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2027 Funding Futures Festival

Organized by Human Rights Funders Network

Proposals due in 11 days

Submission deadline
November 15, 2026
Format
In person
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Compensation
Not listed

About this call

The 2027 Funding Futures Festival invites proposals from the human rights funding community for Action Labs, Lightning Talks, and interactive Open Gallery exhibits in Johannesburg. Sessions can explore climate, technology, democracy and civic space, or other issues shaping the future of human rights resourcing. The festival seeks practical approaches, critical questions, and collaborations that reflect the priorities of human rights movements worldwide.

Topics

Human rights philanthropyClimateTechnologyDemocracy and civic spaceHuman rights resourcingCollaborative fundingGrantmaking strategies

Audience

Human rights fundersHuman rights grantmakers

Session formats

90-minute interactive Action Labs7-minute Lightning TalksInteractive Open Gallery exhibits

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