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LenCD case stories database
24 March 2012
Case stories are an important and accessible way of
sharing experiences and learning lessons. Many organisations publish case stories on their
websites, but finding these stories has always required a good deal of research.
LenCD (Learning Network on Capacity Development), has been building up an index of case stories including material from the United Nations Development Programme, the Task Team on South–South Cooperation, SNV, the World Bank Institute, ECDPM, and other sources.
More than 500 case stories have now been catalogued and are searchable by country and by keyword on www.lencd.org/case-stories.
MoreTowards common standards in development evaluation
18 March 2012
Few development organizations have the capacity to effectively evaluate their programmes. While there is broad agreement on the need to strengthen evaluation capacity, there has been little consensus so far on how to go about this. With this in mind, the Evaluation Capacity Development Group (ECDG) and the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE) developed a proposal to create an International Workshop Agreement (IWA) on evaluation capacity development that has been approved by the International Standardization Organization (ISO). During a workshop in Geneva, Switzerland on 17-21 October 2011, ECDG brought together M&E practitioners and standards experts to create a voluntary, consensus-driven agreement towards this end. A report of the workshop, which was supported by IDRC, GIZ and the OECD/DAC Evaluation Network, is now available.
Morecapacity-development-for-development-practitioners
09 December 2011
The purpose of this practitioner’s Guide is to provide practical guidance to UNDP staff, partner
countries and other development partners on the nature of environmental capacity and how to support
capacity development for environmental sustainability (cdes). the guide builds on undp’s Practice
Note on Capacity Development and Practice Note on Capacity Assessment and incorporates best
practices from cdes experience
to date. the main text of this guide presents the undp approach to cdes, including guiding
principles, an analytical framework and a five-step process that can be adapted to various
settings.
Creative capacity development
18 August 2011
The development community seems
constantly and restlessly in search of a singular approach that will “ solve” poverty, unveiling
new buzzwords every few years only to toss them aside. Reflecting on personal experience as
Director of a Cambodian capacity-building NGO, VBNK, Jenny Pearson argues that the
fundamental flaw with prevailing development approaches is that they remain embedded in a
technocratic and specialized paradigm that is ill-equipped to deal with the complexity of
real-world development contexts.
Designing a results-focused capacity development strategy
17 August 2011
In
this guide published in August 2011, the World Bank Institute (WBI) presents operational steps to
help a project leader or task team facilitate stakeholders in designing a capacity development
strategy.
Theories of change: A resource list
24 May 2011
Research to Action has developed a list of resources for researchers and organizations looking to develop a ‘theory of change’ for their work. The page is worth visiting for capacity development practitioners as many of the resources provide practical guidance on how to fit the different theoretical frameworks to a variety of practice contexts.
MoreOnline discussion: Is capacity development on the brink of maturity?
21 March 2011
We are pleased to invite you to participate in an
online discussion on some of the issues tackled in "Capacity Development in Practice", the resource
volume for practitioners.
Scaling up in development cooperation
21 March 2011
For over 30 years one of the core tasks of the German international
cooperation agency GIZ's core tasks has been to support people, organizations and societies in
developing and emerging countries as they undergo the learning and change processes needed to
achieve capacity development. Specifically, this entails supporting people in acquiring technical
expertise, managerial competence and performance capability. And it means supporting organizations,
public institutions and private companies in making their organizational, management and production
structures more efficient and effective.
IDS Bulletin 41.3 (April 2010) Reflecting collectively on capacities for change
18 December 2010
‘Capacity development’ implies a promise of growing
self-reliance, national ownership and sustainability, yet practice seems consistently to fall short
of this emancipatory promise. This publication argues for a reframing of capacity development for
emancipatory social change.
Practical guide to capacity development in a sector context
09 November 2010
This guide, published in May 2008, was specifically designed for practitioners working with capacity development (CD) processes. The target group is staff and managers in public organizations who are or want to be change agents or change managers, consultants, as well as staff from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or other development partners who wish to support CD processes.
MoreEldis: topic-based knowledge resources
08 November 2010
Based at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Eldis aims to enhance access to the latest resources on development research, policy and practice. Eldis maintains a large collection of selected online documents, all available free of charge. It also provides a range of topic-based resource guides with quick access to key documents, organizations, research themes and discussions.
MoreCapacity development wiki page
08 November 2010
This is a collaborative space which allows those interested in capacity development at theoretical and practical level to contribute to the knowledge base.
MoreThinking systemically
29 October 2010
Support for capacity development is often framed in projects based on a very
narrow understanding of the factors that influence the ability to of people, organisations and
institutions to perform. There is a need to look at organisations and networks of
organisations
systemically embedded in and connected to a much wider context the potential to
help development workers better understand the factors that influence the abilities of people,
organisations and institutions to perform and to achieve desired outcomes.
Impact Alliance
08 September 2010
Impact Alliance is a global network committed to strengthening the capacity of individuals and organizations to generate deep impact within the communities they serve. It seeks to do this by accelerating the development of 'smarter' organizations through facilitating knowledge exchange and learning, open innovation and partnerships.
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