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STRATEGY & ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE TOOLBOX
Our Organizational Strategy and Change Toolbox equips civil society organizations with practical tools and insights to navigate complexities, drive transformation, and achieve sustainable impact. It includes frameworks for strategic planning, change management, and fostering innovation—designed to empower organizations to adapt and thrive in a dynamic world.


The Fundraising Mindset: 12 Best Practices for Managing Your Fundraising
The best fundraisers first open people's hearts through authentic stories and meaningful relationships. They then open their minds by demonstrating a clear strategy, evidence of impact and a credible picture of the future.

Joachim Schwarz
4 min read


How (Intended) Change Happens
A sequential model for successful organisational change Overcoming procrastination on a personal level or mastering a strategic shift in...

Joachim Schwarz
6 min read


NGO Strategy: Conquer the Future by Using the Three Horizons Model
McKinsey's Three Horizon Model is a powerful tool for NGOs to analyse potential future scenarios. It helps organisations identify and prioritise strategic opportunities that might otherwise be overlooked.

Joachim Schwarz
3 min read


Shaping Tomorrow: 7 Trends NGOs Should Watch and Influence
Already underway, those trends change how we create impact as NGO leaders, activists, social pioneers, or entrepreneurs.

Joachim Schwarz
13 min read


The Impact Navigator: Introduction
Our toolkit for Organisational Design focuses on Impact and Purpose The Impact Navigator is a toolkit for civil society leaders and...

Joachim Schwarz
3 min read


The Impact Navigator: Our Purpose
Why and for whom do we exist? (Sphere 1) A toast to freedom was all it took for two students in dictatorial Portugal of 1961 to be...

Joachim Schwarz
4 min read


The Impact Navigator: Our Culture
Who are we, and what is our organisational culture? (Sphere 2) Wherever humans come together, there is culture which encompasses the...

Joachim Schwarz
6 min read


The Impact Navigator: Our Impact
How do we create impact? How do we add value to the lives of people? (Sphere 3) When Greta Thunberg decided to skip school and announced...

Joachim Schwarz
5 min read


The Impact Navigator: Our Resources
How do you mobilize funding, partners, and supporters? (Sphere 4) If the impact is the currency in the for-purpose world, where does the...

Joachim Schwarz
3 min read


Fundraising Canvas – A simple tool to validate your fundraising plan
The fundraising canvas is a simple yet powerful tool that helps teams visually explain their key strategies and share relevant insights.

Trang Nguyen
5 min read
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