The challenge & our answer
The Problem
International partnerships rely on scattered tools — files in Google Drive, discussions in email, reports in spreadsheets, meetings in Zoom. Every tool holds part of the story, but none of them connect. Teams waste hours searching for the right document, reconstructing timelines from email threads, and manually copying status updates between systems.
The Solution
Action Network Worldwide integrates with your existing workflow. Connect your cloud storage so the platform manages structure and status while files stay where your team already works. Link your Mighty Networks Space so community discussion and formal deliverables coexist. Use API access tokens to feed workspace progress into your own dashboards and reporting systems. The platform becomes the coordination layer on top of your tools — not a replacement for them.
Key Capabilities
Cloud Storage Integration
Connect your Google Drive account and the platform creates structured shared folders automatically. Files stay in Drive, but deliverables, contributions, and language versions are tracked in Action Network Worldwide. Partners without Drive accounts upload through the platform — no vendor lock-in.
Mighty Networks Space Linking
Link a workspace to a Mighty Networks Space for community discussion. The workspace handles deliverables and deadlines; the Space handles conversation. Key workspace events can post summaries to the Space automatically, keeping the community informed.
External Agent Access
Create API access tokens so your AI assistants, monitoring tools, or internal systems can read workspace data. Tokens are scoped to specific workspaces and permissions, with coordinator approval required. Your programme manager's assistant can check deliverable status without logging into the platform.
Email-Based Contribution
Partners forward documents to a workspace-specific email address and contributions are automatically registered. Useful for field staff with limited internet or partners unfamiliar with collaboration platforms.
Tool References
Add links to external resources directly on deliverables — Zoom meeting recordings, Moodle courses, shared spreadsheets, survey tools. The workspace becomes the single navigation point for scattered project assets.
Knowledge Base Publication
When a workspace publishes its learnings, a knowledge entry is automatically created and indexed. The workspace becomes discoverable to the wider network — turning internal collaboration into public knowledge without manual documentation work.
How It Works
Connect your storage
A workspace coordinator links their Google Drive account with one OAuth2 authorization. The platform creates a shared folder structure mirroring deliverables and language versions.
Partners work in their tools
Team members with Google accounts work directly in Drive. Others upload through the platform, which places files in the right folder automatically. No one needs to learn a new file system.
Status flows into the platform
Contributions are tracked — who submitted what, when, in which language. The coordinator sees completion status without opening files. Review decisions update the workspace timeline.
External systems stay synchronized
API tokens let your monitoring dashboard, funder reporting tool, or AI assistant pull workspace health and deliverable progress. Workspace data feeds other systems without manual export.