This system needs a Re-set. Now Re-set needs you.

Re-set was founded six years ago with the aim of creating “a slightly different kind of a nonprofit organisation”. Since then, we have built a strong support base for social justice, climate and trade union movements. We helped establish the Tenants’ Initiative, the community energy association Žárovka in Děčín, and the Solidarity Economies Network. We are now working to set up a food cooperative in Brno and an umbrella cooperative for regenerative economies.

We have a track record of tangible results. Hundreds of people from a wide range of groups have taken part in our educational programmes. We provide individuals and groups with support, knowledge and opportunities to connect. In doing so, we create the conditions for people to organise and act together to build a better life for all. We do not do things for others — we empower those who want to take action.

We raise issues that others shy away from and call things what they are. We have brought into public debate the need to approach the transition in coal regions from the perspective of those directly affected, the destructive influence of the fossil fuel oligarchy, the concept of solidarity economies, and the challenges of affordable rental housing and summer energy poverty. We take a comprehensive approach to these problems, combining research and analysis with work on the ground. Our work extends beyond major cities to smaller towns and wherever we are needed.

In recent years, opportunities for funding have been shrinking. International foundations based in Europe have long been our main source of income. But their resources, too, are gradually declining as private donors show less interest in climate and social issues. Our allies and colleagues around the world are facing the same funding shortages and have to scale back their work as well.

Meanwhile, many influential politicians attack organisations funded by international foundations, as though the cost-of-living, housing and climate crises were not global issues. Forcing already underfunded and overstretched organisations tackling climate and social crises around the world to shut down is one of the goals of the rising far right. Let’s not let them win.

To keep achieving results, we need sustained effort and continuity. Becoming less dependent on grants and foundations will allow us to be accountable to those who matter most: the people who share our belief that a more dignified, resilient life, rooted in mutual support, is possible for everyone. Regular donations help us cover the essentials that keep our work going, enabling more people to organise and stand up for their interests.