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Praxis Note 72. Advocacy capacity building using blended learning in complex and fragile contexts

Drawing on course evaluations and interviews with participants this paper shows how blended learning approaches can provide access to high quality capacity building support in remote and conflict affected locations in a cost-effective way.

Praxis Note 69. Making Consortia Work. An example of competing consulting firms in Ethiopia

In this Praxis Note, INTRAC Principal Consultant Rick James explores the reasons why the consortia funded by the Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP) in Ethiopia proved him wrong.

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Praxis Note 51. World Cup Special: How to build a winning team

Who is your Rooney? Who is your Neymar? Who is your Messi? Over the years we have found questions like these to be really useful in helping NGO leaders (with an interest in the beautiful game) to manage their NGO more effectively.

Authors:

Rod MacLeod, Rick James

Praxis Note 67. Survival is not enough: Building capacity of a thriving civil society in West Africa

This paper summarises lessons about capacity building in the region learnt by WACSI, including questions both funders and CSOs should ask themselves and each other before embarking on any capacity building programme.

Praxis Paper 28. Getting to Grips with Evidence: How NGOs can tackle changing needs in the use of evidence and research

Pressure from funders, beneficiaries, stakeholders and public authorities for the use of more advanced research skills and robust evidence has grown over recent years. As a result, many practitioners are grappling with issues surr

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Rachel Hayman with Jamie Bartlett

Civil Society at Crossroads: shifts, challenges, options

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PRIA, CDRA, PSO, INTRAC, EASUN, ICD