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| | Dear fuNky, This month, there's two new publications for you to download. Our latest issue of ONTRAC looks at the expansion of INGO 'families' - NGOs coming together to create large international organisations - whilst our new briefing paper examines the reconfiguration of international development, using Tanzania as an example of how the organisational forms and institutional partnerships through which development is delivered are changing.
There's the chance to take part in a webinar at the end of June - exploring how practitioners can gather, use, and assess evidence better. As part of our work around the webinar, we're inviting practitioners to also fill in a short online survey.
We also have two new blogs this month - one looking at capacity development, the other at tax avoidance and its implications for civil society.
Finally, our new training brochure, covering September 2013-July 2014, is now available to download, and you can also read details of our upcoming training courses over the next few months.
Best wishes
Adam Houlbrook
Communications Manager, INTRAC
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| | ONTRAC 54: The rise of INGO families This issue of ONTRAC looks at the expansion of NGOs coming together to create large international organisations or 'families' - a trend that raises a number of important issues, and offers a wide diversity of perspectives and approaches. Following an overview from Brian Pratt, four contributors each address different aspects of this trend. Jeremy Hobbs from Oxfam International outlines their approach to responding to the complex context in which INGOs operate, and the changing nature of development. Burkhard Gnärig from the Berlin Civil Society Center looks at the key challenges for international civil society organisations in responding to issues in an increasingly globalised world. Francesco Obino from the London School of Economics and Political Science addresses the issue of decentralisation within INGOs, focusing on India, which has been a "testing ground of decentralisation and experiments in strengthening the global legitimacy of INGOs." Finally, Marianne Bo Paludan from Save the Children Denmark looks at the evolution of Save the Children International into "One-Save the Children" - one global structure guided by a joint global strategy. She outlines how this has altered the approaches of individual member organisations. Download ONTRAC 54 now! |
Download our latest briefing paper
 International development is being reconfigured. As the MDGs approach their end point, with debatable impact, it is not only the aspirations of development that are under review. The organisational forms and international partnerships through which development is delivered are changing.
New actors and policy paradigms are coming to have greater influence. Philanthropic foundations, global agri-business and international corporations, including those providing specialist development services, are increasingly determining what development is and what the core priorities are for intervention.
This paper examines the reconfiguration of what counts as development in Tanzania. It shows how the policy prioritisation of a private sector-led 'Green Revolution for Africa' is promoted by a configuration of policy elites, political interests and big business supported by scientific institutions. As `evidence' and science come to play a key role in legitimating a particular version of social transformation, political debate and poverty focused policymaking risk being pushed to the periphery. |
Gathering and Using Evidence: assessing the needs of practitioners Webinar: Thursday 27 June 2013, 2pm-3.30pm (BST, GMT+1) There is a growing demand for capacity building for practitioners in how to gather, use and assess evidence better. This webinar, run by INTRAC in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), will explore: - how practitioners use research and evidence
- the challenges they face in accessing and engaging with evidence
- skills needed to engage well with evidence
- ways of addressing the challenges through capacity building activities and materials.
In preparation for this webinar and to complement our existing observations, we are gathering further information on practitioner needs around research and evidence. Please help us by completing this short survey by 21 June 2013. Visit our website for more information. To register for the webinar contact training@intac.org. |
| Latest blogs
Vices and virtues in capacity development Rick James, INTRAC Principal Consultant, tackles a question that comes up frequently in development debates - why do international NGOs not implement good practice in capacity development? Tax avoidance and the implications for civil society In the light of recent news reports on tax avoidance and the exploitation of tax loopholes by major multinational corporations, Chris Martin, INTRAC Training Officer, looks at the implications for civil society. Read the blogs, and leave your comments! |
Upcoming training courses
 (June-July 2013: £850) NEW - Advocacy and Policy Influencing Blended Learning (June-July 2013: £850) Impact Assessment (19-21 June 2013: £595 non-residential / £745 residential) Participatory Proposal Development (24-28 June 2013: £1,045 non-residential / £1,295 residential) |
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