Saturday, 6 October 2012
Capacity Development of Environmental NGOs of India: NGO Management Workshop in Imphal
Capacity Development of Environmental NGOs of India: NGO Management Workshop in Imphal: REPORT ON IMPHAL WORKSHOP 25th - 27th SEPTEMBER 2012 Introduction A three day workshop on capacity development and management...
NGO Management Workshop in Imphal
REPORT ON IMPHAL WORKSHOP
25th - 27th SEPTEMBER 2012
Introduction
A three day workshop on capacity development and management for environmental NGOs was organized by BNHS-India along with State Level Nodal Agency, Planning Department, Government of Manipur in The Classic Hotel Imphal, Manipur for Eastern Zone comprising of 8 NE states, Jharkhand, Odissa and West Bengal from 25th to 27th September, 2012. It was the second workshop of the series to be held during the AEIF project.
Workshop Announcement
The workshop was announced through press releases, Engosindia website, e-groups and Facebook. The call for applications were sent to 120 NGO across the Eastern zone of India. 25 NGOs from nine district of Manipur and Assam responded with 33 participants.
Workshop Registration
Due to bandh call on the 23rd of September in hill district of Manipur, altogether 19 NGOs with 23 participants attended the workshop. Due to some misunderstanding in registration fees, only 19 participants paid the fees. Some of the participants assumed that the fees of Rs. 500 was for two participants of the same NGO.
Workshop Proceedings
Day 1: 25th September 2012
The workshop was inaugurated by the Governor of Manipur as part of a parallel workshop scheduled on the same day. The first day of the workshop covered three modules; Know Your Organization, Project Management and Grant writing. This was followed by session on ice breaker, where the participants were divided into groups.
The participants were introduced to the workshop and explained the usage of “the Training Manual” by Dr. V. Shubhalaxmi, Deputy Director, BNHS- India. Dr. Shubhalaxmi also covered the sessions on “Know you organization”. The participants, through the brainstorming sessions learnt about internal and external challenges of NGOs. They then learned about SWOT and PEST d Analysis.
The post lunch session on Grant Writing, conducted by Dr. Shubhalaxmi, pointed out the fact that Grant Writing is the ability to tell a good story. The session highlighted need for good communication skills and transparency in budget for a successful grant. She also gave sample project proposals and discussed them as case studies.
Later in the afternoon session, “Project Management” module was conducted by Rajkumari Sunita Devi, GIS Expert, SLNA, Manipur and Regional Co-ordinator of the eastern zone. She addressed about the iron triangle of project management - scope, cost and time. Case studies about why a project succeeds and why it fails was also studied during the session.
Day 2: 26th September 2012
The second day covered Public Relations and Networking, Panel discussion with media persons, Leadership, Team Building and Volunteer Management. The day began with a presentation from Dr. Isaac Kehimkar, General Manager (Programmes), BNHS on Public Relation and Networking. Mr Isaac on his session on “Public Relation (PR)” emphasized the idea of importance of PR for NGOs. The session also gave importance upon the alternate mode of publicity like Social Networking sites, blogs, websites and Youtube as mode of PR. This session was followed by panel discussion with media panel consisting of Mr. Rupachandra Yumnam, News Editor, ISTV Network, Ms. Valley Rose, Editor, AZA Daily, Mr. Shobhabati Samom, Journalist at Hindustan Times and Assam Tribune, and Mr. Aribam Chaoba Sharma, Senior Journalist at Imphal Free Press.
During the panel discussion media persons whole hearted discussed and gave their opinion why an environmental issues could never make a headlines in a state like Manipur and what are the drawback of the NGO in releasing a news article. They highlighted the fact that in a conflict situation, stories about shoot outs and encounters will always make headlines and environment issues are often neglected. They also addressed that the NGOs working in the field of environment needs to come up with ideas and innovative which will benefit the whole and which is for a cause.
The post lunch session on “Leadership Skills” conducted by Mr. Raju Arumughum explored the various leadership styles as well as the various types of individuals in an Organisation. The exercise on difference between Managers and Leaders helped participants understand their role in the organisation. The“Team Building” began with game on “Making Tower using drinking straws” The competition for tallest towers brought out the leaders and their leadership qualities. The participants commented that this kind of exercise is being taught for the first time and they were really benefitted by it. They also learnt about the elements of team.
