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Tue, May 01 2012 18:53:31

Doses of hope & frustration...does that mean change is coming?

From today's InterAction Forum in Washington D.C. http://www.interaction.org/2012-forum-program #iaforum #globaldev #intlaid #capacitybuilding #donors

  1. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Gotta get out the door this rainy DC morning! Will be tweeting from the #iaforum - looking forward to some good sessions @interactionorg !
    Tue, May 01 2012 04:22:37
  2. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    About to livetweet from #iaforum session, "Building Local Capacity: Changing NGO Roles & Approaches"
    Tue, May 01 2012 07:35:16
  3. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Panelists include folks from ACDI/VOCA, The Hunger Project, Alliance to End Hunger, and Innovation Partners Intl. #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 07:38:07
  4. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    My perspective before we begin? The whole notion of "capacity building," if unexamined, is arrogant at best. #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 07:51:55
  5. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    White guy inviting us to "meet Odetta" (Rwandan farmer). Not so subtle point that it's hard "even for us" to understand value chains. Ugh.
    Tue, May 01 2012 07:56:03
  6. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    John Coonrod of @TheHungerProject - ultimately will what we do return people to control over their own lives? #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:03:35
  7. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    John Coonrod of @TheHungerProject : pouring of information from top down reinforces people as victims, rather than change agents #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:07:34
  8. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    John Coonrod of @TheHungerProject - dignity, vision, democratic values, then democratic practice in the journey of local leaders #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:09:54
  9. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Steve Myers of Alliance to End Hunger doing #capacitybuilding #grantmaking with national alliances in other countries
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:17:44
  10. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    SMyers of Alliance to End Hunger : empowerment can't come if we don't LET GO. Key to committing to country-led & -owned processes #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:23:49
  11. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    John Coonrod of @TheHungerProject - real resources and decision-making must be entrusted at grassroots level #capacitybuilding #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:25:05
  12. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Coonrod of @TheHungerProject - #INGOs struggling with their old structures to invest in locally-led initiatives going forward #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:28:20
  13. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Myers of Alliance to End Hunger : #capacitybuilding for creating influential relationships important #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:30:08
  14. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Sparks of ADCI/VOCA : if donors could put local inst building next to "results" & get better outcomes. CB shouldn't be afterthought #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:41:20
  15. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Myers of Alliance to End Hunger : we as #INGOs need to be better at soliciting #capacitybuilding support from #donors #iaforum #intlaid
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:43:29
  16. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Coonrod of The Hunger Project - let's get away from the "magic wand mentality" in #intlaid. #capacitybuilding takes time #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:45:06
  17. IREXintl
    IREX International@IREXintl
    RT @ljgalleta: RT @intldogooder: William Sparks of ADCI/VOCA : #development must turn away from adoption and towards adaptation #iaforum #globaldev
    Tue, May 01 2012 08:50:25
  18. intldogooder
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    Commenter from CBM : she's worried that #intlaid funding mechanisms are becoming less responsive, results over process
    Tue, May 01 2012 09:07:42
  19. intldogooder
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    Role of intermediate outcomes key in #capacitybuilding. Focus on theories of change rather than results frameworks #iaforum #intlaid
    Tue, May 01 2012 09:10:14
  20. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    "Even the most disenfranchised people can innovate." I long for the day when this is no longer a revelation in #intlaid
    Tue, May 01 2012 10:06:17
  21. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Pres of Aga Khan Foundation : It's time to shift the #aid discourse away from "lack of capacity" He's tired of it. So am I. #iaforum
    Tue, May 01 2012 10:32:57
  22. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Head of Indian NGO/VSO network: If you want us to be innovative, we need flexible, responsive, long-term funding. #aid #donors
    Tue, May 01 2012 10:36:24
  23. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    The grandiose self-congratulatory nature of "official" convos in the #intlaid industry makes me hurt sometimes. #genuinereflectionsplease
    Tue, May 01 2012 10:46:28
  24. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Head of Indian NGO/VSO network: Effective NGOs need to put the issues up front in the media, not themselves. Small groups better at this.
    Tue, May 01 2012 10:48:31
  25. intldogooder
    How Matters@intldogooder
    Pres of Aga Khan Foundation : For any initiative to be successful, it must be rooted deeply in the community #iaforum #intlaid
    Tue, May 01 2012 10:51:34

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