Gndr

What Gndr does

GNDR (Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction) is a UK-registered charity and company limited by guarantee, founded in 2007 and headquartered in London. It operates as the largest international member-led network of civil society organisations focused on disaster risk reduction, comprising 2,010 member organisations across 132 countries, coordinated through 120 national and regional representatives and a small secretariat staff distributed across India, Indonesia, Panama, Senegal, Togo, and the UK. Its core proposition is free membership with no annual fees, offering CSOs capacity strengthening, research collaboration, advocacy opportunities, and access to flagship programmes and an exclusive community platform.

GNDR's portfolio consists of flagship research and advocacy programmes rather than proprietary technology products. The signature offering, Views from the Frontline, is a community survey methodology that has gathered perspectives from over 117,000 at-risk community members across 712 communities in 50 countries, producing community action plans and national advocacy plans. Complementary programmes include Making Displacement Safer (USAID-funded, 11 countries), Local Leadership for Global Impact (BMZ/DKH-funded, locally-led resilience with women-leader mentoring and microgrants), Community-Based Disaster Risk Management research, and a recently launched Strategic Roadmap for Localising Early Warning Systems (FCDO-funded, June 2026). GNDR also publishes practical toolkits such as the Urban Living Laboratories Guide, Locally Led Anticipatory Action Guide & Toolkit (14 tools), and the Making Displacement Safer Cookbook.

GNDR's revenue model is institutional grant-funded, with no commercial product sales or membership fees. Major donors include the European Union, USAID, Sida, SDC, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Individual donations are accepted at structured suggested amounts (£24-£150) tied to specific activities. The organisation does not publicly disclose its annual income, and its reported financial data is limited to UK charity filings.

Name

Gndr

Legal name

Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction

Website

https://gndr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GNDR is the largest international civil society network for disaster risk reduction, connecting 2,010 member organisations across 132 countries through free membership. The UK-based charity delivers flagship research programmes like Views from the Frontline, capacity strengthening, and advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disaster Risk Reduction Network Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Capacity Building & Nonprofit Infrastructure Funders (BPAGAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Disaster risk reduction
• Civil society network
• Community resilience building
• Capacity strengthening programs
• Humanitarian advocacy research

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants and Donations: GNDR receives funding from institutional donors including the European Union, USAID, Sida, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe. They also accept individual donations and corporate/philanthropic partnerships.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donors can make contributions at various levels (e.g., £24, £40, £54, £78, £150) to support specific activities like webinars, training, community drills, and risk mapping sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GNDR is a member-led civil society network that connects 2,010+ organisations across 132 countries to strengthen community resilience against disasters. It delivers this through flagship research (Views from the Frontline), capacity-strengthening projects (Local Leadership for Global Impact, Making Displacement Safer, CBDRM), advocacy at national and global policy forums, an exclusive Community Platform for members, and an open library of practical toolkits and guides.

Product overview

GNDR operates as a network organisation rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings consist of flagship research and advocacy programmes (Views from the Frontline, Advocacy), capacity strengthening projects (Local Leadership for Global Impact, Making Displacement Safer, Community-based Disaster Risk Management), and an exclusive member networking platform (Community Platform). These are complemented by practical resource toolkits including the Urban Living Laboratories Guide, Locally Led Anticipatory Action Guide & Toolkit (with 14 downloadable tools), and the Making Displacement Safer Cookbook. The network connects civil society organisations across 132 countries to strengthen community resilience against disasters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Views from the Frontline: GNDR's flagship research and community programme that gathers perspectives of at-risk communities in 50 countries, working with 750 communities to reduce disaster risk.
• Local Leadership for Global Impact
• Making Displacement Safer
• Community-based disaster risk management

