Resources

Explore our extensive library of resources rooted in practice and presented here freely for the benefit of civil society.  

Negotiating Knowledge: Evidence and experience in development NGOs

The eight studies that form the core of Negotiating Knowledge span scholarly and practitioner research across Africa, Asia and Latin America. An essential reading for international NGO staff, policy makers, as well as those researching, studying and making policy in international development.

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Edited by Rachel Hayman, Sophie King, Tiina Kontinen, and Lata Narayanaswamy

ONTRAC 61. Post-closure evaluation: an indulgence or a valuable exercise?

ONTRAC 61 brings together three different perspectives regarding post- closure evaluation: that of an organisation commissioning a post-closure evaluation; that of a consultant who carried out a post-closure evaluation using his own resources; and that of a research team that was commissioned to do a large study.

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Janet Clark, Chris Wardle , Nazgul Zakiriaeva, Dr. Sara Kinsbergen and Christine Plaisier, and Sarah Lewis.

Praxis Paper 31. Developing a timeline for exit strategies

This paper collects and analyses learning from a year-long Action Learning Set on exit with the British Red Cross, EveryChild, Oxfam GB, Sightsavers and WWF-UK.

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Supporting the sustainability of civil society: feedback from dialogues in West Africa and MENA

Summary of discussions from two regional dialogues on civil society sustainability and emerging cross- regional themes and issues.

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INTRAC

Praxis Note 70. Working at the Sharp End of Programme Closure: EveryChild’s Responsible Exit Principles

In this Praxis Note , Lucy Morris, Head of Programmes at EveryChild, describes how EveryChild went about answering this question from a practical perspective. EveryChild developed three simple “responsible exit principles” to guide this process, in order to consider not just when to close the partnerships, but also how to close them.

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Lucy Morris

Ending well: a longitudinal evaluation of EveryChild’s responsible exit process. Phase 1 interim report

The evaluation focuses on the extent to which EveryChild achieved its aim of exiting responsibly from its country offices and partners from 2012 onwards.

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Rick James, Rowan Popplewell, Jamie Bartlett

ONTRAC 59. The role of INGOs in complex and politically charged contexts

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Rachel Hayman, Jenny Ross, Summer Brown, Andrew Anderson, Getinet Assefa, Christiane Noe

Building sustainability of civil society. Debates, challenges and moving forward

Between October and December 2014, INTRAC convened an important debate around civil society sustainability. Key issues were brought to the fore through a workshop, webinar and blog series.

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Sarah Lewis, Afua-Adu Boateng and Rachel Hayman.