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for a grantmaking assessment and strategic learning and evaluation system The Natural Resource Governance Institute is the result of the recent merger between the Revenue Watch Institute and the Natural Resource Charter. An organizational effectiveness grant would support NRGI to evaluate the effectiveness of their grant-making program and to develop and implement a plan for strategic learning and evaluation across the newly-integrated organization. Foundation Strategy Group (FSG) has been identified as the consultant to help  NRGI carry out these activities.
for support to scale-up using human centered design for family planning in Zambia The International Centre for Social Franchising (ICSF) helps organizations with ideas about how to solve social problems find ways to replicate and bring those ideas to a larger scale. This grant will support the next phase of ICSF’s partnership with Marie Stopes Zambia, providing critical inputs and support for scaling the Divine Diva model. ICSF’s team will provide strategic advice to Marie Stopes Zambia while they scale up contraceptive services for teens through the public health system.
for exercising information rights for accountability on rural development policy in Mexico The University of California at Santa Cruz has been a crucial partner in the development and continuing impact of the Mexican Agricultural Subsidy Database (www.subsidiosalcampo.org.mx), in collaboration with Mexican civil society organizations. Using access to public information reforms as a tool to gather official government data on subsidy recipients and disseminating that information through a user-friendly online platform, this project has shed light on public spending on farm programs. A renewal would support new content for the website, focusing on highly opaque state-level agricultural programs.
for support of Ipas' regional strategy in Francophone West Africa This project will support implementation of Ipas’ relatively new program to address unsafe abortion in Francophone West Africa. Ipas’ strategy for the subregion seeks to train health care providers to provide abortion services safely and advocate for improvements in the policy environment for abortion availability. To improve the quality of abortion services available to women in Francophone countries, Ipas works in close partnership with ministries of health, regional health bodies like the West Africa Health Organization, and a diverse set of research and advocacy organizations.
for general operating support Global Integrity works toward open and accountable governance in countries and communities around the world by helping partner organizations improve their adaptive learning. Global Integrity explores whether and how adaptive learning can shift the power dynamics and incentives that drive the behavior of government officials and shape patterns of governance. (Substrategy: Fiscal Governance)
for the Natural Resource Charter project Support to the Revenue Watch Institute’s (RWI) Natural Resource Charter project will help establish a global set of best practices that countries rich in resources like oil and precious minerals can use to manage their revenues wisely. RWI has brought together experts from academia, industry, civil society, and the development practitioner community to forge an international consensus on natural resource governance. In this second phase, Revenue Watch will further disseminate the Charter, promote it, conduct additional research to update the guidance, provide training to implement the principles, and establish benchmarks for achieving compliance. Revenue Watch will also guide an institutionalization process to establish the Charter as an independent organization.
for support of the Citizens' Budget Tracking and Information Centre Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) uses data, independent research, and analysis to promote public policies that improve the lives of poor citizens and marginalized communities in Uganda and within the East African community. In 2009 ACODE set up the Citizens’ Budget Tracking and Information Centre to: 1) promote needed policy reforms in the management of public funds and public services; and 2) improve the delivery of public services by providing credible, reliable, and timely information to citizens. Support from the Hewlett Foundation will allow the Centre to scale up its long-term tracking and analysis of resource flows from the central government to frontline service providers in five priority sectors: education, health, agriculture, roads, and natural resources. Through budget policy advocacy, training local partner organizations, and catalyzing a network of civic champions across the country, ACODE will help ensure that citizens have the information and skills they need to demand the effective use of public resources.
for support of COVID-19 mitigation This organizational effectiveness grant will support the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) to mitigate the financial impacts of Covid-19 on the Center’s operations.  Specifically, the funding will allow APHRC to cover expenses ordinarily paid for through core support that has significantly been reduced due to a loss of overhead recovery.
