Communities
Welcome to the Capacity.org communities page. This page is still very much a 'work-in-progress' that we aim to gradually populate with short descriptions and links to active practitioner networks working on diverse capacity-development themes . If you are part of a community of practice that is not listed here and that fits under one or more of the topics covered on this website, we would love to hear from you. Please click here to send a message to our web editor.
Featured Communities
ALNAP
Active Learning Network on Accountability and
Performance in Humanitarian Assistance (ALNAP) is a unique, sector-wide network that brings
together the major actors involved in international responses to conflicts and natural disasters.
Established in 1997, following the multi-agency evaluation of the Rwanda genocide, ALNAP is a
collective response dedicated to improving humanitarian performance through increased learning and
accountability.
http://www.alnap.org
The Change Alliance: Using stakeholder processes and complexity thinking in governing for sustainability and social justice
The Change Alliance is an emerging
global network of organizations joining forces to increase the effectiveness of the
multi-stakeholder processes in which they engage. Its aim is to help improve the quality of
the design, dialogue, learning, and facilitation, on which these processes depend. The logic of the
Alliance is that complex problems demand a new dynamic of how governments, citizens, business and
civil society organizations work together. The Alliance facilitates a NING online learning
platform with interesting discussions, a Q&A section, blogs and announcements from
members.
http://www.changealliance.org
Participatory Governance Exchange
PG Exchange is a global online platform for knowledge
development, sharing and learning on participatory governance (PG). An initiative of CIVICUS:
World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the aim of the platform is to empower citizens to
participate in processes of public decision-making that affect their lives. The platform brings
together a global community of participatory governance practitioners and experts through a
variety of online discussion groups. Among the resources available on the PG Exchange portal are a
wide range of participatory governance practices and tools and an online calendar of participatory
governance events around the globe. Click
here to join the community of practice
and/or learn more.
http://www.pgexchange.org/
Society for Organizational Learning (SoL)
SoL,
the Society for Organizational Learning, is a network of communities of inquiry and practice
focused on concepts, tools, and methodologies that create the capacity for profound innovation and
change.
All communities are committed to SoL's principles, but vary in terms of focus, activities, and membership criteria. SoL's minimal infrastructure is designed to provide basic coordination among the communities while allowing for easy movement of people and information throughout the network. Organizational, Consultant, and Research memberships to the SoL community are granted by application and are based on interests and expertise. Individual Connections Membership is open to the public.
SoL was formed in April of 1997 to continue the work of MIT's Center for Organizational Learning (1991-1997). Peter Senge, author of the The Fifth Discipline: the Art and Practice of the Learning Organization is its founding Chairman.
http://www.solonline.org/aboutsol/
MyWASH
MyWASH is a social network bringing together close to 500 WaSH practitioners from around the world that aims to provide a space for finding colleagues, sharing experiences and facilitating learning.
http://www.mywash.org/
The
Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD) is an informal network of analysts and
practitioners aimed at creating a global community of practice around capacity development. Its
objectives are to facilitate the sharing of lessons and distill quality criteria for good practice;
promote research, share experiences, monitor outcomes and carry out other empirical work; foster
country-level, regional and international dialogue and collaboration; promote the mainstreaming of
capacity development issues into agency operations; and act as a key partner to advance the
OECD/DAC’s capacity development agenda.
Capacity Development is a professional community of practice bringing together more than 600 members on a Ning-based (social networking) platform. Hosted by the World Bank Institute, the aim is to unite a community of practitioners and experts to encourage discussion on capacity development practice and results and the sharing of related resources and experiences.. The community is open to new members and includes practitioners engaged or interested in capacity development in several contexts, such strategy, planning, diagnostics, programme design, monitoring and evaluation, and systematic learning about what works.
