1. Building capacity
2. Strengthening organizations and networks
3. Providing technical assistance
4. Conducting research |
We have helped to strengthen organizations and netwoks in a broad range of cultural settings including Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, the former Soviet Union and First Nations and mainstream communities throughout North America.
This work has involved the following types of activities:
- strengthening core decision making and administrative functions
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- strategic assessment, planning, implementation, training and mentoring, and evaluation of the programs and services they offer
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- capacity building of leaders, organizations and work teams to engage local populations as partners in the development process
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- improving the effectiveness of collaboration between government, and NGOs and PVOs (People's Voluntary Organizations)
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- support in developing fundraising campaigns
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- basic research related to uncovering the cultural and historical obstacles as well as the cultural resources (beliefs, practices, protocols, institutions, past innovations, etc.), to ground and guide organizational functioning.
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SAMPLE PROJECTS
Canada
Supported the Sagamok, Peguis and Chippewas of the Thames First Nations to develop inter-departmental collaborative relationships and re-align work plans for the achievement of community development goals (2002-present)
Coached and guided the emergence of a start-up charitable organization (The Calgary Centre for Global Community) through Board formation; the development of core vision, purposes and principles documents; the formation of Board committees; and the development of key administrative policies and initial fundraising (2010-2012)
United States
Worked with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (one of the largest urban Indian programs in the USA) on organizational transformation leading to greatly enhanced effectiveness and sustainability in the Foundation's work with urban Native people in the Seattle area. (3.5 million dollars raised between 2005-2007)
Ukraine
Worked with a network of voluntary sector organizations spanning three centres in Ukraine to build capacity for human and community development and to re-orient professional practice from service delivery to community development (1999-2002)
Zambia
Assisted Care Zambia, Lusaka City Council and 13 peri-urban settlements to develop a new constitution for community development councils which then made it possible for collaboration to flourish between community leaders, local politicians and international aid organizations. (This work broke a two-year deadlock in which all international donor money was frozen in 2001)
Papua New Guinea
Institutional strengthening for the Department of Home Affairs and Youth of Papua New Guinea, especially the Women's Office. This project was funded by the Asian Development Bank and involved the development of implementation strategies and policies for both national and provincial governments related to the Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1993).
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