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How USAID/E&E Is Telling Its Story
In 2012, USAID’s Europe & Eurasia Bureau (E&E) was preparing to start its close out of the majority of its health projects in the region after a 20-year engagement. The…
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How ACDI/VOCA Began Implementing a Learning Agenda at the Organizational Level (Part I)
Just as important as conducting a good evaluation, development practitioners should strive to ensure their organizations are learning from the findings and adapting their strategies…
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How ACDI/VOCA Integrated Learning at the Project Level (Part II)
In 2004, USAID awarded ACDI/VOCA a 6-year, US$4.6 million grant under the Cooperative Development Program (CDP) to increase smallholder producers' linkages to local, regional, and…
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Why Simple Is Powerful
This post, by Dannielle Blumenthal, has been re-published from the blog Think Brand First.Can you name one piece of legislation that you fully understand? Can you really say that…
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KM Insights: Can You Tweet Your Way to Improved Development Outcomes?
Maciej Chmielewski, communications specialist/digital designer with the USAID KDMD Project, sat down for a video chat with communications consultant Lindsay Levin, based in…
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Outreach Invitation Letter for Online Collaborative Spaces
Once your group is created, a fundamental step in the start-up process is effective outreach. This means reaching out to your core members and seed participants to invite them to…
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Supporting Communities of Practice: A TOPS Quick Guide to Linking Development Practitioners
Communities of practice can take on many different forms. However, they share a common goal: connecting people in a particular craft and/or profession to share experiences and learn…
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ExpandNet: Scaling up Health Innovations
ExpandNet is a global network of public health professionals and scientists seeking to advance the practice and science of scaling up successful health service innovations tested in…
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Habits of Mind for Cultivating Strategic Thinking & Learning
This document walks through exercises to reflect on thought processes around ambiguity, turbulent environments, and adaptive strategies.
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Interactive Planning
Interactive planning, as defined and disseminated on by Russell L. Ackoff, focuses on creating the future by designing a desirable present. Interactive planning is unlike other…