for expanding the East Africa Social Science Translation Collaborative The East Africa Social Science Translation Collaborative enables East African researchers to conduct impact evaluations of social and economic programs, generating evidence for public policymaking. Researchers receive fellowships and grants from the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at the University of California at Berkeley to carry out field studies, build capacity in African universities, and engage with governments. This supplemental grant will enable CEGA to offer virtual scholarships, with the goal of bolstering participants’ capacity to conduct and drive the use of policy relevant impact evaluations. The grant will also enable CEGA to determine whether and how to integrate virtual fellowships into its ongoing work. (Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
For strengthening financial management systems With this Organizational Effectiveness support, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT (J-PAL) will source consulting assistance to strengthen their administrative capabilities, specifically the financial management system used by J-PAL’s regional affiliate offices.   As a result of this assistance, J-PAL will be able to better manage project funds, provide better and more timely financial information to principal investigators and research teams, provide better reporting information to donors, and lower J-PAL’s financial risks in carrying out complex projects overseas.
for general operating support Transparencia Mexicana (TM), the Mexican chapter of Transparency International, is focused on promoting transparency, accountability, and integrity in the provision of public services in Mexico. Among its core activities, TM monitors national and subnational government practices on service delivery and procurement. This grant will allow the organization to continue producing its highly respected National Survey on Corruption and Good Governance. TM will also incorporate social participation in efforts to improve public services; broaden institutional partnerships with civil society actors to address the challenges of a national government procurement system; and develop a new line of work to analyze links and relationships between governments and private service providers.
for general operating support Established in 2004, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is a leading center for research and analysis of information aimed to enable policymakers in the region to better understand ICT policy issues, and for various other stakeholders to effectively use ICT to improve governance and livelihoods. CIPESA’s work at the continental, regional, and national level responds to the shortage of evidence-based research, resources, and actors consistently working at the nexus of technology, human rights, and society. CIPESA will continue to foster work related to responsible data governance that promotes data openness and respect for citizens’ digital rights. This grant sits within a cluster of grants under the Evidence-Informed Policymaking strategy to strengthen a field of African institutions working on data governance. The goal of this cluster is to help governments in East and West Africa develop policy frameworks that balance public good uses of data with data privacy and protection.
for phase II of the global Learning Metrics Task Force This grant to UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics will support the next phase of the Learning Metrics Task Force, so that its recommendations at the U.N. General Assembly in September 2013 can be put into action. The Institute for Statistics will focus on developing technical frameworks and ensuring that the data required to produce learning indicators are available and reliable. Through its multicountry Observatory of Learning Outcomes, it will disseminate these tools. The Institute for Statistics will work in collaboration with education experts and the World Bank, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings, the Global Partnership for Education, and other partners.
for support to the Ouagadougou Partnership Coordinating Unit This grant will allow IntraHealth International to continue supporting the Coordinating Unit of the Ouagadougou Partnership. The partnership is a collaboration between nine countries and five donors to increase family planning use in Francophone West Africa. During the next phase, the Ouagadougou Partnership Coordination Unit will intensify its advocacy and resource mobilization efforts among current and new donors for more funding for partnership countries; donor coordination and facilitation; and information sharing among partnership countries and beyond West Africa.
for support of CAROL’s SRHR advocacy partnerships with NAYA, GLIHD, and RHNK This grant will support the Center for Reproductive Rights Africa Regional Office Limited (CAROL), an advocacy organization that utilizes strategic advocacy and communications and high-impact litigation to build, defend, and enforce an enabling legal and policy environment for reproductive rights decision making and access to services. Through core funding and capacity strengthening, CAROL will partner with three civil society organizations in Kenya and Rwanda (Network for Adolescent and Youth of Africa (NAYA), Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development (GLIHD), and Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK)) to advance progressive reproductive rights laws and policies. (Strategy: Global Reproductive Equity)
for examining municipal-state relations affecting budget transparency and FOIA in Mexico Global Integrity is a D.C.-based, nongovernmental organization that, through a network of 900 experts in over 100 countries, generates, synthesizes, and disseminates credible, comprehensive, and timely information on governance and corruption trends around the world. For this grant, GI will be partnering with the Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad  to analyze the municipal-state connections and relationships that affect implementation of state-level access to information (ATI) and budget transparency laws in the fifteen largest municipalities in Mexico. With many public services being increasingly delivered at the state and municipal levels, ATI reforms can improve the efficacy of local service delivery by providing greater transparency and by empowering citizens and advocates to demand accountability and improved performance. The ultimate goal is to develop policy proposals that address ATI implementation gaps—both legal and practical. The extensive data gathering required by the project will use a new online platform developed by GI that is also funded by Hewlett.
