1. Overview

Join us for the Futures School Sandbox - a series of online workshops for junior, early, and mid-career philanthropy professionals to learn the application of foresight and futures thinking to philanthropic practice.

The Futures School Sandbox will consist of three online sessions, with three optional sessions (onboarding, futures practice design session and mastermind).

  • Welcome and Onboarding - Tuesday 27 October at 14:00-16:00 CET
  • Session #1: Mapping Futures - Tuesday 3 November at 14:00-16:00 CET
In collaboration with Mercator Foundation Switzerland
  • Session #2: Deepening Futures - Wednesday 4 November at 14:00-16:00 CET
In collaboration with Romanian-American Foundation
  • Session #3: Transforming Futures - Thursday 5 November at 14:00-16:00 CET
In collaboration with Healthy Food Healthy Planet
  • Optional Futures Practice Design session - Tuesday 10 November at 15:00-16:30 CET
  • Optional Mastermind - Thursday 26 November at 14:00-16:00 CET

The participation cost:
  • €450 for Philea FPO members
  • €380 for Philea PIO members
  • €600 for non-Philea members
A limited amount of scholarships will be available for philanthropy infrastructure and nonprofit leaders.

Apply by 8 June EOB to express your interest. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible. Confirmation will depend on availability, motivation, and participant diversity.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Organisation

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* 4. Job Title

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* 5. Why would you like to join the Futures School Sandbox? (max 200 words)

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* 6. What would you like to learn at the Futures School Sandbox? (max. 200 words)

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* 7. How will the Futures School Sandbox help you with your work? (max 200 words)

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* 8. Is your organisation member of Philea?

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* 9. Will your organisation be able to cover the participation cost in the training?

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* 10. To help us plan, would you still be able to participate if you don’t receive a scholarship? Your answer won’t affect your eligibility.

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