WELCOME TO YOUR PLEN INSIDER!
Insights, opportunities, and tools for PLEN members
Watch the 2-min welcome video with Suki & Xime!
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EXCLUSIVE & FREE FOR YOU
Make Everyone a Politician for a Day
📅 Online | 31 March 2026
One of our most engaging simulation formats, ready for you to use in your workshops and designed to fully immerse participants in the world of real-world politics. They form political parties, step into clearly defined roles, defend bold positions, navigate complex debates, and work to broker meaningful agreements under pressure. It’s immersive, practical, and guaranteed to spark powerful reflection.
🎁 Want the toolkit? Join the free, members-only online session on 31 March and see exactly how to run it in your own programs.
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Masterclass: Political Negotiation in Latin America
📅 Online | 05 March 2026
To mark 8 March, we’re partnering with Democracia+ to launch a new edition of the D+ Masterclasses — focused on the strategic role of women’s leadership in parliamentary negotiation. A powerful space to reflect, learn, and strengthen leadership where it matters most.
🌐 Live translation available in multiple languages.
How can Donors and Entrepreneurs Better Work Together?
📅 Online | May 2026
This session brings together donors and philanthropists active in the political leadership space to share their perspectives on how the field is evolving. Hear how they approach partnerships, how they identify promising initiatives, and what insights they have for political leadership entrepreneurs looking to strengthen their narratives, positioning, and strategies.
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FUNDING & EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES
$30M from Google.org in partnership with Apolitical for AI + Government Innovation
💻 Apply online by 3 April
Got a bold idea to improve how governments serve people?
If you are a nonprofit or social impact organization partnering with governments, and using generative and agentic AI to transform public services for social good, this is for you! Google.org is offering $1M–$3M grants + AI mentorship and technical support to scale real solutions.
MORE OPPORTUNITTIES AROUND THE WORLD!
🌍 AFRICA
International IDEA’s call for CSOs to strengthen inclusion of underrepresented groups in electoral processes.
📅 Deadline: 6 March 2026
🌍 EUROPE
The European Commission has opened a CERV call on gender equality, with €23 million available across key themes.
📅 Deadline: 28 April 2026
🌍 EUROPE
Political Innovation Awards 2026 recognize excellence, inspire new ideas, and drive meaningful change.
📅 Deadline: 8 April 2026
🌍 GLOBAL
The Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women's Empowerment recognizes outstanding contributions by individuals and institutions advancing women’s empowerment and inclusive development across the public sector, private sector, and civil society worldwide. The Award Prize: $100,000 USD.
📅 Deadline: 20 March 2026
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PLEN IN ACTION
A Guide To Running in the 2029 Local Elections
📖 Text by See Her Elected, Ireland
A practical, free guide covering everything you need to run for office or support a woman candidate in local elections.
PLEN Members at the UN CSW70
📅 Onsite event | 13 March 2026
Will you be at CSW 2026 in New York?
Don't miss this event co- organized by Better Politics Foundation, Fundación Multitudes, and Nalafem.
Digital Comms
📖 Text by D-HUB
This volume of the Anti-Authoritarian Toolkit focuses on Digital Comms. Today, digital platforms are the key arena where people form their views, connect with communities, and decide on their futures. To effectively challenge authoritarianism, we need to create compelling content, engage diverse audiences, and build networks of allies to amplify our message and break through the noise..
GET INSPIRED!
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Más para Chile convened 30 first-time elected MPs ahead of taking office.
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Extituto supports 150 parliamentary candidates with strategic skills & tools.
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22 women leaders selected for ALDE’s Alliance Of Her Academy 2026.
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Women in Politics Training with Elect Her’s 2026 workshops and 1:1 sessions.
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2026 online municipal elections school organized by Equal Voice.
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JOIN WHATSAPP & SHARE YOUR NEWS
📲 Big win, launch, or insight?
Share it in the WhatsApp Community channel. We’ll select highlights for the next PLEN newsletter.
📣 Join the groups and share wins, events, and opportunities
💡 Bring questions, dilemmas, and emerging ideas
➕ Suggest and activate new region or topic-specific groups
Do you know organizations advancing political leadership that should be part of PLEN? Share their details with us ahead of our next 2026 PLEN Welcome Session on March 5 and on June 4 at plen@betterpolitics.foundation.
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
🎙️The Better Politics Podcast
Conversations with political leaders about how we get the courageous, trusted and ethical leaders the 21st century demands.
📝 The Better (Political) Leadership Substack
Practical, evidence-based reflections on leadership, trust, and the human side of politics.