CSPP Collaborators Workshop

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Issues and options for Phase 2
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General direction

• Reaffirm principles
• Building ODI capacity reach
• Partnership collaboration
• Capacity development
• Reaffirm 4 outcomes, re-order, clarify 1
• Research CSOs understand how to use
  research-based evidence
• Capacity CSOs can access support
• Global projects Southern CSOs participate in
  global policy
• Information ODIs knowledge is accessible
• Change in ODI ODI better able to work with CSOs
• We will need to find additional funding for
  partners

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Outcome 1 Research

• A systematic understanding of how CSOs use
  research-based evidence
• Learning through on-going work, action-research,
  systematic reviews and evaluations
• Learn from other programmes
• Learn through responsive consultancy work
• A limited amount of new research
• Synthesised into useful lessons and
  recommendations

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Outcome 2 Capacity

• Direct capacity development with partners
• Knowledge base
• CSPP network
• Collaborative work
• Consultancy-mode work
• ME
• Establishing long-term support mechanisms
• Developing a community of practice
• Strategic alliances with others
• Accrediting other organisations
• Building ODIs own training capacity

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Outcome 3 Global projects

• Working with southern partners on global
  development policy issues
• Continue existing projects
• Develop partnerships through collaborative work
• Identify mutually interesting topics
• Develop collaborative projects

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Outcome 4 Information

• Improve availability usefulness of ODI
  knowledge for CSOs
• Enhanced communications capacity
• Improved KM learning in ODI
• Intranet and website redesign
• New information materials
• Active marketing
• ODI Communications strategy 2006 beyond
  meetings/seminars/workshops/publications etc.

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Outcome 5 Change in ODI

• Reposition and equip ODI to collaborate more
  effectively with CSOs
• Outcome 4 stuff
• Training for ODI staff
• Emphasis on policy work and work with CSOs in new
  strategy
• Incentives for staff
• Integration of CSPP into ODI planning

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Other things?

• Are there other things we should be doing that
  could not be included in these 5 Outcomes?

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Group work Options and Issues

• For each of the 4 main outcome areas
• Review the existing options and issues
• Identify additional options and issues (write
  them on cards and stick them up)
• Discuss the pros cons of each option and rank
  or otherwise prioritise them ( reorganise the
  cards)
• Discuss the issues form a view (or flag them
  for further discussion)
• Identify a raconteur