Glopolis

What Glopolis does

Glopolis, o.p.s. is a Czech non-profit public benefit company founded in 2003 in Prague, operating as a civil society support organization (CSO support organization) that coordinates NGO networks and facilitates cooperation between civil society and government. Its core programs include NeoN (a network coordination platform connecting 20+ organizations representing 1,000+ NGOs in the Czech Republic), Stronger Roots (a grant and capacity-building program for NGO networks in the Visegrád countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), PROSECO (a European project monitoring civic space in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia), and PART (a partnership with the Czech Government Office supporting NGO participation in EU funds implementation). The organization has 8 team members and no proprietary technology products; its infrastructure is a content-driven website and the NeoN network platform, with content production, workshops, conferences, and publications as primary delivery channels. Glopolis is headquartered at Botičská 1936/4, Prague 2, and is led by director Jana Miléřová, who succeeded founder Petr Lebeda in 2023.

Glopolis operates as a fully grant-funded non-profit with no commercial revenue. Its income derives from EU institutional programs (including OP Environment, the PART project covering EU funds 2021-2027, and the European PROSECO project) and partnerships with donors like the Czech Government Office and Ministry for Regional Development. The go-to-market is event-driven and community-led: workshops, conferences, focus groups, and educational events (e.g., Stronger Roots Academy, international conferences with 100+ participants) paired with research reports and methodology guides. The organization maintains a horizontal segmentation across NGO networks, individual NGOs, and government/public administration bodies. Notable partnerships include the OECD (round table on public administration cooperation), European Civic Forum, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, and Czech initiatives such as the Network for Democracy Protection and Reconstruction of the State. The organization is GDPR-compliant and has been recognized through its contribution to the European Civic Forum's annual civil rights report.

Name

Glopolis

Legal name

Glopolis, o.p.s.

Website

https://glopolis.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Glopolis is a Czech non-profit founded in 2003 that coordinates NGO networks and builds civil society capacity across Visegrád and Southeast Europe. It runs four programs—NeoN, Stronger Roots, PROSECO, and PART—funded by EU grants and Czech government partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. EU Funding: Glopolis receives significant funding from European Union programs, including the PART project (EU funds 2021-2027) and various European initiatives like PROSECO.
2. Grants and Donations: As a non-profit organization, Glopolis operates through grants, project funding, and partnerships with donors supporting civil society development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Glopolis, o.p.s. is a Czech non-profit public benefit company that strengthens civil society through program-based services. It coordinates the NeoN network of NGO umbrella organizations, runs the Stronger Roots grant and capacity-building program across Visegrád countries, manages the PROSECO European research and monitoring project, and delivers the PART project supporting NGO participation in EU funds monitoring committees.

Product overview

Glopolis is a non-profit organization (civic society support organization) that operates as a platform connecting civil society with government through several interconnected programs. The core offerings include NeoN (a network coordination platform), Stronger Roots (a grant program for NGO networks in Visegrád countries), PROSECO (a cross-border research and monitoring initiative), and PART (a project supporting civic engagement in EU funds). These programs work together to strengthen civil society capacity, facilitate cross-sector cooperation, and advocate for better conditions for civic sector functioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stronger Roots: A program supporting NGO networks in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia through grants and professional development
• PROSECO
• PART

Products and services

• NeoN (Network of NGO Networks)

Quantifiable outcome

• 21 networks supported in Visegrad countries (2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Úřad vlády ČR (Czech Government Office)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024PART project partnership - Glopolis works together with the Government Office to improve cooperation between NGOs and public administration in EU funds implementation.
• NeoN (Network of NGO Networks)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeoN is a platform connecting networks and umbrella organizations in Czech Republic. Glopolis helps coordinate activities of the backbone group and thematic working groups. NeoN represents over 20 organizations and networks encompassing 1,000+ NGOs.
• European Civic ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlopolis participates in preparing the European Civic Forum report on civil society. The Forum connects nearly 100 associations and NGOs.
• Civil Liberties Union for EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlopolis organizes workshops with Civil Liberties Union for Europe expert Valentin Toth on strategic communication for civil society and handling smear campaigns.
• OECDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlopolis organized a round table with OECD experts on public administration cooperation with citizens and stakeholders, following best practices from advanced economies.
• Alliance for Modern State (Aliance pro moderní stát)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization visible on Glopolis website footer, working together on modernizing state administration and civil society cooperation.
• Síť k ochraně demokracie (Network for Democracy Protection)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlopolis co-authors open letters with this initiative on rule of law and democratic safeguards, contributing to the State of Czech Democracy report.
• Rekonstrukce státu (Reconstruction of the State)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating organization on anti-corruption, rule of law advocacy and civic society issues in Czech Republic.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Open Society Foundations: Global civil society funder active across CEE; operates at much larger scale but shares the agenda of strengthening democratic civil society in the region.
• International Center for Not-for-Profit Law: Global NGO working on the legal environment for civil society, including CEE; comparable in monitoring and advocacy focus but with broader international reach than Glopolis.
• European Endowment for Democracy: EU-funded body supporting civil society and independent media across the EU neighbourhood; a comparable but larger funder/convener for the same civic-space constituency.

Direct peers

• Civil Liberties Union for Europe: EU-wide civil society watchdog defending rights and rule of law; Glopolis runs joint workshops with its expert Valentin Toth on strategic communication for NGOs facing smear campaigns.
• Open Society Fund Prague: Czech foundation funding civil society development, democratic participation, and rule of law — directly overlapping Glopolis's mission and geography.
• European Civic Forum: Brussels-based network connecting nearly 100 European associations and NGOs to promote civic rights and participation. Glopolis participates in its annual report and shares the same EU-level advocacy and civil-society-strengthening remit.
• Alliance for Modern State (Aliance pro moderní stát): Czech partner organization visible on Glopolis's website footer, jointly working on modernizing state administration and civil-society cooperation.
• Rekonstrukce státu: Czech anti-corruption and rule-of-law civic initiative; listed as a collaborating organization alongside Glopolis on civic-space advocacy and the State of Czech Democracy report.
• Síť k ochraně demokracie: Czech network for democracy protection; Glopolis co-authors open letters with this initiative and partners on rule-of-law advocacy in the Czech Republic.

Regional players

• CEE Civil Society Forum: Regional Central and Eastern European civil-society coordination platform with overlapping grantmaking and convening role across the same Visegrad and Western Balkans markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glopolis

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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