Global Summit for Local Action · Promotion toolkit

Share the
Summit.

Graphics, messages and templates to help your network join the conversation on local humanitarian action.

Get the graphics ↓Copy a message ↓

23–24 November 2026Online · Open to all

Global Summit for Local Action. Investing in Humanitarian Capacity. 23 and 24 November 2026. Online and open to all.

01 / READY TO SHARE

Download the graphics.

Use the original PNGs with your invitation. Keep their proportions, and add the registration link when you post.

English toolkit
Updated 30 October 2026

LANDSCAPE · 1920 × 1080 · PNG

For posts, email & slides

Pair with a caption below. Put the attendee pre-registration link in your post or email; the image itself has no clickable link.

Download PNG ↓Open in Dropbox ↗

Vertical Summit announcement for Stories

STORY · 1080 × 1920 · PNG

For Stories & status

Add a “Register your interest” link sticker in the clear area below the details. Check that app controls do not cover the date.

Download PNG ↓Dropbox ↗

No link sticker available? Send the attendance link as a separate text message after your image. Add descriptive alternative text when posting.

02 / INVITE YOUR NETWORK

Make it easy
to join.

Choose a message, copy it, and share it with a graphic. These messages promote attendee pre-registration.

Open attendee pre-registration ↗

Pre-registration collects interest. The Summit team will send programme and attendance registration updates.

The campaign copy is prepared for team review. Check your organisation’s usual review process before publishing.

Email & newsletter

EmailMain invitation

Subject: Could your National Society keep going if its main funder withdrew?

Preview text: Join the Global Summit for Local Action online, 23–24 November 2026.

Dear colleagues,

Your National Society runs a service that hundreds of people depend on. Tomorrow, its main funder withdraws. Could you keep that service running without putting other essential activities at risk?

Whatever your answer, you are not alone in facing this question.

Join National Societies from around the world at the Global Summit for Local Action, online on 23–24 November 2026, to explore financial sustainability, volunteering and youth development, leadership and governance, and management systems.

Share experiences, learn from others and explore ways to strengthen local humanitarian action. The Summit is open to all.

Register your interest to receive the programme and attendance registration link when they are ready.

Register your interest
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Please share this invitation with colleagues, volunteers and partners who would like to take part.

Best wishes,
[Your name / team]

NewsletterNewsletter paragraph

The Global Summit for Local Action takes place online on 23–24 November 2026. Join National Societies, practitioners and partners to explore financial sustainability, volunteering and youth development, leadership and governance, and management systems. Open to all. Register your interest to receive programme and registration updates.

Pre-register for updates
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

Social & messaging

Social & messagingLinkedIn or Facebook

What helps a National Society sustain its services, support its volunteers and respond when communities need it most?

Join the Global Summit for Local Action on 23–24 November 2026, online and open to all.

National Societies from around the world will share experiences across four priorities:
• Financial sustainability
• Volunteering and youth development
• Leadership and governance
• Management systems

Register your interest to receive programme and attendance registration updates.

Pre-register for updates
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#LocalAction #NationalSocietyDevelopment

Social & messagingShort social post

How can National Societies sustain services, support volunteers and strengthen local action? Explore these questions at the Global Summit for Local Action, 23–24 November 2026. Online and open to all. Register your interest:

Register your interest
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

Social & messagingWhatsApp or Teams

Hi everyone, the Global Summit for Local Action is taking place online on 23–24 November 2026. It is open to all, with discussions on financial sustainability, volunteering and youth development, leadership and governance, and management systems. Register your interest for programme and registration updates, and please pass this on to anyone who would like to join:

Pre-register for updates
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

StoryStory or status caption

Add a link sticker to the attendee pre-registration page. If the platform has no link sticker, share the URL in a separate message.

GLOBAL SUMMIT FOR LOCAL ACTION
23–24 NOVEMBER 2026
ONLINE · OPEN TO ALL
Register your interest
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

Follow-up

EmailAttendance reminder

Subject: Global Summit for Local Action — have you registered your interest?

Dear colleagues,
A reminder that the Global Summit for Local Action takes place online on 23–24 November 2026. Join National Societies from around the world to exchange experiences on financial sustainability, volunteering and youth development, leadership and governance, and management systems.

If you haven’t already, register your interest to receive programme and attendance registration updates. Please share the invitation with your network.

Register your interest
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

03 / START A CONVERSATION

Four questions.
Shared challenges.

Use one question per post or poll. Each version includes an invitation and the attendee link.

The themes: financial sustainability; volunteering and youth; leadership and governance; management systems.

Question-led campaignFinancial sustainability

Your National Society runs a service that hundreds of people depend on. Tomorrow its main funder withdraws. Could you find a way to keep the service running without putting your other essential activities at risk?

Yes / No / I don’t know

Whatever your answer, you are not alone in facing these questions. Join National Societies from around the world at the Global Summit for Local Action, online on 23–24 November 2026. Open to all.

Register your interest:
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

Question-led campaignVolunteering and youth

You're 19 and have just joined your National Society, full of ideas. You find enthusiastic volunteers, but making even a small change requires several layers of approval. Would you feel encouraged to keep trying?

