NGO services

Engaging Solutions offers the following services to NGO clients:

Program Monitoring & Evaluation

  • On-going monitoring: regular assessment of project implementation and functioning; input into planning and review process; suggested changes to project outputs and expected outcomes; review of written and oral materials; advice to benefit staff during project implementation
  • External analytical evaluation: review of project objectives, outputs and outcomes; structured interviews with key stakeholder in project including beneficiaries, partners, suppliers etc; facilitated discussion re findings; written report including recommendations for improvements

Situational Assessment

  • Analysis of local, regional, national & international context
  • Research of economic, political, historic, ethnic and religious factors
  • Identification of trends and drivers for change

Strategic Counseling

  • Advice on the development of a response to a specific situation
  • Identification of recommendations for action
  • Input into institutional planning process
  • Communication guidance
  • Mentoring staff through implementation of recommendations

Stakeholder Engagement Planning

  • Research and analysis of stakeholders: organizational characteristics; membership and support base; institutional objectives; chosen interests; potential influence; positioning on a specific theme; key organizational leaders
  • Mapping of stakeholders: relationship between stakeholders on a specific theme; clustering of stakeholders around common positions; key opinion formers and leaders within each cluster; relations of stakeholders to your institution

Stakeholder Engagement Implementation

  • Identification, development and implementation of engagement strategies: dedicated strategy for one organization or cluster of organizations; separate, but coordinated, strategies for different clusters of stakeholders; strategies containing both proactive and reactive elements
  • Communication & negotiation guidance: establishment of relations with stakeholders; facilitation of communication channel with stakeholders
  • Facilitating and managing stakeholder dialogue in the field: building relations with a wide variety of organizations in complex situations

Stakeholder Monitoring & Evaluation

  • On-going monitoring: regular assessment of institution’s stakeholder engagement strategies & implementation; input into planning and review sessions; suggested changes in tone, style, strategy and output materials; ideas to benefit staff during implementation
  • Analytical external evaluation: review of written materials; structured interviews with key parties in the stakeholder engagement process - both within the institution & externally; facilitated discussion re findings; written report including recommendations for improvements.

Training

  • Training in advocacy planning and implementation: seven step plan to build the key elements for a successful advocacy strategy
  • Development of targeted programs on request
  • Suitable for staff or partners

Development of Advocacy Strategies

  • Research and analysis of stakeholders: governments, international institutions or community organizations.
  • Mapping of stakeholders: relationship between stakeholders on a specific theme; identification of key opinion formers and leaders
  • Identification, development and implementation of objectives and engagement strategies; strategies containing both proactive and reactive elements
  • Monitoring of relations with stakeholders and implementation of objectives and recommendations for improvement