Later session of the day was “Volunteer Management” by Dr. V. Shubhalaxmi. The session emphasized the need of Volunteers for sustaining organisation. The brainstorming brought forward the various help available from volunteers and the problems which could arise due to volunteers. The session also covered on the ways of retaining the volunteers through small actions like appreciation. Dr Shubhalaxmi session was highly appreciated by the participant and they gave their opinion that it has help them realised where they were doing wrong in the past.
Day 3: 27th September 2012
The session on “Marketing of Products and Services” by Dr. Shubhalaxmi was conducted on the third and last day of the workshop. In her session, Dr. Shubhalaxmi emphasized on the importance of marketing and the process of Marketing through demand-supply chain and management. The need for innovation and scaling up for marketing of product and services was also covered during this session. As part of the activity work, the participants were made to develop their own marketing plan and strategies.
In the last session of the workshop which was again taken up by Dr. Shubhalaxmi, she talked about “Art of Fund Raising” . Some of the activities during the brainstorming session was on ideas of Fund raising. It also helped the participants understand the need for financial planning by planning a Fundraising calendar. The participants came up with various fund raising event to be organized by their organisation .
The final session was of the same pattern as the First workshop where it involved participants networking by making their services available for the other organizations. A matrix of the same was drawn. The participants were briefed about mentoring phase and the deliverables during the same. The participants were informed that they will be enrolled on eNGOs Google group which be the platform for future communication. among the members.
Feedback and Conclusion
The workshop ended with feedback and acknowledgement to AEIF and U.S. State Department for funding the project. The team from BNHS felt that the issues and problems face in this part of the region is quite unique and different from the rest of the country. They thanked the participants and also the RC of eastern zone. The participants also appreciated the training imparted by the project team as they felt this was a unique training which they have attended for the first time in their life. All mentioned that they have developed a new attitude towards their profession and they promised themselves that they will use the knowledge learnt and skill developed during the training as soon as they reach their organisation. The participants also thanked the Regional Co-ordinator for conducting such a training programme for the first time in Manipur or NE region in specific. The workshop ended with a song from one of the participants and some poems. Overall, the workshop was highly a successful one.
Documentation
The photography and video shooting of the entire workshop was carried out Mr. Deepak Shijagurumayum, a free lancer from Manipur . He is paid a nominal fee for his work to develop the workshop videos. The movie will be put up in Youtube, engosindia website etc.
By
Dr. V.Shubhalaxmi & Rajkumari Sunita Devi
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Report on Management Workshops for Environmental NGOs in Mumbai
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs
REPORT ON MUMBAI WORKSHOP
10-12 SEPTEMBER 2012
Introduction
A three day workshop on management tools for environmental nonprofits was organized by BNHS-India at its Conservation Education Centre (CEC) from 10 to 12 September 2012 for the Western Zone. The workshop is first of the series to be held during the AEIF project.
Workshop Announcement
The workshop was announced through press releases, BNHS website, e-groups and Facebook. The call for application was sent to 165 NGO across the Western zone of India. Altogether 28 NGOs from remote areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat responded. We received 38 applications of 32 were shortlisted.
Workshop Registration
Of the 32 candidates, due to last minute cancellations 19 candidates from 14 NGOs registered to the workshop by paying a fee of Rs.500/-. The participants were provided with 185- page workshop manual, refreshments, meals and local travel.
Workshop Proceedings
Day 1: 10 September 2012
The first day of the workshop covered three modules; Know Your Organization, Project Management and Grant writing. The workshop began with a quick tour of CEC by the BNHS-India Education Officer Mr. Kaustubh Bhagat. This was followed by session on ice breaker, where the participants were divided into groups by calling out for each other using the calls of animals assigned to them.
The participants were introduced to the workshop and explained the usage of “the Training Manual” by Dr. V. Shubhalaxmi, Deputy Director, BNHS- India. The sessions on “Know you organization” and “Project Management” were conducted by Dr. Bala Krishnamoorthy of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).
By noon, the workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Sunil Limaye, IFS, Chief Conservator of Forest- Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Mr. Limaye addressed the participants and brought forward the need for the NGOs and the Government agencies to work together despite their differences.
The post lunch session on Grant Writing, conducted by Dr. Shubhalaxmi, pointed out the fact that Grant Writing is the ability to tell a good story. The session highlighted need for good communication skills and transparency in budget for a successful grant.
