A series of honest conversations about third spaces, with the practitioners who lead them.
Practitioners doing sustained impact work rarely have space to reflect on it – let alone find others navigating the same questions.
CNFC Circles is that space. Four peer-exchange sessions each exploring a different dimension of what practitioner-led third spaces contribute to civic life, hosted across different third spaces in Singapore, and held with the people doing the work.
What happens at CNFC Circles?
Each Circle is a smaller, independently-held space for impact practitioners to learn, reflect and connect with peers across the ecosystem. These sessions are co-designed and co-led with other practitioners in the space. Expect honest conversation, structured reflection and a time to connect that's hard to find elsewhere.
Learn: Discover new perspectives on your own practice
Connect: Build relationships across the practitioner ecosystem
Reflect: Make sense of what you're experiencing in your own work
Who is this for?
If you work in or alongside spaces that bring communities together – whether that's a social organisation, a community programme, or a practitioner-led third space – CNFC Circles is for you.
We designed it with impact practitioners in mind, but the conversation is open to anyone doing this kind of work!
Come curious, come to connect, come to think out loud.
Programme OverviewWhat we’re exploring
CNFC Circles runs across four sessions – in August, September, November and December 2026.
Together they trace an arc: from what third spaces are for, to the tensions they hold, to what makes their value hard to see, to what it means when they close. Each session is shaped in collaboration with a practitioner running their own third space or impact hub.
What do we need third spaces for?
Come explore it with us at Common Ground Civic Centre.