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Journal article

Relationships, learning, and trust: lessons from the SNV-RECOFTC partnership

01/09/2009

14 pages long

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The term ‘partnership’ has become a watch-word for development organisations that aim to mobilise the resources and collaboration needed to achieve long-term goals such as poverty reduction and sustainable resource management. Achieving effective collaboration in practice, however, can be challenging. This article adds to recent discussions on what makes effective partnerships, offering lessons from an […]

Evaluation report

Oxfam GB in Partnership: A Global Strategic Evaluation 2006/07

28/09/2007

9 documents

97 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Overview

Oxfam GB has recently completed a global strategic evaluation of its partnerships in order to understand; how our partners feel we are performing in partnership; what we are learning about what contributes to an effective and empowering partnership; what we should be considering as we develop new partnerships in the future. The evaluation was undertaken […]

Journal article

Building civil society through partnership: lessons from a case study of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee

01/02/2005

12 pages long

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Civil society is seen increasingly as a necessary element of sustainable human development. Some Northern NGOs hope to contribute to the development of civil society by partnering with Southern NGOs. However, recent scholarship shows that such partnerships are frequently dominated by the Northern NGO, thus inhibiting the establishment of vibrant, locally owned and locally managed […]

Research report

The Politics of Partnership: How donors manage risk while letting recipients lead their own development

13/12/2011

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper provides recommendations for the US government as it continues grappling with ways of improving foreign aid, taking lessons from successful donor partnerships with recipient countries. The underlying field research comes from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania. Our research findings suggest that aid works best through genuine partnerships; partnerships that truly support the visions and […]

Journal article

Partnerships in fair trade: reflections from a case study of Cafe direct

01/05/2000

12 pages long

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In the 1990s, fair trade, as practised by alternative trading organisations (ATOs), has evolved from a solidarity to a partnership model. This paper explores the nature of fair trade partnership using a case study of Cafedirect and one of its suppliers, the KNCU in Tanzania. For ATOs, fair trade is articulated in terms of a […]

Journal article

Structures, values, and interaction in field-level partnerships: the case of UNHCR and NGOs

01/03/2009

13 pages long

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This article discusses the process of transforming partnership from a conceptual framework into a practical, operational framework for field-level interaction among humanitarian organisations. The authors approach this transformation from the perspective of the core values of the partnership concept and the ability of field workers to behave in ways that are consistent with these core […]

Book

Partnerships for Girls’ Education

01/12/2004

1 documents

170 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The idea of partnerships – involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities – is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people. How does this vision translate into reality […]

Briefing paper

Faith is Not Enough: Ensuring that aid donor-private sector partnerships contribute to sustainable development

08/07/2019

3 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Aid donors increasingly assume uncritically that private-sector partnerships are crucial for global development. In the right context and with the right regulatory frameworks in place, the private sector can generate growth that reduces poverty and economic and gender inequality. However, donor engagement with for-profit entities entails important inherent risks. Donors must institute checks and balances […]

Journal article

Reflections on relationships: the nature of partnership according to five NGOs in southern Mexico

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

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This article is based on interviews with several staff members of NGOs located in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, regarding partnerships between them and their funding sources, such as foundations or agencies of the North that do or support development work in the South. The motive behind the interviews was an interest in […]

Journal article

Building partnerships between Northern and Southern development NGOs: Issues for the 1990s

01/03/1991

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in development in the North and the South has increased dramatically over the last ten years, provoking calls for new partnerships between them. But Southern NGOs have often been disadvantaged in the search for true NGO partnerships, because they know too little about their Northern counterparts. This article […]

Showing 309 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Relationships, learning, and trust: lessons from the SNV-RECOFTC partnership

01/09/2009

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The term ‘partnership’ has become a watch-word for development organisations that aim to mobilise the resources and collaboration needed to achieve long-term goals such as poverty reduction and sustainable resource management. Achieving effective collaboration in practice, however, can be challenging. This article adds to recent discussions on what makes effective partnerships, offering lessons from an […]

Evaluation report

Oxfam GB in Partnership: A Global Strategic Evaluation 2006/07

28/09/2007

9 documents

97 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB has recently completed a global strategic evaluation of its partnerships in order to understand; how our partners feel we are performing in partnership; what we are learning about what contributes to an effective and empowering partnership; what we should be considering as we develop new partnerships in the future. The evaluation was undertaken […]

Journal article

Building civil society through partnership: lessons from a case study of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee

01/02/2005

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Civil society is seen increasingly as a necessary element of sustainable human development. Some Northern NGOs hope to contribute to the development of civil society by partnering with Southern NGOs. However, recent scholarship shows that such partnerships are frequently dominated by the Northern NGO, thus inhibiting the establishment of vibrant, locally owned and locally managed […]

Research report

The Politics of Partnership: How donors manage risk while letting recipients lead their own development

13/12/2011

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper provides recommendations for the US government as it continues grappling with ways of improving foreign aid, taking lessons from successful donor partnerships with recipient countries. The underlying field research comes from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania. Our research findings suggest that aid works best through genuine partnerships; partnerships that truly support the visions and […]

