Outreach toolkit
In order to standardize the ways in which the Open Forum Consultations across the globe, the Outreach Toolkit was developed as a resource to support the Open Forum’s consultations. It should inform discussions on CSO development effectiveness and guide contributions of CSOs operating at local, country, regional and international levels, North and South, as well as globally, towards defining the elements for a global development effectiveness framework. It also formed the basis for training regional and national partners to conduct the national consultations, which occured during the Regional Training Seminars held in 2009 and early 2010.
Who is this toolkit for?
The toolkit is targeted at:
- CSO networks and platforms tasked with facilitating national discussions on CSO development effectiveness.
- CSOs participating in national, regional or thematic/sectoral consultations on CSO development effectiveness.
- CSOs participating in the Open Forum’s Global Assemblies.
- Other development actors participating in the consultations.
How can it be used?
- To provide essential background information: Sections 1 and 2 provide essential background information on the Open Forum and the consultation process, including information on parallel donor-led processes and other CSO-focused initiatives. These sections are primarily aimed at participants in consultations, but should also underpin the work of organisers and facilitators of consultations.
- To inform and guide the discussion: Section 3 provides an exploration of key issues in CSO development effectiveness and poses some fundamental questions in order to stimulate and guide the discussion.
- To set up, structure, run and record consultation workshops: Section 4 is primarily directed at consultation organisers and facilitators, mostly from national CSO platforms and networks. It includes useful ideas, recommendations and tools to assist them in setting up, structuring, running and recording the outcomes of national consultation workshops. In annex 1, a template for recording the outcomes of consultation workshops is provided.
The Open Forum Outreach Toolkit is available in the three official working languages of the Open Forum, and are downloadable below.