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We are delighted that you are a member of Scotland’s International Development Alliance! As a collaborative network, the more you put in, the more you get out. Being a member of the Alliance means being part of an active, dynamic membershipwith bags of potential to share your knowledge with others, and to learn from organisations Continue reading “Making the most of your membership!”
Title: Principles into Practice: Co-creation of learning in complex and challenging environments Author: The Open University & Access Consortium Date: January 2022 Length: 44 pages Resource type: PDF report Summary: This new report from The Open University is a result of consortium work trying to understand, design and implement projects that are co-created, participatory and Continue reading “The Open University : Principles into Practice – Co-creation of learning in complex and challenging environments”
Title: Reflecting on language in international development in Scotland – Discussion paper version 2 Author: Scotland’s International Development Alliance Publication Date: November 2021 What’s this paper about? : This is the second draft of a discussion paper published in January 2021 that aims to put forward some ideas on why its important to reflect on Continue reading “Reflecting on language in international development in Scotland – Discussion paper version 2”
The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), can seem a bit techy and daunting if you are new to the topic. For small organisations it can feel like a lot of work to publish your data in a different format to your annual accounts, and for large organisations it can be hard to merge the requirements Continue reading “Resource list: IATI Publishing”
Author: Hub Cymru Africa Type of resource: interactive webpage Date: 2021 About Hub Cymru Africa have developed an interactive online guide which summarises a variety of digital tools to help you manage your work and your organisation. It covers everything from meeting software to digital data collection tools, focusing on solutions for smaller organisations. The Continue reading “Hub Cymru Africa’s: Digital Tools to help you with your work”
Author: International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Type of resource: PowerPoint presentations About: IATI have produced a freely accessible Speaker’s Kit which includes a number of slide decks that you can use with your colleagues and partners, during meetings or trainings about IATI. For those new to IATI, you can also request customised presentations from IATI’s Continue reading “IATI’s Speaker’s Kit”
Title: SCVO Trustees Network Type of resource: newsletter, guides, online learning and webinars About: With over 250,000 trustees across the country who help shape and guide voluntary sector organisations, SCVO think it’s important to provide practical help and information which caters specifically to board members. With that in mind SCVO have created a Trustee Network Continue reading “SCVO Trustee Network”
Outcomes-focused Policy Making in Scotland: a policy making guide focused on the SDGs and NPF Scotland’s International Development Alliance has co-created a new Scottish policy making guide focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the National Performance Framework (NPF). The guide supports holistic policy making that reflects our interconnected world & addresses the need Continue reading “Outcomes-focused Policy Making in Scotland”
We use images in countless ways in our international development and humanitarian work. Images pervade our ways of working, from the photos covering our websites and social media channels accompanying fundraising appeals, to the photos of project work we share with donors in our annual reports. Thousands of images and moving graphics are posted on Continue reading “Resource list about ethical photography”
Title: Draft Paper Decolonising language in international development in Scotland (and bringing the public with us) Author: Scotland’s International Development Alliance Date: January 2021 Like many organisations working in our sector, at the Alliance, we have become increasingly aware that we must embrace our collective responsibility to help shape discourse on what our sector does Continue reading “Decolonising language in international development in Scotland (and bringing the public with us)”
Given the shift towards remote working many of us have taken this year, it is unsurprising that we at the Alliance have had a large number of questions recently about how to hold digital Annual General Meetings (AGMs) and board meetings. Below, we share some learnings from our recent AGM, held in December, and provide Continue reading “Reading list: Remote AGMs and Board Meetings”
Comparing different IATI data publishing and validation tools From January 2021, Aidstream, a popular International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) publishing tool, will charge for publishing more than 20 (project) activities. What are your alternatives for publishing tools and options to keep all of the fantastic financials and project results visible in the public domain against Continue reading “Comparing different IATI data publishing and validation tools”
Title: SCOPE: Skills Recognition, Capacity Building, and Professional Education for the Third Sector Authors: SCVO with partners, AKU, An Cosán, Civic Alliance-Latvia (CAL), Opintokeskus Sivis (Sivis Study Centre) and The Wheel Type of resource: online learning course Length: Each module takes between 40-80 minutes to complete Date: 2020 About: SCOPE is an online learning platform Continue reading “SCOPE: Skills Recognition, Capacity Building, and Professional Education for the Third Sector”
Title: How to design inclusive digital programming in international development Authors: Josh Woodward, ICTworks Type of resource: webpage Length: 1 page Date: November 2020 About: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to rely more heavily on digital modalities and interventions, but our digital responses face the risk of exacerabating digital divides and worsening Continue reading “ICTwork’s: How to Design Inclusive Digital Programming”
Title: The Seven A Checklist to Design with the User in Digital Development Authors: Josh Woodward, ICTworks Type of resource: webpage Length: 1 page Date: January 2020 About: What does the Principle for Digital Development ‘design with the user’ really mean in practice? Read more about the 7 point checklist to design better digital interventions, Continue reading “ICTwork’s: Checklist to Design with the User in Digital Development”
Title: Fundraising in the time of COVID-19: Supporter Experience Authors: Chartered Institute of Fundraising Type of resource: PDF report Length: 41 pages Date: November 2020 About: The Chartered Institute of Fundraising have released a new guide to supporter experience, it outlines six practical actions to help fundraisers in the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic:
Title: Malawi Quick Guide to Mental Health Authors: Scotland-Malawi Mental Health Education Project (SMMHEP), Government of Malawi, Ministry of Health, University of Malawi (College of Medicine, Kamuzu College of Nursing, Chancellor College), St John of God Hospitaller Health Services, Malawi, Mental Health Users and Carers Association (MeHUCA) Type of resource: PDF report Length: 93 pages Continue reading “Malawi Quick Guide to Mental Health”
Title: Adaptive Management in International Development Library Author: The Global Learning for Adaptive Management (GLAM) initiative; (ODI, IDS, Oxfam, IRC, OPM, Social Impact and ThoughtWorks). Date: 2018-2020 Resource type: library compiling blogs, books, conference papers, reports, websites etc. Summary: The adaptive management in international development library is an open source repository for adpative management, monitoring, Continue reading “GLAM’s Adaptive Management in International Development Library”