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What did you do during CLA Challenge Week?
In early January, we invited USAID staff and partners to kick off the new year with a new CLA practice during CLA Challenge Week, January 22-26, 2018. We called it a CLA Sprint!In…
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Can the Development Community Move from Talking about CLA to Truly Living by its Credo? Marcos Moreno Shares Practical Advice.
This blog post was cross-posted from Chemonics's website. Marcos Moreno is an agriculture and youth development expert with more than 25 years of experience, including 15 years…
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Grantcraft Guide to Community Philanthropy for Donors
This paper is for donors looking for ways to ensure that our interventions produce lasting results that are owned and directed by the people they are meant to benefit. It offers…
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Going Beyond Technical Skills: How to build an adaptive team (Inside Out Episode 1)
Episode 1 of From the Inside Out: Achieving Better Development Outcomes through Collaborating, Learning and Adapting was released today! Stream it above or subscribe to the USAID…
Going Beyond Technical Skills: How to Build an Adaptive Team
If change starts with people, then what should we consider when building collaborative, learning-focused teams? When development isn’t a linear process and success depends on much…
Introducing: From the Inside Out
USAID Learning Lab is back with a new podcast series called From the Inside Out: Achieving Better Development Outcomes through Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting. From the Inside…
Staying Curious, Together: How to Create a Learning Culture
In this episode, we’ll discuss the key ingredients in a learning culture. First, we define what we mean by a learning culture. Next, we look at research that examines the…
Meeting Strategically: How to Collaborate, But Not Too Much
In this episode, we look at evidence from the business sector on the negative effects of over-collaboration. Next, we reflect on the way our teams collaborate and then talk about…
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Thinking and Working Politically (TWP) through Applied Political Economy Analysis (PEA): Core Resource Documents
Thinking and Working Politically: A Guide for Practitioners provides an overview of the process and methodology for applied PEA in use within USAID, and guidance on how PEA…
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Learning to Learn in Liberia: A CLA Approach to Effective Advocacy
The USAID Liberia Accountability and Voice Initiative (LAVI) is five-year project implemented by DAI with the goal of strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships to advocate for…