Developing, promoting, applying, and sharing innovations for scaling impact
Innovations for Scaling Impact (iScale) is a global network of individuals and organizations committed to developing, promoting, applying, and sharing organizational and technical innovations to scale the impact of efforts to address the world’s most pressing challenges.
iScale is a leader in advancing the effectiveness of efforts to promote the global public good through:
- Theory of Change and Strategy Development
- Action Networks
- Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives
- Communities of Practice
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
- New Business Models and Markets
- Policy, Advocacy and Social Movements
- Norms, Standards and Institutions
- Information, Communication and New Media
iScale partners with leading public, private and nonprofit institutions to develop and harness these innovations to advance global progress in five programmatic areas:
- Peace + Security
- Governance + Transparency
- Environment + Climate
- Health + Education + Livelihoods
- Business + Markets
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iScale is Hiring
iScale is continually seeking to expand its team. We are looking for people with technical analytic competencies related to our innovation streams, particularly those with expertise in more than one area. A steward must have exceptional written and verbal communications skills. We seek lopsided generalists who can bring their expertise to an opportunity to work with an adaptive team engaging with pioneering leaders in the issue and innovation fields we address.
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News
Request for Research Proposals on the Impact of Transparency and Accountability Interventions
The Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/AI) is pleased to announce a request for submissions by research or evaluation institutions or consortia to develop a rigorous multi‐year research proposal on the impact of T/A interventions. The aim is to fill critical gaps in our knowledge about T/A interventions and further our common understanding of what works, why and in what circumstances.
The research will be funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United Kingdom Department for International Development, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and potentially others, under the umbrella of the T/AI. Innovations for Scaling Impact is coordinating the RFP process.
Please find attached a Request for Proposals (RFP). Submission requirements are detailed in the RFP.
We invite you to submit a proposal. The deadline for submissions is 11.59 GMT January 3rd, 2012. Submissions should be sent to smathes@scalingimpact.net.
Mid-term Review of Oxfam America’s Climate Change Campaign
iScale conducted a mid-term review of Oxfam America’s climate change campaign, and particularly the activities of the campaign between January and December 2009. The purpose of this review was not only to examine Oxfam America’s work on climate change over the past year, but more importantly to guide opportunities for improving the influence and effectiveness of the advocacy campaign on complex, social global issues. Read the Executive Summary of the final report.
iScale Kicks Off Second Phase of Collaboration to Document and Improve the Effectiveness of Advocacy to Prevent Violent Conflict
Innovations for Scaling Impact (iScale) has kicked off the second phase of its collaboration with various partner organizations to develop methodologies for documenting and improving the effectiveness of international advocacy efforts to prevent large-scale violent conflict. This phase of the project will... [read rest of the announcement]
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What our partners are saying
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The review of ILC’s Strategic Framework 2007-2011 by Innovations for Scaling Impact (iScale) has generated results far beyond our expectations. We started by anticipating an ordinary evaluation in which projected results and actual achievements would be compared and analysed. We ended up engaging in a radical collective reflection on who we are, what brings us together, what is our comparative advantage, and how to position ILC in the future. A constructive tension between continuity and innovation has emerged from the internal consultations… For these reasons I think the process facilitated by iScale is as important as its end product, the review report.
Madiodio Niasse, Director, International Land Coalition Secretariat |
Events of Interest
| 11th Annual Global Philanthropy Forum Conference | 04/16/12 - 04/18/12 |
Save the date (Washington, D.C.) |
| InterAction Forum 2012 | 04/29/12 - 05/01/12 |
Annual conference by InterAction. (Washington, D.C.) |
| 10th European Evaluation Society Biennial Conference: Evaluation in the networked society: New concepts, New challenges, New solutions | 08/03/12 - 08/05/12 |
The Conference will help draw evaluation lessons learned in distinct sectors and regions of the world. It will also examine the potential of alternative and mixed evaluation methods in diverse contexts and probe the challenges of assessing public interest in complex adaptive systems and networks. (Helsinki, Finland) |
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iScale selects Emerging Leaders in Strategic Learning and Evaluation of Innovations for Scaling Impact
Innovations for Scaling Impact (iScale) is pleased to recognize its Emerging Leaders in Strategic Learning and Evaluation of Innovations for Scaling Impact. Each of the Emerging Leaders is attending the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference in Accra, Ghana, this week to be part of iScale’s growing learning community focused on strategic learning and evaluation of innovative approaches to advancing the global public good. iScale’s Emerging Leaders program is sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
- Adiza Lamien Ouando
- Awny Amer Morsy
- Bonaventure Wakana
- John Njovu
- Rita Sonko
- Viviane Sakanga
Find out about the emerging leaders below.
iScale is honored to have these Emerging Leaders as part of its growing global community of expert practitioners, researchers and thought leaders.
Call for Nominations: iScale Award for Emerging Leaders in Strategic Learning and Evaluation of Innovations for Scaling Impact
Innovations for Scaling Impact (iScale) invites nominations of individuals to receive travel awards to attend the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference in Accra, Ghana, January 9-13, 2012, to be part of a growing learning community focused on strategic learning and evaluation of innovative approaches to advancing the global public good. This year iScale is inviting nominations related particularly to strategic learning and evaluation of networks and collaborations among different actors, and especially incorporating actors from the global south. Individuals may nominate others or themselves, and are requested to submit a résumé/curriculum vitae (CV) of the nominee's experience and a brief letter (of no more than two pages) describing the nominee's potential for contributing to the advancement of strategic learning and evaluation of network approaches to advancing the global public good. iScale invites nominations in particular from individuals working in and on conditions affecting the global south.
International Advocacy Evaluation Community of Practice Collecting Webinar Topics
The International Advocacy Evaluation Community of Practice (CoP), co-hosted by Innovations for Scaling Impact (iScale), and the Center for Evaluation Innovation, is collecting ideas for topics for its webinar series. We want to hear from you!
Please share your ideas for the webinar series, as well as your ideas for the CoP to address more broadly in its operations.
Through the CoP, advocates, evaluators, philanthropic foundations and other stakeholders share ideas and collectively develop new understanding about the contribution of advocacy to effective policy and practice. To share your ideas for webinar topics, or to learn more about the CoP, please contact Subarna Mathes at smathes@scalingimpact.net.
Spotlights
Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Despite international commitments to achieve universal access to HIV/AIDS services by 2010, including 80% coverage for prevention of parent-to-child transmission services, progress toward these goals remains too slow, and pediatric HIV transmission remains unacceptably high, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read MoreInternational Conflict-Prevention Advocacy Monitoring and Improvement Collaboration
iScale has kicked off the second phase of its collaboration with various partner organizations to develop methodologies for documenting and improving the effectiveness of international advocacy efforts to prevent large-scale violent conflict.
Read MoreSustainable Peace and Security Global Action Network
iScale serves as the coordinating body of an initiative to develop a global action network (GAN) of representatives of leading organizations working to promote sustainable peace and security towards the prevention of mass violence and the protection of civilians from violent conflict.
Read MoreInternational Advocacy Evaluation Community of Practice
Our Community focuses on the monitoring and evaluation of advocacy for global social change issues that include development, poverty, the environment, climate, peace, and security.
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