The predictable, linear, rational progression of activities is what can make a sound logframe clear and elegant. But this is also what can render it useless in the context of providing relief and fighting poverty and injustice. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘organizational learning’
February 26th, 2012 - 9:02 pm § in Reflection & Rumination
Logframes….errrgh!
Tags: aid effectiveness, aid workers, community participation, donors, evaluation, foreign aid, foreign assistance, grant making, international aid, international development, logframe approach, logframes, Logical Framework, M&E, monitoring, NASA, organizational learning, philanthropy, social enterprise, U.S. military, USAID 14 Comments
A New Discipline for Development Practitioners
Organizational development is a discipline that needs to become more central to the practice of the development sector as a whole, not just a small professional enclave. [...]
Tags: ActionAid, aid workers, alternatives, CDRA, civil society organizations, Community Development Resource Association, community-based organizations, complexity, crisis, donors, foreign aid, foreign assistance, grassroots organizations, international aid, international development, NGOs, organizational development, organizational learning, Oxfam, partnership, power dynamics, social change, social movements, South Africa, sovereignty, The Barefoot Guide, values, VSO 4 Comments
July 5th, 2010 - 6:16 pm § in Good Practice
How to build strong relationships with grassroots organizations, Part 3 of 3
Work on the ground can often be difficult, slow, and heartbreaking, however rewarding. Sometimes the most important thing we can do is to show “care for the caregivers” (both physically and emotionally) to reduce stress and prevent burnout. [...]
Tags: burnout, care for the caregiver, CDRA, community-based organizations, cross-cultural communication, cultural differences, decision-making, development assistance, foreign aid, governance, grassroots organizations, international aid, international development, organizational culture, organizational development, organizational learning, resource-poor settings, The Barefoot Guide, traditional culture 2 Comments
