Blog Articles

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A cautious welcome to the localisation agenda (again) from Indonesia

This entry in our exit series takes a side-step to look at the issue of localisation, as viewed from Indonesia.

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Shifting to a remote evaluation of the Change the Game Academy

Advocacy specialist Helen Collinson discusses the challenges in conducting a remote evaluation under COVID-19 restrictions.

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In Ethiopia, exit presents real challenges for Civil Society Organisations

In another entry in our series on exit, Sosena Lemma explains how it relates to her work in Ethiopia.

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If you can’t exit well, at least exit ‘less badly’

RIzal Malik proposes three ways organisations can exit from their partnerships less badly.

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“Organisational Development – a smart investment to multiply impact”: learning from five foundations

In a new report, five foundations reflect on their learning about supporting organisational development.

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There’s no need to reinvent the wheel in exit planning – let’s use what’s already out there

Rachel Hayman outlines some of the advice that already exists on the topic of responsible exit.

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A Q&A with Colleen Koki, participant in INTRAC’s Online Partner Capacity Strengthening Course

Colleen Koki discusses what she learned on our Partner Capacity Strengthening course.

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If INGOs consider sustainability in their planning, exit can be a good thing for local civil society

Emmanuel Kumi argues that the exit of foreign funders need not be a disaster for local CSOs.

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In memory of Dr. David Marsden

Brian Pratt and Anne Garbutt share their reflections on Dr. David Marsden who passed away in July 2020.

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How COVID-19 is testing the resilience of CSOs

Rod MacLeod looks at how the work to increase the resilience of CSOs is being tested like never before.

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The perfect negative storm for CSOs in Mexico – and how they are responding

Mariana Díaz-Ávila and Alfredo D. Cuarón detail the challenges facing civil society in Mexico

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Living our values in the distress of exit

As recent developments make INGOs likely to plan exit processes, Rick James suggests six things organisations should strive to do.

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