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Work with ONM
Whether you are a defence institution, policymaker, funder, researcher, or practitioner — there is a meaningful way to engage with ONM's mission. We build long-term partnerships, not one-off transactions.
ONM builds substantive, ongoing partnerships with organisations whose mandates intersect with democratic resilience, civilian defence, civil resistance, or civic education. We are Paris-based, bilingual, and deeply embedded in both European defence circles and Francophone African civil society.
Defence & Military
Defence Institutions
Partnership pathways for defence ministries, military academies, NATO bodies, and security think tanks — including consulting, workshop delivery, curriculum enrichment, and wargaming support.
Policy
Governments & International Organisations
Engagement options for national governments, EU institutions, and international bodies — including commissioned research, expert briefings, policy input, and convening across civil society and defence.
Academic
Universities & Research Institutes
Joint research, curriculum partnership, REACT Fellowship co-hosting, and guest lecture programmes for universities and research institutions interested in civil resistance and democratic resilience.
Ready to explore a partnership?
We welcome conversations at any stage. Email us or use the contact form to start the dialogue.
ONM accepts commissions for research, training, facilitation, and strategic advisory work. Our outputs are grounded in field experience, practitioner insight, and rigorous analysis — designed to be usable by defence establishments, policymakers, and civil society organisations alike.
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Research Reports & Policy Briefs
Commissioned research on civil resistance, hybrid warfare, civilian agency, and democratic resilience. Policy-relevant and practitioner-facing, with access to field networks not available through conventional research channels.
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Workshops & Training Delivery
Half-day to multi-day workshop programmes on civil resistance, hybrid warfare, resilience-building, and civilian-based defence. Tailored to your institution, audience, and objectives.
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Curriculum Review & Enrichment
Review and enhancement of existing training curricula to integrate civil resistance frameworks and civilian agency perspectives — particularly for defence academies and universities.
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Facilitation & Convening
Expert facilitation for working groups, wargames, scenario exercises, and cross-sector dialogues. ONM brings rare access to Ukrainian civil society voices and Francophone African networks.
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Strategic Advisory
Ongoing advisory relationships for organisations seeking to integrate civilian resilience and civil resistance thinking into their long-term strategic planning.
ONM is at a critical inflection point. Our first ten months have demonstrated proof of concept across both strategic pillars. Strategic multi-year funding will allow us to scale programmes, hire core staff, and deepen our impact where it matters most.
€500k–1M
3-year programme funding target
ONM is seeking foundation grants, government development funding, and major individual gifts to scale our two strategic pillars. We are registered in France and can receive tax-deductible gifts under applicable frameworks.
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Core operational capacity
Fund a small permanent team to anchor ONM's growing programme portfolio and institutional relationships.
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Pinpoints of Resilience
Scale the flagship resilience training programme across European defence and corporate sectors.
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Francophone Africa Education Fund
Expand nonviolent action education to new cohorts and support local curriculum adaptation.
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Knowledge products
Fund Across Fault Lines journal, strategy briefs, and commissioned research outputs.
For institutional funders
ONM welcomes conversations with foundations, government development agencies, and philanthropic organisations. We can provide full programme documentation, budget breakdowns, and impact frameworks. Please contact us directly to discuss.
ONM's network spans defence professionals, policymakers, researchers, civil society practitioners, Ukrainian veterans and activists, and Francophone African civic leaders. Joining the network means staying connected to ONM's work and contributing your expertise to a growing community of practice.
Practitioners
REACT Fellowship
Are you an activist-writer with field experience in civil resistance, civic organizing, or democratic resilience? The REACT Fellowship is designed for practitioners who want to produce knowledge that matters. Applications for the next cohort are forming now.
Professionals
ONM Network Membership
Stay connected to ONM's events, publications, and programmes. Network members receive advance access to ONM research, invitations to private events, and opportunities to contribute expertise to ONM projects.
Researchers
Scientific Advisory Board
ONM's Scientific Advisory Board includes leading researchers in civil resistance, nonviolent conflict, and democratic resilience. We are open to expanding the board with researchers whose work complements our strategic focus.
Volunteers
Volunteer Opportunities
ONM welcomes expressions of interest from professionals, students, and others with relevant backgrounds to become a volunteer with ONM (virtual OK). Our volunteers gain experience working with a start-up NGO shape-shifting in the field of social change and social innovation. We love our volunteers!
Express your interest in joining the ONM network.
We will be in touch with next steps.
Amber French-Griette is a sought-after speaker on civil resistance, civilian-based defence, hybrid warfare, and civic resilience. Her work bridges theory and practice — drawing on 20 years of field experience and a deep network across European defence and Francophone African civil society.
About Amber
Franco-American. Executive Director and Co-Founder of ONM. 20-year career at the intersection of civil resistance, civilian defence, and societal resilience. Expert SME in wartime civic resistance.
Editor of a forthcoming book with Columbia University Press. Regular speaker at European defence forums and civil society conferences. Fluent in French and English.
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Keynotes & Plenary Sessions
Conferences on security, resilience, democracy, and civil society. Recent: ESDC Vienna, PDSF Paris, Kyiv cognitive warfare panel.
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Guest Lectures
University courses, defence academies, and executive education programmes on civil resistance, hybrid warfare, and civilian agency.
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Podcast & Media
Available for in-depth interviews, podcast appearances, and expert commentary for media on Ukraine, civil society, and European security.
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Workshops & Training
Facilitated sessions for defence institutions, corporate teams, and civic organisations.
"Civilian agency is not a soft topic — it is the hardest and most urgent dimension of contemporary security."
Amber French-Griette, Executive Director, ONM