Designed for NGOs & governments
The experts you need know the topic - and the context
Acume connects NGOs and governments with contextual experts who combine subject expertise with deep community knowledge, so decisions reflect realities on the ground – not assumptions.
Making research accessible
Discover academic knowledge in a format made for decision-making.
The barrier to academic knowledge is not paywalls. It is time and effort. Research briefs cut through both.
From discovery to discussion
Some questions are answered by reading. Others need a conversation.
Free research briefs let you explore evidence and new thinking, while expert calls let you apply it directly
How it works
Turn your research into a brief
Publish to our open library
Get paid to advise
Tell us your challenge
We find you the right expert(s)
Get practical advice in a one-hour call
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We're a community of contextual experts - and more
Connecting you with the expertise you need. Everything to make sound evidence-based and grounded decisions.
AI assistant
Draft a research brief in under five minutes
Editor
Full control over what you publish and when
Metrics
See how many practitioners are reading your work
Earn
Get invited to paid advisory sessions with NGOs and governments
Be useful
Ensure your research reaches the people who can act on it
Be seen
Build visibility and influence outside of academia
Shape decisions
Turn your expertise into meaningful advisory work
Go global
Connect with practitioners and organisations across the globe
Research briefs
Short, practical briefs written by contextual experts – evidence made clear and ready to use.
Expert advisors
Matched to your specific topic, context and challenge – not just credentials
Community questions
Ask contextual experts directly and get answers from a global research community
Favourites
Save the briefs that matter and return to them when you need them
Diversify perspective
Include perspectives from the communities your work is designed to serve
Sense-check decisions
Ground your approach before you commit and invest
Avoid blind spots
Surface the assumptions your team can’t see – before they become costly mistakes
Any context
Wherever your work takes you, we have a contextual expert who understands it
Research briefs
Making research findings accessible and actionable for non-academics
Research findings are often buried in long, technical papers written for academics. Which means most insights are never seen, let alone applied.
Our community of researchers turn their work into concise research briefs that highlight solid evidence, key findings and explain what it even means in the real-world.
Expert sessions
Gain fresh perspective by calling on our experts
If you’re working in a new context, relaunching an initiative, or developing a policy, many decisions are made without input from people who deeply understand the local realities. What works in one place does not work everywhere.
We connect you with experts who have the right thematic knowledge, local understanding, or lived experience to sense-check your plans and provide culturally aligned, practical guidance that strengthens your decisions.