Stephanie Posner - PACT Namibia
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This document discusses the capacity-building efforts of Pact in supporting 22 Namibian NGOs in HIV service delivery since 2006, funded by USAID. It evaluates the effectiveness of the Organizational Development (OD) Roadmap approach and highlights findings related to the retention and sustainability of systems post-support. The conclusions emphasize the need for enhanced communication on expectations between NGOs and USAID to facilitate smoother transitions to direct funding.
Stephanie Posner - PACT Namibia
- 1. Building local NGO capacity, effectively and sustainably: Implications of selected USAID- supported interventions in Namibia HIV Capacity Building Summit March 19, 2013 Johannesburg
- 2. Background • Since 2006, Pact supported 22 NGOs in HIV service delivery funded by USAID. • Support: Mentoring, training, on-the-job assistance, peer exchange, facilitated services • In late 2010, donor changed focus, and only 6 NGOs had continued support with the goal of getting prepared for direct funding • Pact changed the approach to “OD Roadmap” to focus on graduation priorities
- 3. OD Roadmap approach and tools Organizational Development (OD) Roadmaps objective and participatory measure of CSO partner organizational systems and structures • Basis for identifying organisational efficiency gaps and prioritizing interventions • Progression on a scale from 1 (nascent) to 5 (mature) • Covers 10 capacity building areas Comprehensive Institutional Strengthening Plans to identify, schedule and monitor all capacity-building activities
- 4. Key areas of analysis 1. Assess the quality and usefulness of capacity development efforts since 2006 2. Examine the effectiveness of the “OD roadmap” capacity building approach 3. Review selected capacity building factors associated with sustainability (retention) of systems. 4. Assess perceived differences in importance of priority capacity building areas
- 5. Relevant Data collection tools 1. Partner survey (Quantitative and Qualitative) 2. USAID tool (Qualitative) 3. Pact tool (Qualitative) 4. Historical OD Roadmap scores (Quantitative) Partner tool collected on 4 capacity building priority areas : • Strategic planning support • Financial Management support • Programmatic/Technical • Monitoring and Evaluation Support (M&E)
- 6. Study limitations Sample size: • Limited data: Only 47 respondents from 17 organizations; • Organisations that we couldn’t reach are likely those whose programs had closed due to lack of funding (and thus may not have been sustainable). Objective data: • Except for those (6 orgs out of 17) who received “OD roadmap” support, we did not have reliable baseline data. Reponses: • Potential for recall bias (survey conducted 2012)
- 7. Partner information (quantitative survey) OD Roadmap OD No OD No OD Total support, Roadmap Roadmap Roadmap graduated to support, support, support, direct funding not graduated not graduated graduated Number of 3 3 2 9 17 orgs (18%) (18%) (12%) (53%) Number of 10 12 3 22 47 partner respondents (21%) (26%) (6%) (47%)
- 8. Findings
- 9. Quality and Usefulness rated high Average Rating Usefulness Quality 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 Strategic Financial Program Mon & Support Planning Thematic Eval
- 10. No difference in usefulness between OD roadmap and pre-OD roadmap approach 5 Pre-OD Roadmap OD Roadmap Usefulness rating 4 3 2 1 Strategic… Financial… Program… Mon &…
- 11. Changes in OD Roadmap Scores Baseline Score Score Endline Score 5 4 3 2 1 0 PNP ORG NETW GOV FM HRM OPM GNC PROG M&E
- 12. Systems retained and in use today from capacity building support Pre-OD Roadmap OD Roadmap M&E PT FP Non-Grads SP Grads 0 20 40 60 80 100
- 13. Retention by whether the support was the partner’s decision at first Retention Partner Other 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Strategic Financial Program Mon & Support Planning Thematic Eval
- 14. Retention of capacity building support by level of usefulness 100 80 % retention 60 40 20 0 Strategic Financial Program Mon & Support Planning Thematic Eval Little or Somewhat Useful V/Critically Useful
- 15. Different stakeholders, different top-ranked capacity needs OD Roadmap partners USAID 1. Monitoring & evaluation 1. Resource mobilization 2. Technical support 2. Financial management 3. Financial management 3. Administration 4. Program development 4. Monitoring & evaluation Non-OD Roadmap Pact partners 1. Resource mobilization 1. Technical support 2. Financial management 2. Financial management 3. Institutional support 3. Advocacy 4. Technical support 4. Monitoring & evaluation
- 16. Graduated partners & USAID: contrasting expectations Partners expect of USAID: USAID expects: 1. Same relationship/treatment 1. Strong organizational capacity with USAID as partners had with and governance systems, ability Pact to work independently and maintain capacity even after 2. Continued technical staff turnover assistance, but often lack 2. USAID support to partners, adequate budget but also partner ability to address own needs 3. Increased USAID capacity- building support after graduation 3. Performance like long-term international USAID partners, responsive and accountable
- 17. Conclusions • OD roadmap support appears to be an effective approach for increasing organisational capacity. • CD organizations may need to consider impact of ownership of interventions for maximum impact in the area of system retention (although more research may need to be done to control for recall bias) • Increased communication on expectations will improve the transition to direct funding for both partners and USAID.
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