A World Where Cooperation, Not Conflict, Shapes the Future
Conflict isn’t going away. In 2024 alone, destructive conflict increased by 25%. The systems built to prevent it are failing. And most responses — avoid it, contain it, overpower it — are making division worse, not better.
For more than 40 years, Search for Common Ground has shown that even the most deeply divided groups can build trust, prevent violence, and create practical solutions together. That approach has never been more needed—and this moment calls for it at a far greater scale.
Our goals by 2030
200M
People impacted with improved dignity and safety
1M
Leaders mobilized to embrace and promote a collaborative model of leadership
40M
People empowered to influence the decisions which affect them
How We’ll Get There
Building a movement:
Impact that ends when funding ends isn’t enough. We’re growing a worldwide network of leaders who carry this approach forward long after any single project closes.
Growing our base of individual donors:
We’ve relied heavily on government funding. We’re changing that, because mission-driven donors give us the freedom to go where we’re needed, not just where we’re funded.
We’re leading from everywhere
Trust is built locally. So is lasting change. We’re building our organization around the leaders who are already rooted in their communities.
Getting out of our own way
Less administrative weight. More time and resources for the people doing the work on the ground.
Why it matters that you’re here
This approach doesn’t scale on its own. It grows when people choose to back it. Your support doesn’t just fund programs—it scales a way of working that changes how conflict gets handled, at every level.