Futures School: Sandbox now accepting applications for 2026 cohort
Philea’s Futures School: Sandbox is now accepting applications for its second cohort, taking place online from 3–5 November 2026. The programme is for junior, early, and mid-career philanthropy professionals across Europe seeking to deepen how they engagement with futures thinking and foresight in their day-to-day work.
The Futures School: Sandbox is designed to go beyond theory into practical application and peer-learning. Participants will develop and test ideas in real time, while learning how to bring a variety of foresight approaches into their organisations and communities in different ways.
“The Sandbox [is] an inspiring journey through the power of philanthropy to shape the future… Futures thinking can introduce small but powerful changes in the way foundations act and in the impact they produce”. Silvia Cannonieri, Fondazione di Comunitá Milano and 2025 Sandbox alumnae.
The 2026 edition of Philea’s Sandbox, which takes place entirely online, will include three mandatory sessions, alongside optional onboarding, futures practice design and mastermind sessions.
The programme grounds the knowledge shared in the practice of organisations like Stiftung Mercator Schweiz and Romanian-American Foundation, who practice diverse applications of foresight and futures thinking in their work. The Futures School also hosts a Leadership Journey, designed for senior leaders in the philanthropy sector.
Applications to the programme will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
To apply, fill in the form before 1 June 2026.
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