Yes / No / I don’t know

Whatever your answer, you are not alone in facing these questions. Join National Societies from around the world at the Global Summit for Local Action, online on 23–24 November 2026. Open to all.

Register your interest:
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

Question-led campaignLeadership and governance

Your National Society has to make a difficult decision affecting the communities it serves. Would the people affected have a real say in that decision?

Yes / No / I don’t know

Whatever your answer, you are not alone in facing these questions. Join National Societies from around the world at the Global Summit for Local Action, online on 23–24 November 2026. Open to all.

Register your interest:
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

Question-led campaignManagement systems

A major flood hits your country. Hundreds of volunteers are ready to help, but conflicting information is circulating about where help is needed most. Could your National Society quickly identify reliable information and mobilise volunteers where they are most needed?

Yes / No / I don’t know

Whatever your answer, you are not alone in facing these questions. Join National Societies from around the world at the Global Summit for Local Action, online on 23–24 November 2026. Open to all.

Register your interest:
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

04 / MAKE IT YOURS

Promote your contribution.

Personalise the Canva artwork once your speaker or session is confirmed. Create your own copy before editing.

CANVA / SPEAKER

Put a face to the conversation.

Add the confirmed speaker’s name, role, organisation and portrait.

Open speaker artwork ↗

CANVA / SESSION

Tell people what they can learn.

Add the confirmed session title, host organisation and speaker details.

Open session artwork ↗

Make a copy first. If a link opens the shared original and offers no copy option, contact solferino.academy@ifrc.org before editing.
Retain the template fonts, colours and logo proportions. Replace every placeholder and use a clear portrait with space around the head and shoulders.
Add a specific session date, time and time zone only when confirmed. Do not add unconfirmed speakers or interpretation languages.
Export a PNG for social media. Check the mobile preview and put the attendance link in the accompanying caption.

Personalise before postingSpeaker caption

Use only for confirmed contributions. Replace every bracketed field before posting.

I’m joining the Global Summit for Local Action to share [specific experience or lesson].

My contribution will explore [one sentence on what participants can learn]. I look forward to hearing how other National Societies are approaching this challenge.

Join us online on 23–24 November 2026. The Summit is open to all.

Register your interest
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

Personalise before postingSession host caption

Use only for confirmed contributions. Replace every bracketed field before posting.

How can we [specific question the session will explore]?

Join [organisation] for “[confirmed session title]” at the Global Summit for Local Action. We will share [practical experience] and discuss [what participants can explore or take away].

The Summit takes place online on 23–24 November 2026 and is open to all.

Register your interest
https://solferinoacademy.com/local-action-summit/#register

05 / SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE

Propose
a session.

For people who want to organise or present a session. This is a separate action from registering interest in attending.

Proposal deadline: 4 November 2026

Open the session proposal form ↗

Organisers select and schedule proposals. The form explains hosting responsibilities, including interpretation and translated captions.

Session proposals · deadline 4 NovemberEmail invitation

Subject: Share your National Society’s experience — propose a Summit session by 4 November

Dear colleagues,
Does your National Society have an experience that others could learn from? We invite session proposals for the Global Summit for Local Action, taking place online on 23–24 November 2026.

Share practical lessons in financial sustainability, volunteering and youth development, leadership and governance, or management systems. Tell us what you tried, what you learned and what others could take away.

The form accepts proposals for ignite talks, keynotes, thematic workshops, thematic deep dives and other formats. The organisers will select and schedule sessions and may ask you to adjust your proposal.

Submit your session proposal by 4 November 2026.

Submit a session proposal
https://ee.ifrc.org/single/nndQaUtm/?return_url=https://solferinoacademy.com/the-global-summit-for-local-action/

The form explains the hosting responsibilities, including interpretation and live translated captions. Questions: solferino.academy@ifrc.org.

Session proposals · deadline 4 NovemberShort proposal caption

Have a practical lesson to share on strengthening National Societies? Propose a session for the Global Summit for Local Action, online on 23–24 November 2026. Themes include financial sustainability, volunteering and youth, leadership and governance, and management systems. Submit by 4 November 2026:

Submit a session proposal
https://ee.ifrc.org/single/nndQaUtm/?return_url=https://solferinoacademy.com/the-global-summit-for-local-action/

Global Summit for Local Action promotion toolkit

Share the
Summit.

Download the graphics.

For posts, email & slides

For Stories & status

Make it easy
to join.

Email & newsletter

Social & messaging

Follow-up

Four questions.
Shared challenges.

Promote your contribution.

Put a face to the conversation.

Tell people what they can learn.

Propose
a session.

I suscribe

Global Summit for Local Action promotion toolkit

Share theSummit.

Download the graphics.

For posts, email & slides

For Stories & status

Make it easyto join.

Email & newsletter

Social & messaging

Follow-up

Four questions.Shared challenges.

Promote your contribution.

Put a face to the conversation.

Tell people what they can learn.

Proposea session.

I suscribe

Share the
Summit.

Make it easy
to join.

Four questions.
Shared challenges.

Propose
a session.