for research and advocacy to promote improvements to U.S. development assistance In the coming year, several critical policy reforms introduced in 2010 will be implemented.  These include the Presidential Policy Directive on U.S. development policy, the Quadrennial Development and Diplomacy Review, as well as the President's new Feed the Future and Global Health Initiatives.  Building on Save the Children’s aid reform work over the past three years, which has been supported by Hewlett, this program aims to accelerate momentum for the implementation of key reforms that will improve the impact of US government development programs on sustainable development and poverty reduction at the country level. Save the Children will work closely with NGO, think tank, and Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) colleagues to promote the following desired outcomes:  1) The Executive branch implements its articulated vision for sustainable, country-owned development in a sound and consistent manner; 2) A supportive community of Congressional stakeholders is established to enable the institutionalization of reforms beyond a single administration; 3) The nongovernmental (NGO) community – particularly the health and education sectors – demonstrates increasing support for aid effectiveness principles (e.g. country ownership) and for the sorts of reforms needed to achieve those principles.  (Renewal, $250,000/12)
for general operating support ARRAY Alliance, a nonprofit organization, is working to advance social justice and shift narratives. ARRAY uses multiple mediums, including television, film, learning materials, convenings, and grantmaking to share its work, diversify industries, and advocate for social change. This grant will support ARRAY in continuing its work as a multiplatform arts and social impact collective focused on narrative change.
for support of organizational and strategic planning for TICAH and MAMA Network This grant will enable the Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) to invest in leadership and staff development by conducting an organizational capacity assessment and creating capacity strengthening plans. The OE funds will also allow TICAH to work with partners in the Mobilizing Activists around Medical Abortion (MAMA) Network to undergo their second strategic planning process. Collectively, these institutional-strengthening activities aim to ensure the long-term sustainability of TICAH and the MAMA Network so that they can continue to increase access to self-managed abortion and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya and across Africa.
for follow-on research in Senegal This grant will support Guttmacher to conduct a study that documents the costs of unsafe abortion to the health system in Senegal. Local advocacy partners will use the results of this study and earlier research to help the Ministry of Health consider its policies that regulate abortion provision.
for systems to develop alumni engagement for the Regional Institute for Population Studies program The Regional Institute for Population Studies at the University of Ghana will develop an alumni outreach program, including an alumni database and updated website. Engaging alumni more effectively will allow the Institute to know more about the career trajectories of its students, connect current students with alumni mentors, and assist in fundraising.
for a project to provide training on the use of technology for transparency advocacy The Engine Room supports civil society advocacy campaigns in the use of technology. This grant will provide hands-on help to ten transparency and accountability initiatives in Southern Africa and Latin America. Their work will support the design of data and technology projects that seek positive outcomes for transparency and accountability, while building the capacity of advocacy groups to strategically use technology and data.
for executive transition This organizational effectiveness grant to Planned Parenthood Federation of America will support an executive transition for the Executive Director for Planned Parenthood Global.
for the Global Resource Service, which helps local stations improve global news programming and trains local reporters to create "local/global" content None
for documenting and sharing Evidence Action’s experience with large-scale implementation Evidence Action supports governments in implementing large-scale programs that have been validated by impact evaluations. This project will enable Evidence Action to reflect on, codify, and share the lessons about working with governments to strengthen specific policies and programs. The grant will facilitate internal learning on the incubation and scale-up of evidence-based interventions, and sharing of these lessons with other implementing organizations, researchers, and funders.
for an evaluation system to assess access to health services and maternal mortality in Mexico The Observatory of Maternal Mortality has monitored the Agreement to Strengthen Public Health Actions in States with the objective of promoting it as a management model for the public administration, favoring transparency and accountability given its structure and Internet platform. The Observatory has carried out monitoring exercises in eight states; this grant would allow it to extend the monitoring to include performance evaluations, particularly regarding the improvement of medical attention to women. It would also allow the Observatory to verify the resources bought through this agreement, as well as strengthen the local capacities of civil society organizations to monitor and evaluate public policies.
