May222019 by PM4NGOsNo Comments
Partnership management

Partnership management

.NewWebsite., Governance, Partners, Webinar
Social, environmental, and economic needs are complex and require participation of a variety of stakeholders. It is essential for an organization to form partnerships and alliances with other NGOs and civil society organizations to achieve better results. In addition, strategic alliances with local and national governments, companies, and industries increase the chances of a project success.  Working through partnerships helps to save resources and joining efforts on initiatives (projects) that are similar or related. More importantly, coordinating projects would avoid overlapping activities and, therefore, overloading a community with too many events, training, meetings, and mobilization. (more…)
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Apr242019 by PM4NGOsNo Comments
The empowering feeling of participation

The empowering feeling of participation

.NewWebsite., Governance, Project Management
By Oliver Carrick “No. We’re not talking about that now. Would anyone else like to participate?” So spoke the President of a local NGO to the monthly meeting of project beneficiaries. Participation has so many forms that the word alone can seem meaningless. But let’s distinguish between two key types of participation: Participation as a means of performing project work, and participation as an end goal of the project itself. Many of us who have worked in local development have been privileged enough to see the effects of the empowering initiatives which have people’s participation as an end goal. In the best-case scenario locals and beneficiaries engage in a cycle of learning by doing which improves their confidence and their skills to participate again in ever more complex tasks. The…
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