Created 03/20/2024
Type: Tools & Templates
Region: Global
Location: Global
Theme: SAS+, Shifting Power
Organization: Search for Common Ground, Peace Direct, CDA Collaborative Learning
| Theme | Tool or Resource | Description |
| All | Facilitating Effective INGO Transitions Throughout the Project Cycle: Planning Guidance for Donors Working with INGOs and Local Partners | This document shares lessons and guidance throughout the project cycle for donors on how to plan for, implement, and learn from responsible transitions processes. |
| All | Synthesis Report | This report summaries the original SAS project (2017-2020) methodology and discusses the 8 key takeaways from the three-year collaborative learning project.
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| Capacity Strengthening | Capacity Development in Responsible Transitions: Issue Paper | This Issue Paper discusses language, analyzes the case study evidence, discusses power dynamics, and concludes with considerations for INGOs strengthening local and national partners and staff capacities during and after a transition.
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| Capacity Strengthening | Mutual Capacity Strengthening Guidelines for Transitions to Local Ownership | This resource provides general principles and advice to assist with planning and implementation of learning and capacity strengthening activities during responsible transitions, such that they enable locally led development.
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| Communication | Communicating INGO Transitions: Issue Paper | This issue paper outlines five empirical approaches to communicating INGO transitions, both internally and externally. It also puts forward considerations for how best to communicate INGO transitions.
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| Financial Sustainability | USAID Mission Checklist for Sustainable Transitions | This document includes high-level suggestions, considerations, and lessons learned around how USAID Missions and Operating Units can facilitate effective, sustainable transitions at each stage in an activity and project’s lifespan.
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| Financial Sustainability | Illustrative Procurement Language for USAID Missions and Operating Units | This document consists of illustrative procurement language reflecting targeted opportunities and considerations around effective transitions to local leadership that Mission and Operating Unit staff can consider, adapt, and plug into solicitations.
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| Financial Sustainability | Financial Sustainability in Responsible Transitions: Issue Paper | This issue paper is structured to answer these 3 questions:
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| Financial Sustainability | Practical Guidelines for Financial Sustainability for Transitions to Local Ownership | This document lists practical guidelines for INGOs, NGOs/CSOs and donors for facilitating the financial sustainability of transitioning entities.
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| Leadership | Leaders and Champions in Responsible Transitions: Issue Paper | This Issue Paper defines leaders and champions, explores different types of leaders and champions, and analyzes the role of leaders and champions during and after INGO transitions.
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| Partnership | Responsible Transitions and Partnerships: Issues at Stake | This thought piece highlights key lessons learned on partnership transitions.
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| Partnership | Responsible transitions and partnerships: Practical Guidelines | This document highlights the past and present realities faced by INGOs and NGOs/CSOs, focusing on how partnerships evolve during transitions or devolvement to local entities.
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| Power and Legitimacy | Legitimacy and Power in INGO Transitions: Thought Piece | This paper discusses legitimacy and power in the context of INGO transition processes. |
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