for organizational planning The African Institute for Development Policy Research and Dialogue focuses on enabling policymakers to effectively access and use evidence in policy formulation and operationalization. The Institute works strengthen a culture of evidence-informed decision making among African governments by addressing barriers to evidence use, providing practical evidence and technical assistance to help governments institutionalize the use of evidence, and advancing learning and networking among experts in this emerging field. In the context of significant institutional growth in recent years, this Organizational Effectiveness grant will support the Institute to assess the current organizational structure and systems for performance management as well as monitoring, evaluation and learning and ensure they are well-positioned to execute and achieve results under the Institute’s  new strategic plan.
for strengthening women's participation in social accountability in the extractive sectors Oxfam America will continue to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations to incorporate women’s rights in the accountability agendas related to extractive industries. It will also focus on demanding greater accountability for the budgeting and use of mining revenues and government investments in programs and services that are responsive to women’s needs. Oxfam will document the gender impact of extractive industries to inform advocacy agendas at the local, regional, and global level, ensuring women’s rights organizations participate in decision making about extractive industries transparency. Oxfam America will convene a global learning event to share lessons with key stakeholders, including other international organizations, in-country partners, and global norm-setting platforms.
for the Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics The SDSN Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics for sustainable development brings together members from academia, science, public policy, and companies to produce research and offer technical support to countries. As developing country governments work to increase their use of data for decision making, including nontraditional sources of data, the network aims to provide independent analysis of the opportunities and challenges associated with government application of data innovations and methodological advances. During this grant period, the network will draw on the diverse data expertise of its membership to conduct collaborative research, share learning from data innovation initiatives with governments, strengthen partnerships that allow it to engage more deeply with developing country governments and scholars, and significantly enhance its strategic communications capacity.
for a plan to design and implement a new organizational structure World Pulse will continue work that is underway with a consultant who has carried out an overall organizational assessment, and documented employee roles and responsibilities across the organization. This grant will focus on completing the design, creating an implementation plan, and supporting the organization and staff with change management in transitioning structures and roles to support the new design.
for advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights Sex og Samfund, the Danish Member Association of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, aims to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights in Denmark and globally by promoting quality sex education, family planning and reproductive health, sexual wellbeing, and sexual knowledge as a human right. With this support Sex og Samfund will work with Danish officials to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights as a key priority for Danish official development assistance, particularly through a supportive post-2015 framework.
for the Trade, Aid and Security Coalition to discuss U.S. trade and poverty policies None
for the Childcare Dividend Initiative The Childcare Dividend Initiative is a global research platform that aims to amplify evidence on the economic impact of investment in childcare. This grant will support a strategic outreach plan for the Childcare Dividend platform to be brought to influencers, local media, and policymakers in Kenya and Tanzania.
for general operating support UK Citizens Online Democracy, or mySociety, provides technology, research, and data to help people to be active citizens in over 40 countries. mySociety will develop and deploy three technology platforms that enable citizens to submit freedom of information requests, seek responses from their legislative representatives, and make service requests of their local governments. Additionally, mySociety will explore the role of civic technology to address the climate crisis.
for support of strategic communications planning and implementation This organizational effectiveness grant will support ICRW Africa (International Center for Research on Women Africa) to develop and implement a regional communications strategy. Specifically, the funding will allow ICRW Africa to conduct a needs assessment of the evidence priorities of its diverse partners and ensure that its research products are responsive and tailored.  Also, sharpening its strategic communications is a critical investment as ICRW Africa seeks to support policymakers and advocates with quality evidence to counter disinformation campaigns by anti-gender and anti-SRHR actors who seek to manipulate public discourse and halt the formulation and implementation of rights-based policies.    
(Strategies: Global Reproductive Equity and Women's Economic Empowerment)
for research on barriers to women’s economic empowerment and economic growth in low-income countries Bringing together support from the Hewlett Foundation and the U.K.’s Department for International Development with its own funding, the International Development Research Centre will undertake a program of research to improve economic outcomes for poor women in low-income countries. The project will improve the evidence base on relationships between women’s economic empowerment and macroeconomic growth, and examine the impacts of women’s dual roles as carers and earners on their economic participation and contributions. The research program is also designed to strengthen researcher-policy links and build professional and organizational capacity in low-income countries to take up research on women’s economic status.