Products and services

• Views from the Frontline GNDR's flagship research and community programme that gathers perspectives of at-risk communities across 50 countries. Surveys over 117,000 community members, supports 750 communities, and produces community action plans and national advocacy plans for civil society organisations and members.
• GNDR Community Platform An exclusive online networking platform for GNDR members where individuals from member organisations can connect with each other, contact national representatives, share news and events, collaborate on projects, and learn about disaster risk reduction.
• Local Leadership for Global Impact A three-year project in partnership with Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe that scales up locally-led resilience projects, including mentoring women leaders, providing microgrants to partner organisations, and developing local climate change projections.
• Making Displacement Safer A three-year project funded by USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance that reduces the vulnerability of displaced communities in 11 countries by listening to displaced people and developing locally-led, innovative solutions to improving lives and livelihoods in urban settings.
• GNDR Advocacy GNDR's advocacy activities structured around key policy messages for engagement at national, regional and global level, focused on risk-informed development and localisation, with member organisations driving policy influence.
• Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) A research and capacity strengthening initiative analysing 264 community projects and conducting six global country exchange visits to identify success factors for scaling out community-based disaster risk management, engaging over 300,000 individuals.
• Urban Living Laboratories Guide A resource capturing learnings from using the Urban Living Laboratory approach in the context of displaced persons in informal urban settings, presenting a methodology for multi-stakeholder collaboration to design, develop, test, implement and evaluate innovative solutions.
• Locally Led Anticipatory Action Guide & Toolkit A comprehensive guide with 14 downloadable tools supporting civil society organisations to engage with communities in planning and establishing local mechanisms for anticipatory action, covering community-led early action, locally led early action, and enhanced participatory contingency planning.
• Making Displacement Safer Cookbook A resource setting out 10 best practice 'ingredients' and 8 case studies demonstrating approaches to successfully reduce disaster risks for displaced people living in urban areas, based on experiences of civil society organisations in 11 countries.
• Strategic Roadmap for Localising Early Warning Systems A strategic framework for localising early warning systems published by GNDR as part of the FCDO-funded Localising Early Warning Systems and Anticipatory Actions project, structured around six strategic priorities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 117,000 community members surveyed across 712 communities in 50 countries
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman NGO and key implementing partner for Local Leadership for Global Impact project. Partnership funded by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
• British Red CrosssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office funded project on Localising Early Warning Systems and Anticipatory Action.
• Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal partnership supporting the localisation of early warning systems and anticipatory action through GNDR's Strategic Roadmap.
• Centre for Disaster ProtectionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on a project to explore how disaster risk financing can be better localised to reach frontline communities and CSOs when and where needed.
• Extremadura University, SpainsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner that introduced the Urban Living Laboratory approach to GNDR's network and supported its trial through the Making Displacement Safer project.
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner acknowledged in the Making Displacement Safer Cookbook for their contribution to the project.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner acknowledged in the Making Displacement Safer Cookbook for their contribution to the project.
• CBM GlobalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in development of the Inclusion Knowledge Hub, currently being developed in partnership with CBM Global to support disability inclusion in DRR.
• UNDRR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN body for disaster risk reduction. GNDR participates in Sendai Framework processes, Global Platform for DRR, and Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sphere: The global network behind the Sphere humanitarian standards, including disaster response. Directly comparable as a CSO network producing normative standards used by similar member organisations.
• CDAC Network: A coalition of humanitarian and media-development organisations working on communication with disaster-affected communities. Directly comparable as a thematic CSO network in the disaster/humanitarian space.
• CHS Alliance: An alliance of humanitarian and development organisations promoting accountability and quality standards. Comparable as a membership-based CSO network serving similar humanitarian/DRR members.
• ALNAP: The Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in humanitarian action. Comparable as a learning and research network serving similar humanitarian/DRR practitioners.
• ICVA (International Council of Voluntary Agencies): A global network of humanitarian NGOs focused on influencing humanitarian policy and coordination. Comparable as a CSO advocacy and convening network serving similar member organisations.
• NEAR (Network for Empowered Aid Response): A network of local and national civil society actors advancing the localisation agenda in humanitarian action. Highly comparable philosophy and structure to GNDR's localisation mission.
• CIVICUS: A global alliance of civil society organisations advocating for civic space and citizen participation. Comparable as a global CSO network with a member-driven governance model and thematic advocacy.
• Start Network: A global network of humanitarian NGOs that pools funds for rapid disaster response. Operates a comparable member-network model and is a near-direct peer in the humanitarian/DRR space.

Broad incumbents

• UNDRR (UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction): The UN system lead for disaster risk reduction, overseeing the Sendai Framework and Global Platform. GNDR is an explicit stakeholder and partner of UNDRR, making it a structural peer in DRR governance.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): The world's largest humanitarian network with 191 National Societies. Operates in DRR globally and overlaps with GNDR on disaster resilience and community preparedness, though at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globalnetworkdr?lang=en
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GNDRorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/GNDR.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gndr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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