NGO Capacity-Building

The Foundation has a long history of supporting non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the UK and Portugal to grow their capacity, develop skills and spark new partnerships through international collaboration and knowledge exchange. Research and feedback from partners shows many organisations benefit from expanding their work through international connections, yet they face common challenges.

Our approach

Activities in this area of work aim to enable NGOs in Portugal and the UK to learn and develop from each other’s expertise. Our goals are to strengthen the organisational capacity, skills and networks of NGOs, and to increase transnational knowledge exchange and peer learning.  

We are currently focused on civil society exchange in the fields of democratic innovation and environmental sustainability. 

Knowledge exchange, study visits and mutually beneficial capacity-building initiatives will be developed in response to the specific priorities, strengths and needs of relevant sectors and the Foundation’s partners. 

Flexible fund

We also have a modest flexible fund available to support near-term initiatives. We welcome conversations with UK organisations that have a partner or collaborator in Portugal and a project idea that involves sharing knowledge, practice or thinking. 

Organisations that meet these criteria can contact [email protected] with a short overview of the idea. Please note we do not accept or review proposals unless we requested them.