process
How we work
SITU supports initiatives through a connected pathway. The exact sequence changes, but the building blocks reinforce one another.
Stage 1
Frame
What happens
Partners define the challenge, system and shared outcome.
Infrastructure built
Mandate, stakeholder map, learning questions
Funding connection
Early design or discovery funding
Stage 2
Assemble
What happens
The right institutions, implementers and funders form a working coalition.
Infrastructure built
Governance, roles, decision rights
Funding connection
Anchor funder and co-funding proposition
Stage 3
Build
What happens
The initiative develops the capacity to operate responsibly.
Infrastructure built
Finance, people, contracting, data, risk
Funding connection
Fiscal hosting or managed grant infrastructure
Stage 4
Strengthen
What happens
What works is embedded in institutions, markets or durable organisations.
Infrastructure built
Ownership pathway, standards, repeatable model
Funding connection
Public, commercial or long-term catalytic capital
SITU's Role
What we can provide
- Initiative design and incubation
- Coalition coordination and governance
- Fiscal hosting and financial management
- Resource mobilisation and funder stewardship
- Operating systems, talent and procurement
- Data, learning and impact measurement
- Communications and knowledge infrastructure
- Transition to an independent entity, market mechanism or institutional home
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