Globalt Fokus

Name

Globalt Fokus

Legal name

Globalt Fokus

Website

https://globaltfokus.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Society Platform / Development Cooperation Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Civil society platform
• Development cooperation advocacy
• NGO coalition building
• Civic space protection
• Policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Globalt Fokus collects annual membership quotas from member organizations. The membership fees are adopted annually at the general meeting and depend on the size of each organization. New members pay prorated fees for the current year when joining.
2. Government Funding: As a platform for Danish civil society engaged in international development, Globalt Fokus receives funding support, likely from the Danish government/Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to support its coordination and advocacy activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Globalt Fokus operates a membership-based civil society platform that brings together more than 75 Danish civil society organizations engaged in international development, peacebuilding, humanitarian action, and the green agenda. It enables collective advocacy, knowledge sharing, alliance building, and policy influence through working groups, annual general assemblies, and national and international networks. The organization also administers two grant programs — "Claim Your Space" and "The Fund for Joint Capacity Development" — and produces policy publications and analyses.

Product overview

Globalt Fokus operates as a unified civil society platform rather than a modular product architecture. The core offering is its membership platform that aggregates Danish civil society organizations for collective advocacy, knowledge sharing, and alliance building. Two named grant programs—Claim Your Space and The Fund for Joint Capacity Development—support civil society capacity and protection. The organization also produces publications and policy papers on development, climate, and civil society rights. All offerings function as a cohesive ecosystem supporting civil society engagement in international development cooperation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Globalt Fokus Membership Platform A membership-based platform that brings together Danish civil society organizations engaged in international development, peacebuilding, humanitarian action, and the green agenda. It facilitates collective action, advocacy, knowledge sharing, and alliance building among its 75+ member organizations including Amnesty International Denmark, Danish Refugee Council, Danish Red Cross, and Oxfam Denmark.
• Claim Your Space A rapid response mechanism (grant program) administered by Globalt Fokus that provides urgent and quick support to human rights defenders in danger in the Global Majority, with the aim of protecting and strengthening civil society's free operational space.
• The Fund for Joint Capacity Development (Puljen for kapacitetsudvikling) A fund (grant program) administered by Globalt Fokus that strengthens cooperation between Danish organizations and partners in the Global Majority through joint capacity building and learning initiatives.
• Publications and Policy Papers Analyses, reports, learning reports, tools, notes, and position papers produced by Globalt Fokus covering civil society space, climate, development policy, SDGs, and the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Notable outputs include the annual Spotlight Report on Denmark's progress toward the SDGs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Strong public support: 2 out of 3 Danes back development assistance at 0.7% of GNI

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICNL (International Center for Not-for-Profit Law)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026ICNL is a key expert partner working to ensure a safe legal and digital space for civil society globally. Globalt Fokus invited ICNL to a roundtable dialogue in Copenhagen to assess civil society space based on the latest analyses. ICNL provides expertise on legal frameworks affecting civil society worldwide.
• CIVICUScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organizations. They co-hosted a roundtable dialogue with Globalt Fokus and ICNL in Copenhagen, presenting findings from their State of Civil Society report. CIVICUS provides research and monitoring of civil society space globally.
• OECD DAC Civil Society Reference GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Globalt Fokus participates in the OECD DAC Civil Society Reference Group, contributing to the ongoing review of OECD's Development Assistance Committee. This provides a channel for civil society input into development cooperation standards.
• 92-gruppencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner92-gruppen is a coalition of Danish development organizations that Globalt Fokus collaborates with on joint publications and policy recommendations, including climate diplomacy recommendations and development policy analyses.
• Building Responses Together (BRT) NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobalt Fokus coordinates the Building Responses Together (BRT) Network, which focuses on collaboration within the civic space support ecosystem to address growing threats and attacks on civil society and human rights defenders.
• Future of Development Co-operation CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobalt Fokus collaborates with this international coalition on the future of development cooperation, including participation in conferences and joint advocacy efforts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 92-gruppen: Danish coalition of development organizations collaborating on policy positions and joint publications; closely comparable as a domestic Danish civil society coordination body and an active partner of Globalt Fokus.
• Partos: Dutch umbrella organization for development cooperation NGOs; comparable membership platform convening Dutch NGOs around shared advocacy, codes of conduct, and policy positions.
• Concord Sweden (FINGO): Swedish platform for civil society organizations working on international development and human rights; nearest Nordic peer with similar membership-based advocacy and policy-influence model.
• VENRO: German umbrella association of development and humanitarian NGOs; directly comparable in scale, structure, and remit as a national coordinator of civil society organizations engaging in development policy.
• BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development): UK membership umbrella for international development and humanitarian NGOs; directly comparable as a national civil society platform that convenes members, advocates on aid policy, and produces policy analysis.

Regional players

• CNCD-11.11.11: Belgian French-speaking platform coordinating international solidarity NGOs; structurally similar national platform but operating in Belgium rather than Denmark, so a regional rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• CIVICUS: Global alliance monitoring civic space and producing the State of Civil Society Report; comparable on the civil society space advocacy mandate and is an active co-host of Globalt Fokus roundtables.
• Forus (formerly International Forum for National NGO Platforms): Global network of national NGO platforms and civil society support organizations; provides Globalt Fokus with international peer exchange and frameworks that shape its operating model.
• Concord (European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development): Pan-European confederation of national NGO platforms and networks; a broader incumbent that Globalt Fokus indirectly interfaces with via its Denmark membership and OECD DAC engagement.

Emerging players

• ICNL (International Center for Not-for-Profit Law): Global expert organization on legal frameworks affecting civil society; comparable on the civic space and enabling-environment agenda and an active expert partner of Globalt Fokus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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