Share your goals. Shape our community

About the project

We believe every person holds dreams for a better future - for our world, for our countries, and for our communities. Yet too often, these dreams aren't expressed, heard, or realised.

Canva, in collaboration with our partners, is creating an open platform that gives everyone a voice in shaping the future we can aspire to together. This starts with one 'simple' question: "What's a goal you'd like to see achieved in your lifetime?" We're big believers in the power of goals.

They're a way of transforming our visions into visible action. By capturing and sharing the world's collective goals, we get a unique opportunity to understand what matters the most to people everywhere, and take steps towards making positive and lasting change.

We’re partnering with City of Wollongong on Australia’s east coast to explore new ways to make sure everyone’s voices are heard in a meaningful way. Together, we help build a clearer picture of our local priorities and help drive real action and shape what comes next.

Wollongong goals

More green spaces to enjoy

How does your goal create impact?

We listen
Share your goal. It joins voices from around the world, helping uncover people's greatest hopes.
We share
Your goals become the starting point for programs and partnerships.
We act
In partnership with the City of Wollongong, we analyse these goals to uncover insights that help inform programs, partnerships, and actions that can drive real change.

Where goals meet action.

The goals shared here help Canva understand what matters most and where we can make the biggest impact through our Two-Step Plan.

See our impact

Step 1

Build one of the world’s most valuable companies

Step 2

Do the most good we can

Frequently asked questions

The Goals Platform is an open global platform that gives everyone a voice towards shaping the future we aspire to. If we don't imagine the world we want, how can we possibly create it? Progress begins with a shared vision of what’s possible.

We’re asking you to define the goals that matter most for your planet, country, and community. The platform is non-partisan and designed to surface shared ambition.

You can submit a goal using the submission form⁠(opens in a new tab or window). Describe the future you want to see. You can keep it simple or add more detail to explain why it matters. You can choose to include your name and location – or submit anonymously. Leaving your email will allow us to follow up with you.

We are partnering with the local government, City of Wollongong, which serves a city of around 220,000 people on Australia's east coast.

We’ve chosen to focus on a growing area in Australia, where big things are happening in education and innovation, with a local government culture that treats community voice as the starting point for decision-making. We’ll be working closely with Council to explore new ways to make sure everyone’s voices are heard in a meaningful way.

Canva provides the platform. You provide the vision. Before anything can be built, it has to be imagined. So we made a place for people to start.

At the heart of Canva is our Two-Step Plan⁠(opens in a new tab or window): Step One is building one of the world's most valuable companies. Step Two is doing the most good we can.

The goals you share help us understand what matters to people, and become the starting point for programs and partnerships.

The goals captured will be used by Canva to identify key themes, priorities and ideas for future change in Wollongong. The goals will also form part of Canva's broader data for the Global Goals Platform to surface what's important to people across the world.

The results will be analysed and shared back to the community by Canva in a website experience. Canva will also share the results with City of Wollongong to use relevant data to help inform future plans and strategies.

The insights will be used to identify opportunities, partners and deliver coordinated momentum around the top priorities, and potential solutions.

We only collect the information you choose to provide. You may submit a goal anonymously. Any information you share is used solely to analyse and present the goals - helping us identify patterns and areas of shared ambition. Your data is safe with us and is never sold to third parties.

• Online submissions are collected by Canva, with findings and reports shared with the City of Wollongong.

• Physical and school submissions are collected by City of Wollongong, with anonymised data shared with Canva.

All data is handled strictly in accordance with both Canva’s Privacy Policy⁠(opens in a new tab or window) and City of Wollongong’s Privacy Policy⁠(opens in a new tab or window), depending on who holds the data.

Canva believes strongly in the power of sharing actual words to inspire the world. By submitting your goal, Canva may publish it with your first name and location (if provided) on the Goals website and in marketing. If your goal has been published but you would like to opt out, please file a ticket here⁠(opens in a new tab or window).