Our Initiatives

Imagine how much progress the humanitarian sector can make if we strengthen multiple NGOs at the same time. That’s the goal of the Ford Foundation’s Weaving Resilience initiative. We equip over 500 civil society organizations across Southern Africa with the financial management, governance, and resilience practices needed to sustain and grow in times of uncertainty.

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This program is possible due to the generous support from the Ford Foundation.

In partnership with Papyrus International, we’re helping 200+ youth and economic empowerment organizations strengthen their institutions and expand their reach, so they can deliver programming at scale.

This program is possible due to the generous support from the MasterCard Foundation.

In 2024 Humentum strengthened the capacities of 40 women-led CSOs in Afghanistan, in partnership with the UN Women’s Program Manager for Women, Peace, and Security, through training, group coaching, and assessments. Focus areas include risk and compliance, people and culture, and financial management.

This program is possible due to the generous support from UN Women.

Change is inevitable – the question is whether it will happen by design or by default. TIME Transformation Lab exists to make that change intentional, coordinated, and equitable.  We help changemakers, organizations, and networks navigate disruption and build equity through practical transformation. It’s where people come to practice transformation — not just talk about it.

Over the last three years, we have refined a methodology for facilitating change for individuals, organizations, and ecosystems. The methodology helps you make sense, take action, and share learning.

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This program is possible due to the generous support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

More than 10 million organizations in the global development sector manage billions of dollars annually. Yet in over 90% of countries, there’s no standardized financial reporting. This  wastes time, money, and misses opportunities for global impact.

Published in October 2025, the International Non-Profit Accounting Standard (INPAS) eliminates redundant reporting formats, enhances credibility for nonprofits, and improves transparency around unrestricted funds and support costs.

Together with CIPFA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, and with support from 15,000+ individuals from 169 countries, INPAS exemplifies what happens when an identified need turns into a global movement with a tangible outcome.

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Most victims/survivors of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment are women. Most investigators are not. CHS Alliance, in partnership with Humentum, aims to change that. Through Investigator Qualification Training Scheme (IQTS), we strengthen the global capacity to respond to sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) by equipping more investigators with the critical skills needed to conduct survivor-centered investigations.

Make survivor centered investigations the standard.

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Repeated due diligence assessments place a significant administrative burden on local NGOs, diverting valuable time and resources from their work.

Humentum is collaborating with international and local organizations to streamline due diligence processes, reduce duplication, and strengthen trust between funding organizations and their partners.

Our work includes developing a free, harmonized Due Diligence Passporting tool with Charter for Change and supporting a consortium of INGOs to advance shared approaches to due diligence.

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The Overhead Myth that low overhead is a sign of efficiency has led to underfunding the administrative costs that make projects possible, creating a vicious “starvation cycle.”

Through the Administration Costs Research Project, we gathered evidence on the extent to which donor funding covers the real costs for national NGOs.

The Funders for Real Cost, Real Change (FRC), a collaborative of private foundations, commissioned this research and sought recommendations on how funders could provide adequate cost coverage and strengthen their grantees’ financial health and resilience.

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