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The Partnering Toolbook
A short guide by Ros Tennyson of The Partnering Initiative to the main elements of effective multi-stakeholder partnering. It walks through the partnering cycle, with tools and frameworks for scoping, building, managing and reviewing partnerships between NGOs, business, government and donors. Many organisations have adopted its tools. It is translated into 13 languages, and free PDFs are available in English and French.
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Good Practice Review 8: Humanitarian Security Risk Management
The 3rd edition of a widely used reference on security risk management for humanitarian organisations. Practitioner experts revised it over 3 years. Its 7 chapters cover foundations, ecosystems, organisational and operational elements, people, technology, and specific threats. The 2025 edition adds a person-centred approach, the security burden on national and local actors, partnership security, access and deconfliction, and digital risks such as disinformation and surveillance. Security managers use it to design policies and plans.
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Becoming locally led as an anti-racist practice
A guide from Bond, developed by The Social Investment Consultancy, for UK-based and other international NGOs that want to become locally led. It gives a baseline view of what locally led development looks like and tools to review how each department works, from HR and finance to programmes, communications and trustees. Staff at any level use it to start internal conversations, plan organisational change and discuss funding models with donors.
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Centering Equity in Collective Impact
An article from the Winter 2022 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review in which the authors of the collective impact approach revisit it with equity at the centre. It sets out 5 strategies: use local data and context to aim solutions, pursue systems change alongside programmes, share power within the collaborative, listen to and act with the community, and build equity-focused leadership and accountability. Coalitions and funders use it to review their own collective impact work.
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Impact Networks
A 216-page book by David Ehrlichman for people who start, lead or fund networks of organisations working on complex problems. It covers how to build connection and trust among members, coordinate action, share governance and support self-organisation. The linked page is an excerpt on self-organisation published by Stanford Social Innovation Review. Network leaders use the book as a practical reference for running a network.
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Power Analysis
A guide for development staff on why, when and how to do power analysis. It covers deciding to do an analysis, carrying it out, and a review of concepts and methods. Frameworks include political economy analysis, stakeholder influence mapping, Net-Map, power over, to, with and within, visible, hidden and invisible power, the Powercube, the Power Matrix, and closed, invited and claimed spaces. Teams use it when planning programmes and partnerships.
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