thousands of registered members, a large number of hunters belonging to other acronyms and, depending on the type of initiative, a significant number of ordinary citizens, often families with children and teenagers. The environmental initiatives are estimated to have produced an economic and social impact of €858.845,8, representing around 65% of the total, with an average impact of €18.273,31. The environmental initiatives mainly consisted of working days for the rehabilitation and cleaning of natural areas; reclamation of rivers, streams and lakes; fight against poaching and environmental protection; wildlife management; health surveillance, especially against African swine fever and avian influenza.
The medium impact
The social-economic impact produced by the social initiatives is instead equal to €473.130,67, with an average impact for each initiative equal to €3.032,89. In this case, the activity focused on wildlife and environmental education; cultural initiatives related to rurality, uses, customs and popular traditions as well as the dissemination of culture and hunting traditions; fundraising to be allocated to initiatives in the social and health field, local or national; sector fairs. Other considerations emerge from the analysis of the Federation's 2021 Social Report. The FIdC's presence on social media confirmed its increase also during 2021. Compared to 2020, in fact, all the data relating to communication channels and social media are on the increase. The Federcaccia Nazionale Facebook page recorded a performance of +58% of followers with a 33% increase in average monthly coverage, which is accompanied by the even more significant result of the Instagram page: +68%.
Communication strategy
Also noteworthy is the increase compared to the previous year in the followers of the regional and provincial Facebook pages, which as a whole show +76% of followers. The growing use of social media also has the important purpose of bringing young people closer to the Federation, looking for them precisely where they are most present and available to listen. The positive outcome of this communication strategy is witnessed by the component of the "very young" (Under 30) among the FIdC members, in continuous growth, measurable in +40% since 2014 and +4% compared to 2020. Same growth rate, +4%, also for the female component of members. It is even more important to note that the overall number of members compared to 2020 is stable, a figure which in the context of the difficult period of general crisis demonstrates the ever-increasing appeal of the Federation and the recognition of its role and commitment to sustainable management of hunting (Press Office of the Italian Hunting Federation).