Message-ID: <19990817172456.18639.rocketmail@web204.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 10:24:55 -0700 From: Roshani Kothari <mailto:rkimages@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Organizational Capacity Building Facilitator Training Confere nce To: mailto:INTDEV-L@pete.uri.edu
> > Attached below is a copy of an invitation letter,
> flyer and an
> > application for Pact's 2nd annual Organizational
> Capacity Building
> > Facilitator Training: Transforming Organizations
> for Excellence at the
> > International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
> (IIRR) in Silang,
> > Cavite, Philippines from October 18-30, 1999.
> Please feel free to
> > distribute the information to other individuals or
> organizations. If
> > you would like to request a hard copy of the
> materials attached below,
> > please send me your mailing address.
> >
> >
> > LETTER:
> >
> > Dear Colleague:
> >
> > We are delighted to invite you to participate in
> Pact's second annual
> > Organizational Capacity Building Facilitator
> Training: Transforming
> > Organizations for Excellence at the International
> Institute of Rural
> > Reconstruction (IIRR) in Silang, Cavite,
> Philippines from October
> > 18-30, 1999. This training provides an excellent
> opportunity to learn
> > about innovative organizational capacity
> assessment approaches and
> > change strategies.
> >
> > Pact's organizational capacity assessment approach
> emerges from its
> > extensive experience working with a worldwide
> alliance of
> > facilitators, partner NGOs, peer service
> providers, and regional apex
> > centers. Utilizing the organizational capacity
> assessment (OCA)
> > methodology, organizations can develop customized
> self-assessment
> > tools to measure capacity and consensus in order
> to develop their
> > change strategies.
> >
> > This workshop will focus on practicing and
> perfecting the facilitation
> > and technical skills needed to develop and
> implement OCA tools with
> > staff of different types of organizations. In
> addition, participants
> > from Pact field programs; a global network of
> collaborators; and NGO
> > leaders from Asia, Africa, Latin America and North
> America will share
> > their own experiences and ideas about
> organizational strengthening
> > processes.
> >
> > The training helps to promote Pact's mission to
> contribute to the
> > growth of civil society by expanding the regional
> and global alliance
> > of practitioners and partners that promotes the
> organizational
> > strengthening process.
> >
> > The attached flyer briefly describes the learning
> objectives and
> > training agenda for the workshop. The training is
> limited to 40
> > participants. The criteria for participant
> selection includes:
> > organizational development and capacity building
> experience,
> > facilitation skills and collaborative potential.
> The application form
> > needs to be filled out and returned by August 31,
> 1999. Please
> > contact us if you have any further questions.
> >
> > We look forward to hearing from you.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Evan Bloom, Program Director
> > Institutional Capacity Building Initiatives
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > FLYER:
> >
> >
> > Organizational Capacity Building Facilitator
> Training 1999
> > Transforming Organizations for Excellence
> >
> > Silang, Cavite, Philippines
> >
> > October 18-30, 1999
> >
> > Pact's pioneering work in organizational
> strengthening has advanced
> > the field of NGO capacity building for nearly 30
> years. This unique
> > training event will explore the newest approaches
> in facilitating and
> > managing complex organizational change for the
> growth of civil
> > society.
> >
> > Purpose of Training:
> >
> > * Enhance skills and exchange expertise in
> facilitating NGO
> > capacity strengthening;
> > * Expand the regional and global alliance of
> practitioners and
> > partners to promote the civil society
> strengthening process.
> >
> > Learning Goals:
> >
> > * Articulate basic tenets of capacity building;
> > * Integrate leading-edge theory and practice in
> organizational
> > development;
> > * Design highly participatory and customized
> capacity assessment
> > processes;
> > * Identify appropriate organizational
> strengthening practices for
> > strategic development sectors such as
> microfinance, gender, health,
> > natural resource management, and advocacy;
> > * Facilitate continuous learning that is
> participatory,
> > introspective, democratic, and collaborative.
> >
> > Training Agenda:
> >
> > * Organizational Capacity Building Laboratory:
> Designing,
> > Facilitating and Administering an Organizational
> Capacity Assessment
> > Program;
> > * Organizational Development Approaches:
> Integrating Asset-based
> > Approaches such as Appreciative Inquiry to the
> Organizational
> > Strengthening Process;
> > * Intervention Strategies Practicum: Using
> Organizational Asset
> > Maps to Design Powerful Change Strategies.
> >
> > Who should participate?
> >
> > Experienced practitioners, trainers, facilitators,
> organizers and
> > advisors working with NGOs and community-based
> organizations
> > worldwide. The workshop is limited to 40
> participants and application
> > materials should be submitted by August 31, 1999.
>
> >
> > Location: International Institute of Rural
> Reconstruction (IIRR)
> > Silang, Cavite, Philippines
> >
> > Tuition: US$1,150 (includes lodging, meals, and
> local transportation)
> >
> > International travel costs and arrangements are
> the responsibility of
> > the participant.
> >
> > For more information and application materials,
> > Contact Roshani Kothari, Pact
> > 1901 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 501
> > Washington, DC 20006
> > telephone: 202-466-5666, fax: 202-466-5669, email:
> mailto:rkothari@pacthq.org
> >
> >
> > Application:
> >
> > Organizational Capacity Building Facilitator
> Training
> > Transforming Organizations for Excellence
> >
> > Application Form
> >
> > Please fill out the form and attach your resume
> and responses to the
> > questions below.
> >
> >
> > Full Name
> >
> > Job Title
> >
> > Organization/Company (if applicable)
> >
> > Description of Organization
> >
> >
> >
> > Describe your role within the organization or as a
> consultant
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mailing Address
> > City
> > State/Province
> > Country
> > Postal Code
> > Telephone No.
> > Fax No.
> >
> > 1. Please attach your resume or c.v.
> >
> >
> > 2. Languages spoken (Indicate level of fluency):
> >
> >
> > 3. Please answer the following questions:
> >
> > a. Describe your experience with organization
> capacity assessment and
> > capacity
> > building.
> >
> > b. What are your strengths as a facilitator? What
> skills would you
> > most like to perfect?
> >
> > c. What are your learning objectives for
> participating in this
> > training?
> >
> > d. How would you contribute to and benefit from a
> global network of
> > facilitators?
> >
> > e. Please describe what facilitation or capacity
> building methodology
> > you would like to share with other
> > participants.
> >
> > Please submit this application by August 31, 1999
> by email, fax or
> > mail to the following address:
> > Roshani Kothari, Pact
> > 1901 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 501
> > Washington, DC 20006
> > telephone: 202-466-5666, fax: 202-466-5669, email:
> mailto:rkothari@pacthq.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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