Localization has been one of the buzzwords of the sector ever since it emerged from the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. Since then, the word has become so widespread that…...
Five Accelerators of Equitable Grantmaking and How to Harness Them
Global crises of the past two years have yielded at least one silver lining for nonprofits: They have accelerated a movement among grantmakers to match the duration and flexibility of…...
Governance for System Change
same goes for the mental models and processes we use to govern system change work. In fact, governance for system change may not look much like traditional governance at all.…...
Localisation Re-imagined: Regenerating the polyculture of humanitarianism
‘Localisation re-imagined’ is ALNAP’s six-part essay series on locally-led humanitarian action authored by Arbie Baguios, founder and researcher at Aid Re-imagined. Each of the essays, which are published monthly, explores…...
Localizing Development: Identifying Barriers, Solutions and Opportunities Series
A series of articles where we will explore the landscape, challenges, and potential solutions to support localizing development. We will also be exploring bright spots, and creative ways our colleagues…...
Six takeaways for action from Global Perspectives 2021 – Let’s Talk About Power!
We have spent the last two weeks around the world – in Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia and online – talking about power in many different forms – from de-concentrating data…...
Significant new support for locally led adaptation principles
Danida, Sida, USAID and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs are the latest donor agencies to endorse eight principles for locally led adaptation, developed to help ensure that local communities…...
Financing peacebuilding ecosystems
The need for peacebuilding is real. Peacebuilding aims to address the drivers underlying conflict, as well as the drivers of resilience, to promote prevention and sustain peace. Peacebuilding extends beyond…...
From Promises to 10 Radical Actions
Drawn from our work over several years with a number of partners, these 10 radical actions are meant to guide donors and local organizations in moving from promises of supporting…...
Transform or die? Existential questions and ways forward for INGOs
Even before the Covid-19 crisis, INGOs had pre-existing challenges in declining income in recent years. Now is the time for boards and executive leadership teams to make the tough decisions…...