In order to build authentic relationships with grassroots organizations, these qualities, attitudes and abilities will really make a difference. (Part 1 of 3)[...]
Archive for the ‘Good Practice’ Category
November 8th, 2011 - 8:23 am § in Good Practice
Mentoring Among Local Organizations—Here’s How!
As an informal practice or a formal program, mentoring is a tool that organizations can use to nurture and grow their programs, systems and people. Sharing guidelines to make them successful![...]
October 19th, 2011 - 8:20 pm § in Good Practice, Guest Bloggers
How would you measure the strength of a partnership?
Ruiari Nolan of Peace Direct offers the following guest post, sharing their experience of trying to determine what is important in relationships with grassroots organisations, and how they’re trying to measure performance in this area. [...]
October 4th, 2011 - 1:02 am § in Good Practice
Reaching Girls at the Grassroots – A Sound Investment (Part 2)
When compared to each layer of bureaucracy taking its cut in larger organizations before funds ever reach the ground, donors can make more direct investments in girls via grassroots organizations. [...]
October 4th, 2011 - 1:01 am § in Good Practice
Reaching Girls at the Grassroots – A Sound Investment (Part 1)
Grassroots organizations, as powerful actors that are finding and reaching marginalized girls and unlocking their potential, are reaching a demographic of extremely vulnerable and hard-to-reach girls through homegrown, targeted, and context-specific strategies.[...]
October 2nd, 2011 - 2:00 pm § in Good Practice
Exchange Visits Among Local Organizations—Here’s How!
Exchange visits enable organizations to improve program quality and effectiveness for families and communities by learning from each other. Sharing guidelines to make them successful![...]
September 26th, 2011 - 10:30 am § in Good Practice
Oral Reporting with Grassroots Organizations—Here’s How!
Oral reporting is a way to decrease the reporting burden on local, grassroots organizations, while enabling grantees to “paint a fuller picture” of their work, accomplishments and challenges than the written word can often offer.[...]
