2026 Overview

Our 2026 programme is designed to strengthen the collective power of civil society. Through leadership support, futures-focused work, civic space initiatives and community partnerships, we aim to equip organisations to navigate the years ahead.

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Leadership support

We deepen the leadership development space in our sector by convening leaders and sparking ideas to promote innovative approaches. We do this by fostering trusted relationships and connections to learn, collaborate and support one another.

Leadership support

Our strategic ambitions

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    Futures

    Our ‘Futures of International Civil Society Organisation’ work supports CSOs to become more agile and respond to emerging realities in our world. We strengthen capacity in strategic foresight and support proactive approaches for the sector to adapt to crucial issues such as powershift.

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    Civic space

    We support and strengthen civic space. We work in solidarity with CSOs in increased times of pressure. We work towards strengthening space for civil society engagement, facilitating dialogues with decision-, particularly through citizen data.

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    Marginalised communities

    We are committed to ensuring that local actors and communities have the tools and resources to make their voices heard

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Our programmatic initiatives

Our programmatic initiatives feed into our strategic ambition and is where some of our communities of practice and thematic work can be found.

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    Futures of Localisation

    Futures of localisation brings together those interested in realising locally led development.

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    Scanning the Horizon

    Scanning the Horizon is the only collaborative trend scouting and analysis platform in the civil society sector.

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    Solidarity Action Network

    The Solidarity Action Network (SANE) works to strengthen resilience of and solidarity among civil society when faced with civic space restrictions

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    Leave No One Behind

    The Leave No One Behind Partnership (LNOB) is a global initiative using community-driven data to ensure marginalised groups are visible, heard, and included in decision-making.