I’ve changed my mind on participatory methods for evaluation. Here’s why.
Associate Director Cathy Hearn explores what happens when participatory methods are used in evaluations, and why they can sometimes cause more harm than good.
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Reflections from our September Community of Practice
Just a few days into my new role with Renaisi, I joined the Community of Practice to learn about the emerging findings from Renaisi’s new inquiry into how to sustain place-based systems change (add link). Here’s what I learned…
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Lessons learnt from 10 years of the Strengthening Civil Society Fund
As the context for civil society delivering legal and human rights work shows little sign of improvement in recent years, Baring Foundation’s Strengthening Civil Society programme continues to play a key role in supporting the sector’s sustainability and ability to collaborate, adapt and grow. Caroline Rogers and Jonathan Price share reflections on Renaisi’s evaluation of 10 years of the programme.
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Eight Steps for Co-designing Convening for Systems Change
Participating in convening events is a regular feature of civil society work. Many of us attend a patchwork of meetings each year, from online information-sharing sessions to residential retreats. Convening can spark and sustain collaboration, deepen learning and help align efforts for systems change. But it can also be costly and time-consuming, which is why
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What does sustainability mean to you?
On the afternoon of our annual in-person meeting of the Place-based Systems Change Community of Practice we began exploring the question that will be the focus of an intensive inquiry for Renaisi over the next six months: What does it mean to sustain place-based systems change?
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