Journal article

Partnerships in fair trade: reflections from a case study of Cafe direct

01/05/2000

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In the 1990s, fair trade, as practised by alternative trading organisations (ATOs), has evolved from a solidarity to a partnership model. This paper explores the nature of fair trade partnership using a case study of Cafedirect and one of its suppliers, the KNCU in Tanzania. For ATOs, fair trade is articulated in terms of a […]

Journal article

Structures, values, and interaction in field-level partnerships: the case of UNHCR and NGOs

01/03/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses the process of transforming partnership from a conceptual framework into a practical, operational framework for field-level interaction among humanitarian organisations. The authors approach this transformation from the perspective of the core values of the partnership concept and the ability of field workers to behave in ways that are consistent with these core […]

Book

Partnerships for Girls’ Education

01/12/2004

1 documents

170 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The idea of partnerships – involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities – is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people. How does this vision translate into reality […]

Briefing paper

Faith is Not Enough: Ensuring that aid donor-private sector partnerships contribute to sustainable development

08/07/2019

3 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Aid donors increasingly assume uncritically that private-sector partnerships are crucial for global development. In the right context and with the right regulatory frameworks in place, the private sector can generate growth that reduces poverty and economic and gender inequality. However, donor engagement with for-profit entities entails important inherent risks. Donors must institute checks and balances […]

Journal article

Reflections on relationships: the nature of partnership according to five NGOs in southern Mexico

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on interviews with several staff members of NGOs located in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, regarding partnerships between them and their funding sources, such as foundations or agencies of the North that do or support development work in the South. The motive behind the interviews was an interest in […]

Journal article

Building partnerships between Northern and Southern development NGOs: Issues for the 1990s

01/03/1991

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in development in the North and the South has increased dramatically over the last ten years, provoking calls for new partnerships between them. But Southern NGOs have often been disadvantaged in the search for true NGO partnerships, because they know too little about their Northern counterparts. This article […]

Showing 309 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Relationships, learning, and trust: lessons from the SNV-RECOFTC partnership

01/09/2009

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The term ‘partnership’ has become a watch-word for development organisations that aim to mobilise the resources and collaboration needed to achieve long-term goals such as poverty reduction and sustainable resource management. Achieving effective collaboration in practice, however, can be challenging. This article adds to recent discussions on what makes effective partnerships, offering lessons from an […]

Evaluation report

Oxfam GB in Partnership: A Global Strategic Evaluation 2006/07

28/09/2007

9 documents

97 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB has recently completed a global strategic evaluation of its partnerships in order to understand; how our partners feel we are performing in partnership; what we are learning about what contributes to an effective and empowering partnership; what we should be considering as we develop new partnerships in the future. The evaluation was undertaken […]

Journal article

Building civil society through partnership: lessons from a case study of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee

01/02/2005

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Civil society is seen increasingly as a necessary element of sustainable human development. Some Northern NGOs hope to contribute to the development of civil society by partnering with Southern NGOs. However, recent scholarship shows that such partnerships are frequently dominated by the Northern NGO, thus inhibiting the establishment of vibrant, locally owned and locally managed […]

Research report

The Politics of Partnership: How donors manage risk while letting recipients lead their own development

13/12/2011

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper provides recommendations for the US government as it continues grappling with ways of improving foreign aid, taking lessons from successful donor partnerships with recipient countries. The underlying field research comes from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania. Our research findings suggest that aid works best through genuine partnerships; partnerships that truly support the visions and […]

Journal article

Partnerships in fair trade: reflections from a case study of Cafe direct

01/05/2000

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In the 1990s, fair trade, as practised by alternative trading organisations (ATOs), has evolved from a solidarity to a partnership model. This paper explores the nature of fair trade partnership using a case study of Cafedirect and one of its suppliers, the KNCU in Tanzania. For ATOs, fair trade is articulated in terms of a […]

Journal article

Structures, values, and interaction in field-level partnerships: the case of UNHCR and NGOs

01/03/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses the process of transforming partnership from a conceptual framework into a practical, operational framework for field-level interaction among humanitarian organisations. The authors approach this transformation from the perspective of the core values of the partnership concept and the ability of field workers to behave in ways that are consistent with these core […]

Book

Partnerships for Girls’ Education

01/12/2004

1 documents

170 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The idea of partnerships – involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities – is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people. How does this vision translate into reality […]

Briefing paper

Faith is Not Enough: Ensuring that aid donor-private sector partnerships contribute to sustainable development

08/07/2019

3 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Aid donors increasingly assume uncritically that private-sector partnerships are crucial for global development. In the right context and with the right regulatory frameworks in place, the private sector can generate growth that reduces poverty and economic and gender inequality. However, donor engagement with for-profit entities entails important inherent risks. Donors must institute checks and balances […]

Journal article

Reflections on relationships: the nature of partnership according to five NGOs in southern Mexico

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on interviews with several staff members of NGOs located in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, regarding partnerships between them and their funding sources, such as foundations or agencies of the North that do or support development work in the South. The motive behind the interviews was an interest in […]

Journal article

Building partnerships between Northern and Southern development NGOs: Issues for the 1990s

01/03/1991

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in development in the North and the South has increased dramatically over the last ten years, provoking calls for new partnerships between them. But Southern NGOs have often been disadvantaged in the search for true NGO partnerships, because they know too little about their Northern counterparts. This article […]