Annual Plan Narrative 2024-2025 Table of Contents Annual Plan Narrative 2024-2025Introduction +Highlights +Strategic Objectives +Generate timely knowledge and analysisCoordinate targeted advocacyContribute towards stronger emergency and sustained supportStrengthen public discourse on civic space and reinforce civil society narrativesBuild counter power with the most affected groupsCommitments +Milestones + Key Milestones 2024 – 2025 July 2024 Human Rights Council GenevaHigh Level Political Forum New YorkWE RISE! ConveningCrisis Response Fund Grant applications open all year August 2024 New Members OnboardingLocal Leadership Labs Learning CirclesRapid Response: Flexible support mechanism launch for rapid responseDDI regional resourcing mechanisms launch September 2024 Update Monitor WatchlistEarly warning mechanism launchHuman Rights Council GenevaUN General Assembly Summit of the futureLaunch Innovation AwardsDDI Resilience Grants: Grant application open all year October 2024 TBC November 2024 CIVICUS Annual ReportUniversal Period Review (Nov 6 – 17)Membership Engagement Month December 2024 PPUA ReportDonor Transformation Challenge EndsAnnual General MeetingICSW Launch January 2025 Universal Period ReviewGeneva(Jan-Feb)Digital Action Lab Cohort 2 callPrevention grants: flexible support mechanism launch for medium/long term grants February 2025 Update Monitor Watchlist#StandAsMyWitness Anniversary (Feb 23)Narratives convening March 2025 Launch: State of Civil Society ReportHuman Rights CouncilUN Commission on Status of WomenVuka steering committee meeting April 2025 Takeaways and outcomes from UN Human Rights Council session May 2025 Universal Period Review Geneva(April-May)Innovation community conveningThematic report on global governance June 2025 Update Monitor WatchlistHuman Rights CouncilCIVICUS Board Meeting