{"id":766,"date":"2025-10-30T22:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/civiclanes.org\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:33:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/civiclanes.org\/?page_id=766","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- CIVIC LANES \u2014 About Page v3 --><\/p>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500&#038;family=DM+Serif+Display&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n.wp-post-image { display: none !important; }\n.wp-block-post-title { display: none !important; }\n.ab-values-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 1.2rem; }\n.ab-h1 { font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif; font-size: 52px; line-height: 1.05; color: #0a2424; font-weight: 400; max-width: 600px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }\n.ab-belief-text { font-family: 'DM Serif Display', serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.4; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; max-width: 680px; }\n@media (max-width: 640px) {\n  .ab-values-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n  .ab-h1 { font-size: 32px !important; }\n  .ab-belief-text { font-size: 22px !important; }\n}\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;color:#1a1a1a;\">\n<p>  <!-- HEADER --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:4rem 1.5rem 3rem;border-bottom:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1D9E75;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:1.5rem;display:block;\">About Us<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"ab-h1\">Who we are<br \/>and why we do this.<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;color:#555;max-width:580px;\">Civic Lanes CIC is a public interest organisation based in the United Kingdom and working globally, built on the belief that access to knowledge and civic participation should not be a privilege.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- BELIEF STRIP --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#0a2424;padding:4rem 1.5rem;display:block;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <span style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#5DCAA5;font-weight:500;display:block;margin-bottom:1.5rem;\">Our Core Belief<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ab-belief-text\">Everyone deserves access to <span style=\"color:#5DCAA5;\">clear information<\/span>, meaningful participation, and the practical skills to navigate the world with confidence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- APPROACH --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:4rem 1.5rem;\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1D9E75;font-weight:500;display:block;margin-bottom:1rem;\">Our Approach<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:30px;color:#0a2424;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:1.5rem;line-height:1.2;\">Grounded in reality.<br \/>Responsive to people.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#444;margin-bottom:1.2rem;\">We understand our position as an organisation operating from the global north and we approach our partnerships with care. We do not place ourselves at the centre of other people&#8217;s struggles. Instead, we collaborate with communities and organisations in ways that respond to their realities rather than our assumptions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#444;\">Our work reflects lived experiences rather than ideology, and our focus is always on what is useful and possible. We are intentionally apolitical, not guided by partisan positions or ideological commitments, but by the practical value we can offer to the communities we support.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- WHO WE WORK WITH --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f7f7f5;border-top:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-bottom:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;padding:4rem 1.5rem;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <span style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1D9E75;font-weight:500;display:block;margin-bottom:1rem;\">Who We Work With<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:30px;color:#0a2424;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:1.5rem;line-height:1.2;\">People left out of<br \/>digital and civic spaces.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#444;margin-bottom:1.2rem;\">We work with communities with limited access to information, groups navigating difficult economic conditions, and individuals whose gender or social identity exposes them to additional layers of exclusion or misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#444;\">We support these communities without placing labels on them and without creating distance between them and the wider public. Our aim is to make sure that people who have the least structural advantage can still gain the knowledge and tools they need to participate fully.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- WHAT WE DO --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:4rem 1.5rem;\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1D9E75;font-weight:500;display:block;margin-bottom:1rem;\">What We Do<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:30px;color:#0a2424;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:1.5rem;line-height:1.2;\">Research. Training.<br \/>Practical tools.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#444;margin-bottom:1.2rem;\">Our work includes research, guidance materials, and training. We design curricula, produce learning resources, and deliver workshops that focus on digital literacy, information clarity, and civic engagement. Everything we create is designed to be grounded, accessible, and immediately useful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#444;\">This gives us the flexibility to partner with community groups, civil society organisations, academic institutions, international bodies, and global technology companies, across sectors and contexts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- VALUES GRID --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f7f7f5;border-top:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-bottom:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;padding:4rem 1.5rem;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <span style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1D9E75;font-weight:500;display:block;margin-bottom:1rem;\">What Guides Us<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:30px;color:#0a2424;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:2.5rem;\">Our principles.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ab-values-grid\">\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border-radius:8px;padding:1.8rem;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;\">\n          <span style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:32px;color:#d4ede6;display:block;margin-bottom:0.8rem;line-height:1;\">01<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:#0a2424;margin-bottom:0.6rem;\">Grounded in reality<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#777;\">We work from lived experience, not ideology. What matters is what is useful and possible.