We incubate winning strategy

  • We support start-up leaders to develop and iterate joined-up multi-channel strategies across campaigns, fundraising, growth, data and analytics, risk management, partnerships, communications and public affairs.

We incubate diverse teams

  • Training and mentoring for organisational development, leadership, people, project and financial management, team culture, problem-solving and anti-oppression.

  • Expertise from experienced campaigners working for established OPEN members around the world, via peer to peer, coaching, mentoring and secondments.

  • Help with recruitment to ensure inclusive processes and an effective approach to specialist hires in tech and data roles.

We incubate pioneering tech

  • Intensive support to develop a technical roadmap suitable for local and national context.

  • Foster collaboration and knowledge exchange that generates innovative software development.

 
 

We generate efficiencies

  • We reduce the running costs of utilising cutting edge tech by helping members identify inefficiencies in their technology strategies and provide tailored solutions to improve processes.

  • We stop people continually reinventing the wheel – and from being impacted by making the same mistakes – by regularly sharing learnings, skills and knowledge through the OPEN Library, newsletters and events.

  • We reduce duplication of effort and prevent breaches before they happen by rapidly disseminating best practice approaches to new global technical and data challenges as they emerge.

We generate opportunities

  • OPEN events bring together staff from around the network to discuss shared challenges and opportunities, present best practice and cross-pollinate ideas.

  • We share case studies and identify campaigns and initiatives with potential to have a big impact when replicated across nations. For example, collective consumer energy purchases.

 
 

We generate resilience

  • We ensure new OPEN organisations have a laser-focus on growth towards becoming a sustainable funding model driven by member donations. We also reduce the significant start-up risks of burnout and staff turnover.

  • We provide online channels where OPEN staff and network members are in constant communication, asking questions and helping each other.

We accelerate innovation

  • We foster digital innovation throughout the network to propel and propagate emergent digital tactics and digital standards.

  • The OPEN tech team leads horizon scanning, making connections and bringing new ideas and tools into the network from the wider tech world.

 
 

We accelerate collaboration

  • OPEN supports members organisations to work together on shared multi-national goals, like facing down right wing groups, targeting global companies to stop climate change or responding to developing crises like the war in Ukraine.

  • We respond quickly to urgent opportunities to create positive change by removing obstacles to effective multi-national campaigning and providing capacity to fill gaps.

  • We empower our members to win by advising on campaign strategy, generating communications content like press releases or social media content, arranging calls with potential partners or facilitating dialogue with campaign targets.

We accelerate global impact

  • Everything we do is designed to accelerate the pace of progressive change across the world. As we incubate new start-up campaigning organisations, we help them launch their first campaigns and secure their initial victories.

  • As new start-ups demonstrate their power to effect change, members invest in them with donations, staff gain experience and soon, winning becomes a habit.

  • OPEN is there to support our 17 member organisations across the world, whether they’re just starting out or a household name. Together, we’re accelerating towards the world we want.

 
 

Learn more by reading Case Studies.