Motive is a Washington, DC-based social enterprise with a mission to mitigate conflict and enhance stability and sustainability around the globe.
We advance our mission in three ways:
Impact initiatives
Motive’s unique social enterprise model means we earn client-generated revenue then invest it into not-for-profit activities that advance our social mission to mitigate global conflict and instability. We’ve sent pro-bono experts to frontline conflicts, funded innovative research and service projects, and continually advance our community of practice through outreach and thought leadership.
See how we shaped policy options in Colombia to mitigate the impacts of the Venezuelan migrant crisis.
Training & Education
Nearly 10,000 global policy, security, civil society, and other leaders have learned to mitigate conflict, strengthen governance systems, measure impacts, and other capabilities by completing one of our Signature Courses. Even more have participated in our custom trainings and workshops. All Motive alumni enjoy lifelong reach-back support so they can translate classroom learning into real-world impact.
Learn about Motive’s Signature TCS and Gov Courses and custom training services here.
client Programs
Motive designs and implements programs all over the world with funding from government and commercial clients. Our programming includes security cooperation workshops, nonproliferation and strategic trade initiatives, live and tabletop exercises, monitoring and evaluation services, and much more. Every program we take on advances our mission while meeting client needs.
Check out our program overview or recent work safeguarding sensitive technologies in the Baltics.
Highlights of Recent and Ongoing Work
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In partnership with U.S. and European government and industry stakeholders, Motive helped prevent the diversion of sensitive technology from the Baltic region’s vibrant high-tech sector. Learn More
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Motive delivers customized training on complex problem-solving for this high-stakes headquarters.
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Motive designed the custom Tabletop Exercise the U.S. State Department uses to prepare interagency and international partners with the tools they need to spot and prevent impending atrocities.
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On behalf of the U.S. Trade & Development Agency, Motive helped catalyze billions of dollars in new investments into Africa’s healthcare infrastructure and ecosystem.
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Project FORTRESS focuses on mitigating chemical and biological WMD diversion threats by supporting key national regulators to engage labs, manufacturers, and intermediaries who are involved with dual-use equipment, chemical and biological precursors, and other sensitive materials.
