Local CSO empowerment programme
Open Lithuania Foundation ·Lithuania
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Local CSO empowerment programme “SIEKIO ID. NGO Academy“ offers a long-term learning process with the objective to enable participants to become change agents in their organisation and community. In the long term, the aim is to strengthen CSO sector by supporting smaller organisations in fulfilling their mission and becoming important partners in the public policy decision-making on the local level, enabling CSOs to plan and implement social entrepreneurship practices. The programme will be organized in 2 rounds: 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Each round consists of the following phases:</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Phase I Intensive training. </strong>Each year, 45 representatives of CSOs will participate in intensive practical training where participants will be presented the theory of change, will analyse the problems faced by their CSO, identify the needs and challenges of their organisations, seek the most suitable solutions.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Phase II Module programmes. </strong>CSOs that took part in Phase I can apply to take part in Phase II. During Phase II, each CSO will be represented by a team of 2-3. Each year, 6 teams will be selected to the Social Leadership Programme and 6 - Social Entrepreneurship Programme. The programmes will be adapted considering the needs defined by CSOs. Each programme will offer 5 learning modules, consisting of theory, practice, one-to-one consultations. The duration is 12 months. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">Social Leadership Programme: Strategic planning; Leadership, volunteering and community engagement; Project management; Financial sustainability; Communication. Social Entrepreneurship Programme: Financial model of organisation; Social entrepreneurship; Marketing and communication; Strategic management; Communication.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><strong>Phase III Evaluation meeting. </strong>At the end of NGO Academy programme, meetings will be organised to evaluate the implementation of the programme, to share feedback on the process and quality of the programme, results and changes achieved.</span></span></p>
Project partners
- Geri norai LT Project partner· Lithuania