UMI connects, aligns and strengthens people power for a zero carbon future
Who We Are
The Urban Movement Innovation Fund (UMIF) works to connect, align and strengthen people power for a more socially just, zero carbon future.We draw together and amplify the efforts of NGOs working on technical solutions, or working with policy makers, with those of campaign or grassroots groups and movements working to increase citizen engagement and activity.
We try to build and strengthen ‘connective tissue’ between these communities, and support innovative projects in critical locations worldwide. UMIF is a convenor of the field, an advisor to philanthropy, and a grant maker.
What We Do
At UMIF we harness the energy, knowledge and expertise of civil society, in critical locations globally, to achieve impact on the systemic scale the world needs.
We do this in three ways:
1. Facilitating new and unusual partnerships and collaboration, particularly between movements, organisers and people from business, technical and policy arenas. This makes all parties more powerful: aligning plans, working in complementary ways towards common goals, and delivering breakthrough change.
2. Funding climate-focused, people-powered projects, with both project (short-term) and collective (five-year), measurable impact. This enables all partners to deliver immediate progress, experience success and share learning.
3. Building the capacity, skills and knowledge of civil society groups working to increase citizen engagement, and connecting them to co-create innovative, disruptive strategies for change.
We work with a full spectrum of actors: from individual activists and small groups to place-based organisations working with informal sector workers or communities; from local or regional activist movement.
TESTimonials
“The 2008 bailouts did not just lock in the existing system, they sowed the seeds for where we are now. With COVID-19, UMI Fund is well positioned as a funder to tackle the social recovery.”
May Boeve, Co-founder and Executive Director of 350.org
UMIF’s difference to other platforms we support is that it gives us a connection to Civil Society and movement partners through highly engaged Advisory Group members who are on the frontline developing strategy. It means we can engage with and learn from these communities on their terms, which will be fundamental to our success. We don’t have this with other platforms.”
Nathan Argent, Director of Climate, Oak Foundation
Partners
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