To achieve its goals, GCVSI will pursue the following objectives:

• Influence increased investments in health and social policies by governments, inter-governmental and international development partners, and other relevant stakeholders;
• Support governments in developing health and social policies and practices that result in more significant equity in health and social outcomes among beneficiaries;
• Improvements in policy and practice of organizations and sectors that influence the determinants of health and social outcomes of populations;
• Strong alliances and partnerships among all sectors based on agreed ethical principles, mutual understanding, and respect;
• Activities that contribute to the development, translation, and exchange of knowledge and practice that advance the field of health and socio-economic enhancements of people;
• The wide dissemination of knowledge to health and social practitioners as well as policymakers, government officials, and other key individuals and organizations;
• A strong and universally accessible knowledge base for effective and quality health promotion using implementation science;
• Improved mechanisms for the exchange of ideas, experience, and knowledge that promote health and socio-economic wellbeing;
• Support national, regional, and global efforts in closing the gaps in critical developmental issues, which will enhance greater collaboration; and
• Capacity-building opportunities for individuals and institutions to better carry out health promotion and project intervention initiatives and advocacy efforts.