Cultivate and connect imaginative leaders. STRATEGY ACTION

Build and grow an influential national network of social innovators who will contribute to the successful transformation of society.

› Facilitate the generation of ideas and ways to connect and collaborate by hosting digital platforms that are recognised sources of knowledge across government and civil society.

› Strengthen collaboration and positive engagement between the state, civil society and the private sector.

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› Develop a diagnostic tool that defines and identifies organisational strengths and gaps for civil society organisations, and model an effective approach for sector strengthening.

› Incubate and grow DGMT’s initiatives that address civil society’s most pressing issues.

› Support local initiatives that build collective action and strengthen community pride and aspiration.

› Enable communities to be active participants in their local development process.

› Support and improve local government systems to enable the implementation of DGMT’s place-based synergies.

› Support fundamental services provided by civil society organisations in communities through grants of compassion and care.

Outcome

› DGMT influences public and social innovation through its various digital platforms.

› A network of over 10 000 young public innovators working towards improving their communities is established through our partner and incubated initiatives.

› A network/community of practice is formed and cultivated from our sector-strengthening initiatives and grantees.

› DGMT’s diagnostic tool is used by civil society organisations to gauge adaptive capacity and sustainability.

› Various DGMT sector-strengthening initiatives are integrated as a package of support, in addition to support provided through strengthening grants.

› DGMT funds and supports at least 30 local collective action initiatives, with the reported communities reflecting a stronger sense of pride and aspiration.

› DGMT supports at least four communities, which have improved capacity to engage with local government processes.

› Together with the place-based synergy team, DGMT co-designs an approach to improving the coordination of local government services.

› Civil society works actively with municipalities to embed civic engagement in local government processes.

› DGMT supports civil society organisations to provide services of care and compassion.