Our services

For several decades, ForumCiv has managed extensive support to civil society organizations around the world, often through small grants to local actors in complex and high-risk environments. This experience has provided us with practical expertise in organizational assessments, project design and results management, internal control, and inclusive leadership.

We now offer this expertise to organizations and companies that want to operate professionally, transparently, and sustainably in complex environments. We provide reinforcement where you need it, strategically, operationally, or during periods of high workload.

You can hire us through the non-profit organization ForumCiv or via our company ForCiva, depending on the nature of the assignment and your needs. We offer competitive pricing. ForumCiv member organizations are given priority and receive a discount on our services.

Our services

Organizational assessments

We conduct professional organizational assessments, particularly of smaller or untested organizations and partners in complex environments.

Our assessments combine:

• analysis of governance, management, and internal control
• review of financial procedures and risk management
• assessment of organizational capacity and sustainability
• understanding of context and local conditions.

We help you make well-informed decisions ahead of partnerships and funding.

Contact: Stefan Nilsson

Project design and results management

We support you in developing project ideas, formulating clear objectives, and creating robust results frameworks and monitoring methods.

We offer support in:

• formulating goals, theory of change, and indicators
• developing realistic monitoring systems
• ensuring projects meet donor requirements
• strengthening learning and accountability in implementation.

Our experience is based on hands-on work monitoring small and medium-sized interventions in complex contexts. We help you create structure without over-administration.

Contact: Claudia Arenas

Organizational development

We support organizations in building strong and sustainable structures.

We offer support in:

• conducting organizational analyses
• developing strategies and planning processes
• creating policies and procedures
• strengthening governance and internal structures
• leading and supporting change processes.

Our goal is to strengthen organizations’ capacity to work effectively, systematically, and long-term, with a focus on quality, learning, and sustainable development.

Contact: Claudia Arenas

Stakeholder consultations with Right(s) Way Forward

We support organizations in placing people and local communities at the center of development processes. ForumCiv has developed the Right(s) Way Forward methodology, a rights-based and structured model for meaningful stakeholder consultations.

The method has grown out of our work with local organizations in diverse contexts and aims to ensure that projects and initiatives:

• are designed in dialogue with affected people
• reflect actual needs and priorities
• address power imbalances and include marginalized groups
• build legitimacy and long-term sustainability

Right(s) Way Forward helps organizations and companies move from symbolic consultation to genuine participation.

Contact: Claudia Arenas

Handling deviations and suspected corruption

When something goes wrong, a prompt, professional, and transparent response is essential.

Our experienced controllers and advisors have extensive practical experience in investigating deviations and suspected irregularities in complex environments. We offer support in:

• conducting structured and proportionate investigations
• analyzing risks and identifying systemic weaknesses
• documenting and reporting in accordance with donor requirements or internal regulations
• strengthening procedures to prevent future deviations
• providing crisis communication support when needed

We can also relieve organizations during peak workloads or particularly demanding situations and help ensure processes are carried out correctly, efficiently, and with integrity.

We combine thoroughness with an understanding of organizational context and values. The goal is not only to manage what has occurred, but to strengthen long-term trust and accountability.

Contact: Emma Petersen

Executive coaching for inclusive leadership

We offer coaching for managers in civil society organizations in partner countries. Our coaching is tailored to the specific challenges faced by civil society and values-driven organizations.

The focus is on developing inclusive, sustainable, and clear leadership that integrates structure, values, and results.

Contact: Britt-Louise Andersson