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New multi-year strategy

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Published on: 29 April 2025

The year 2024 marked a period of significant shifts on the global political stage. In the Netherlands, Europe and the United States, we witnessed new political dynamics emerging. Our new strategy (2025 – 2030) reflects our constant values in a changing world

What does this mean for us?

As a philanthropic fund, driven by the core values of solidarity, the right to a dignified life and the importance of a healthy natural and living environment, this situation calls for both reflection and determination. At this time, it is crucial that we stand firm. We remain committed to strengthening a well-organized civil society that defends citizens’ rights, holds governments and markets accountable, and promotes solutions that emerge from society itself.

Our multi-year strategy at a glance

We are sharpening our focus on three key areas:

• For an inclusive and equitable society: we put more emphasis on combining direct support interventions with strengthening the representation of groups that are disadvantaged in the Netherlands. In this way, we contribute not only to immediate relief but also to the structural improvement of the situation of people in vulnerable positions.

• For an informed society: we focus more explicitly on the importance of reliable information. This includes support for quality journalism, but also initiatives that expand the reach and circulation of this information. Safeguarding a shared understanding of reality is essential in a world where algorithms and language models increasingly determine what we see – and what we don’t – and where we encounter a flood of AI-generated information.

• For nature and our living environment: we see nature not just as something we need to protect but also as a source of solutions. We embrace the constructive and regenerative power of nature for societal challenges such as climate adaptation, water management and biodiversity. This requires courage to take considered action to allow space for nature and for initiatives that restore our natural environment, so that nature can do its work.
  
  Across all areas, we examine critically the impact of technology on our society. After all, this affects all the themes that we work on. We seek to achieve a clear understanding of the real risks – from social injustice and dependence on Big Tech to cybersecurity and misinformation – and find effective ways to increase our collective defenses against those risks. At the same time, we want to help our partners in a responsible way to grasp the opportunities that this technology offers: how can civil society use technology to operate more efficiently and effectively?