We identify talented and inspiring local NGOs and partner with them to provide organizational strengthening support and connect them to funding opportunities

1. Organizational Development

Our process is rooted in participatory methods and an inquiry-based approach, whereby partners identify their strengths and organizational priorities.

  • We facilitate organizational self assessments for teams to self reflect and agree on their own strengths and organizational strengthening priorities

  • We facilitate the development of an organizational strengthening action plan based on those identified priorities, considering available resources and capacities

  • We accompany and advise each partner on the implementation and follow up of their organizational strengthening action plan, bringing in external expertise and support as needed

  • Our approach is grounded in trust, empathy and developing long-term relationships with organizations.

  • We support the development of strategic plans that reflect organizational priorities and ambitions. A strong strategic plan will guide you where you want to go, how you invest in yourself, how to engage with partners and the kind of funding you seek. This covers programmatic ambitions as well as organizational needs and objectives.

  • We support you to develop consistent internal and external communications that align with your strategic plan. We help you design communications that elevate your brand, communicate your work directly and connect with audiences and donors in your own way.

  • We support you to identify creative and resourceful ways for robust monitoring & evaluation. We focus on helping you think through how best to demonstrate your impact, in ways that are contextually appropriate and realistic with the resources available. We support and advise on the development of data management and analysis capacity to ensure the backend systems enable impact reporting.

  • We support organizations to fundraise in alignment with your strategic plans and organizational needs. We help you assess what kind of donors and funding opportunities are a good fit and advise on how to develop compelling pitches. We make introductions and recommendations to our network of donors where possible.

  • We help organizations develop internal controls and systems for managing their funding effectively. We focus on designing systems and processes that equip organizations with the financial knowledge they need to adaptively manage their budgets and funding.

  • We support with annual goal setting, work planning and program management. Using adaptive program management principles, we help you develop systems and tools that provide big picture direction, with day to day clarity around program priorities.

    We can also offer advice and training on useful digital systems, communication tools & technology that can improve collaboration and efficiency across your organization.

  • We support leadership development through access to certified leadership coaches. We want to ensure founder-led local CSOs have plans in place for leadership transitions and ensuring a long lasting legacy.

    We also support and advise on people management systems and culture to get the most out of multi generational teams.

  • We support you to develop safe operational processes, working culture and accountability to stakeholders. We train and support partners on the development of standards and practices that are fit for purpose and provide safe working standards for teams and communities.

  • We help you think about your governance needs, including how to build a strong board, clear roles & responsibilities, board meetings and governance requirements.

2. Shifting Power and Shifting Funding

We aim to leverage our position and role to help shift power in the conservation space and advocate for more direct funding, more core funding and equitable partnerships.

  • We help partners fundraise and access direct funding opportunities, to shift more funding to frontline and grassroots conservation NGOs

  • Research - we will continue to collaborate with peers and partners on documenting grantmaking & partnership practices within the sector, as a means of increasing dialogue and reflection. 


  • Strategic Communications - we will grow our communications channels, to focus on communicating upstream, at large NGOs, INGOs and donors. This will build on our recent report; transactional to relational and continue to elevate the needs and perspectives of CSOs.

  • We will continue and build on our donor outreach work, with dual aims; (1) Connecting partners to donors interested in funding their work directly (2) Growing a pool of donors providing unrestricted/core funding to our partners and to Indonesian organizations in general.  

  • We take on consulting assignments when it aligns with our mission and values. 

  • We are particularly interested in opportunities with values-aligned clients where we can evaluate, inform and advise the practices and strategies of Philanthropic institutions and international NGOs.

  • Our consulting work also subsidizes our offering to local organizations for whom we cannot identify a funding partner or who lack the resources to pay.

3. Consulting Services

  • We can advise on how to localize funding strategies and practises or how to design funding practices to more effectively support local CSOs. We can also conduct research, scoping and due diligence to inform the development and growth of funding portfolios, where this aligns with our aspiration to increase direct funding for local CSOs.

  • We conduct desk based or social science research to inform program design, strategy development or evaluations. Through our extensive experience with diverse research methods, we offer insights that advance the development or adaptation of strategies in line with local needs and contexts.

  • We support you to identify creative and resourceful ways for robust monitoring & evaluation. We focus on helping you think through how best to demonstrate your impact, in ways that are contextually appropriate and realistic with the resources available. We support and advise on the development of data management and analysis capacity to ensure the backend systems enable impact reporting

  • We can support the development of strategic plans that reflect organizational priorities and ambitions. A strong strategic plan will guide you where you want to go, how you invest in yourself, how to engage with partners and the kind of funding you seek. This covers programmatic ambitions as well as organizational needs and objectives.

Interested in working together?

Contact us to discuss potential collaborations or how we can support your organization.

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