Building capacities of Czech development CSOs based on the

FoRS Code on Effectiveness

Inka Píbilováinka@evaluace.com

Workshop on Quality and Effectiveness, Brussels 6 - 7 December 2012

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Code on Effectiveness *2011

www.FoRS.cz > Members and Observers > FoRS Code in ENhttp://www.fors.cz/user_files/fors_code_on_effectiveness_en.pdf

1. Grassroots knowledge

2. Transparency and accountability

3. Partnership

4. Respect to human rights and gender equality

5. Accountability for impacts and their sustainability

Code on Effectiveness – Example:

http://www.fors.cz/user_files/fors_code_on_effectiveness_en.pdf

Code on Effectiveness Annual Selfevaluation

1. Grassroots knowledge

Validating data in the field ! Publish strategic priorities online ! Contribute to FoRS working

groups

2. Transparency and accountabilityMost info incl. contacts on-line ! Publish funding / financial infoRefusing corruption in fundraising

3. PartnershipMutual capacity building ! Sharing project docs, other projects

4. Respect to human rights and gender equalityAvoiding stereotypesNot using pictures of extreme suffering for fundraising

5. Accountability for impacts and their sustainability! Impact indicators missing ! Lack of participatory evaluations ! lack of target groups´ opinions in eval. reports ! Accountability for impacts!

• How to make assessment more objective?

• How to build capacities of CSOs beside workshops?

• How to enhance sharing expertise of the platform members?

• How to involve small, volunteer-based organisations, with highly limited resources?

• How to promote the guidelines beyond the platform?

• … And how to do it with minimum costs?

Development Coffee

Peer Reviews

Code on Effectiveness Annual Selfevaluation

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DevelopmentCoffee.org

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DevelopmentCoffee.org

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Themes:•How can NGOs and companies work together on poverty reduction around the world? •What are the stereotypes in development cooperation? •How to ensure positive impacts of projects?•What are the new trends in development cooperation? (social media)

Speakers:•Leading Czech development CSOs•Business Platform for Development Cooperation•Vodafone Foundation Czech Republic or •Globalisation Monitor from Hongkong

DevelopmentCoffee.org

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DevelopmentCoffee.org

Key features:•Democratic themes proposal and selection (crowdsourcing)•Use of social media, but regular meetings are essential•Different hosting organisations•Informal debate in an atmosphere of trust•Concrete stories of good / bad practice•Enhanced networking among CSOs, government officials, students, private sector

Challenges:•Ownership of the process after co-founders left•Need for outputs for wider dissemination •Need for evaluation of outcomes

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Peer Review – Quick version

DWW

FoRS Code of Effectiveness

Self-assessment

Bilateral peer

review

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Peer Review – Strategic approach

ToR

FoRS Code of Effectiveness

Self-assessment

Interested Peers

Briefing

WG1

WG2

WG3

Final workshop

& report

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Peer Reviews

Key features:•Concrete objectives •Based on a framework (FoRS Code on Effectiveness)•Looking at concrete evidence•Building on what the organisation is good at•Voluntary (focus, peers selection)•Trusted peers with versatile background•Platform facilitating the process and networking

Challenges:•Realistic objectives•Buy-in and dedication across organisational hierarchy •Sufficient time to discuss the evidence of principles and reach set objectives.•„New“ priorities during the peer review process

Conclusions

Czech CSOs (and others!) are interested in sharing and

evaluating their effectiveness, provided they:

• see benefits for their work,• have a clear framework with

specific, meaningful indicators,

• own the process, • have sufficient resources to

reflect and • are systematically

supported (FoRS Working Group and Secretariat).

DevelopmentCoffee.org and

Peer Reviews• transform the FoRS Code to a

capacity building rather than repression tool,

• use the wide expertise of the FoRS membership,

• are quick, easy & cheap to set-up and run,

• use social media, but do not replace personal contacts,

• are fully driven by target groups.

Actions for 2013

• Peer reviews among 9 CSOs

• Further implementation of FoRS Code of Effectiveness

• Revitalizing and adding FoRS Working Groups

• Workshops and Summer School on preferred themes (PM&E, communication)

• Evidence-based analysis of CSOs´ effects and impacts for Czech policy making

• Involvement in CPDE?

Thank you for your attention!

Inka Píbilová (methodology)inka@evaluace.com www.evaluace.com

Jan Bohm (social media)me@janbohm.cz www.siriri.org

Daniel Svoboda (CSO development effectiveness)svoboda@dww.cz www.cso-effectiveness.org

Jana Miléřová (FoRS documentation)jana.milerova@fors.cz www.fors.cz