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Academic-NGO Collaboration in International Development Research: a reflection on the issues

Authors:

Chika Charles Aniekwe, Rachel Hayman and Anna Mdee, with Job Akuni, Priya Lall and Daniel Stevens

Briefing Paper 31. Understanding private donors in international development

This paper provides an introduction to private donors' engagement in international development, particularly philanthropic foundations. It describes the scale of foundations and their importance to the field of development aid.

Authors:

Brian Pratt, John Hailey, Michela Gallo, Rebecca Shadwick, and Rachel Hayman

ONTRAC 51. Theory of Change – what’s it all about?

Authors:

Maureen O’Flynn, James Treasure-Evans, Stephen Fraser, Duncan Green, Isabel Vogel

Praxis Note 61. The Jigsaw of Mayor Clement Stories and lessons from an action learning programme in West Africa

Authors:

Pieterbas Buijs, Arja Aarnoudse (PSO), Cindy Geers, Eunice Agbenyadzi, Alfred Kuma (VSO) and Anna Maria Doppenberg

Praxis Paper 26. Dealing with complexity through Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (PME)

Written by staff from PSO and HIVA, this paper shares the first results of an ongoing collaborative action research in which ten development organisations explored different Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) approaches with the aim of dealing more effectively with complex processes of social change.

Authors:

Jan Van Ongevalle, Anneke Maarse, Cristien Temmink, Eugenia Boutylkova and Huib Huyse