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border-radius:8px;padding:1.8rem;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;\">\n          <span style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:32px;color:#d4ede6;display:block;margin-bottom:0.8rem;line-height:1;\">02<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:#0a2424;margin-bottom:0.6rem;\">Respectful collaboration<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#777;\">We do not place ourselves at the centre. We respond to realities, not assumptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border-radius:8px;padding:1.8rem;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;\">\n          <span style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:32px;color:#d4ede6;display:block;margin-bottom:0.8rem;line-height:1;\">03<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:#0a2424;margin-bottom:0.6rem;\">Politically independent<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#777;\">Not guided by partisan positions. This gives us freedom to work across all sectors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border-radius:8px;padding:1.8rem;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;\">\n          <span style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:32px;color:#d4ede6;display:block;margin-bottom:0.8rem;line-height:1;\">04<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:#0a2424;margin-bottom:0.6rem;\">Accessible by design<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#777;\">Everything we produce is clear, practical, and built for the people who need it most.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border-radius:8px;padding:1.8rem;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;\">\n          <span style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:32px;color:#d4ede6;display:block;margin-bottom:0.8rem;line-height:1;\">05<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:#0a2424;margin-bottom:0.6rem;\">Public interest first<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#777;\">As a CIC, all surplus is reinvested into our mission. Our structure is a commitment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border-radius:8px;padding:1.8rem;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;\">\n          <span style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:32px;color:#d4ede6;display:block;margin-bottom:0.8rem;line-height:1;\">06<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:#0a2424;margin-bottom:0.6rem;\">Global perspective<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#777;\">UK-based, globally minded. Always listening before acting, mindful of power dynamics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- STRUCTURE --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:4rem 1.5rem;\">\n    <span style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1D9E75;font-weight:500;display:block;margin-bottom:1rem;\">Our Structure<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:30px;color:#0a2424;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:1.5rem;line-height:1.2;\">A CIC built for<br \/>public benefit.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#444;\">As a Community Interest Company, any surplus is reinvested in activities that benefit the public. Our purpose is not symbolic. It is practical. We aim to build pathways of understanding and access for people who need them most, while partnering with organisations that wish to contribute to this goal in good faith.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- PARTNERS --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f7f7f5;border-top:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-bottom:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;padding:4rem 1.5rem;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <span style=\"font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1D9E75;font-weight:500;display:block;margin-bottom:1rem;\">Who We Partner With<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:30px;color:#0a2424;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:2rem;\">We collaborate widely.<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.8rem;\">\n        <span style=\"background:#ffffff;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-radius:3px;padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;font-size:13px;color:#444;\">Community groups<\/span><br \/>\n        <span style=\"background:#ffffff;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-radius:3px;padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;font-size:13px;color:#444;\">Civil society organisations<\/span><br \/>\n        <span style=\"background:#ffffff;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-radius:3px;padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;font-size:13px;color:#444;\">Academic institutions<\/span><br \/>\n        <span style=\"background:#ffffff;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-radius:3px;padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;font-size:13px;color:#444;\">International bodies<\/span><br \/>\n        <span style=\"background:#ffffff;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-radius:3px;padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;font-size:13px;color:#444;\">Global technology companies<\/span><br \/>\n        <span style=\"background:#ffffff;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-radius:3px;padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;font-size:13px;color:#444;\">Foundations and funders<\/span><br \/>\n        <span style=\"background:#ffffff;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-radius:3px;padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;font-size:13px;color:#444;\">Research institutions<\/span><br \/>\n        <span style=\"background:#ffffff;border:0.5px solid #e0e0dc;border-radius:3px;padding:0.6rem 1.2rem;font-size:13px;color:#444;\">Local authorities<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- CTA --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#0a2424;padding:5rem 1.5rem;text-align:center;display:block;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family:'DM Serif Display',serif;font-size:36px;color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:1rem;\">Work with us.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.55);margin-bottom:2.5rem;max-width:440px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;line-height:1.6;display:block;\">We are always open to partnerships that share our commitment to inclusive, grounded, and practical work.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/civiclanes.org\/?page_id=3024\" style=\"display:inline-block;border:1px solid #5DCAA5;color:#5DCAA5;padding:0.85rem 2.2rem;border-radius:3px;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;\">Get in Touch \u2192<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Who we areand why we do this. 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