Day 2: 11 September 2012
The second day covered four modules; Public Relations and Networking, Leadership, Team Management and Volunteer Management. The day began with a presentation by Mr. Jadgish Rattannani, Business Editor at Free Press Journal about media as a powerful tool for NGO. This was followed by panel discussion with media panel consisting of Mr. Rattannani , Ms. Narghis Soonawala, Journalist at Time Out magazine and Mr. Mrityunjay Bose, Journalist at Sakal Times.
During the discussion the NGO representatives could understand the need to cultivate media contacts as well as the needs of media personnel to follow the story. The session on “Public Relation (PR)” conducted by Mr. Isaac Kehimkar, General Manager, BNHSa emphasized the idea of importance of PR for NGOs. The session also emphasized upon the alternate mode of publicity like Social Networking sites, blogs, websites and Youtube as mode of PR.
The post lunch session on “Leadership Skills” conducted by Mr. Raju Arumughum explored the various leadership styles as well as the various types of individuals in an Organisation. The exercise on difference between Managers and Leaders helped participants understand their role in the organisation. The “Team Building” began with game on “Making Tower using drinking straws” The competition for tallest towers brought out the leaders and their leadership qualities. The participants also learnt about the elements of team.
The evening session of the day was “Volunteer Management” by Dr. V. Shubhalaxmi. The session emphasized the need of Volunteers for sustaining organisation. The brainstorming brought forward the various help available from volunteers and the problems which could arise due to volunteers. The session also covered on the ways of retaining the volunteers through small actions like appreciation.
Day 3: 12 September 2012
The third and last day covered two modules; Marketing Management and Fund Raising. It began with the session on “Marketing of Products and Services” By Dr. Balakrishnamoorthy. The session emphasized on the importance of marketing. The session dwelled on the process of Marketing through demand-supply chain and management. It also emphasized need for innovation and scaling up for marketing of product and services. The participants tried their hand at developing their marketing plan.
The last session of the workshop was on “Art of Fund Raising” by Dr. V. Shubhalaxmi. The session involved the brainstorming on ideas Fund raising. It also helped the participants understand the need for financial planning by planning a Fundraising calendar.
The participants in fact came up with a fund raising template for an event to be organized by their organisation.
The final session involved participants networking by making their services available for the other organizations. A matrix of the same was drawn. The participants were briefed about mentoring phase and the deliverables during the same. The participants were informed that they will be enrolled on eNGOs Google group which be the platform for future communication. among the members.
Feedback and Conclusion
The workshop ended with feedback and acknowledgement to AEIF and U.S. State Department for funding the project. The participants appreciated the training imparted by the project team as they felt, there was a need of such training. Everyone mentioned that they have developed a new attitude towards their profession which will help them to become sustainable. They liked the Fundraising and Grantwriting session from practical point of view and thoroughly enjoyed the Leadership and Team Management sessions. The other sessions on Know your Organization, Project Management, PR and Networking, Volunteer Management and Marketing Management proved to be an eye-opener as they had never gave a serious thought to these topics.
Documentation
The photography and video shooting of the entire workshop was carried out. Mr. Hitesh Gusani volunteered to develop the workshop videos. Once the movie is ready, it will be uploaded on Youtube.
Report: Dr. V.Shubhalaxmi, Project Leader
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Friday, 7 September 2012
Capacity Development of Environmental NGOs of India: BNHS Nonprofit Change Agent
Capacity Development of Environmental NGOs of India: BNHS Nonprofit Change Agent: Status Update By Shubhalaxmi Vaylure Laura Gassner Otting, author of “Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Non-profit Sector”...
BNHS Nonprofit Change Agent
Status Update
By Shubhalaxmi Vaylure
The first series of these innovative workshops are scheduled to begin in Mumbai next week. More than 30 professionals from various non-profit background from Gujarat and Maharashtra have signed for this unique professional development programme. A close to 59% representation is by female professionals more than 60% participants are from the rural background. This will make a challenging experience to the trainers who are Fulbright Alumni from various fields. This unique workshop will be inaugurated by Shri. Sunil Limaye, Chief Conservator of Forests, Sanjay Gandhi National Park at BNHS Conservation Education Centre at Goregaon on 10 September 2012 at 12.00 noon. Being the protector of forests, he will truly value the contribution by nonprofits in nature conservation. With this first workshop taking off, my team and I have taken up a Herculean task of changing the face of nonprofits in India. In time to come these workshops will be held in Imphal, Chennai and Delhi and thereafter the participants will undergo six month virtual mentoring sessions then to culminate into follow up workshops by April 2013. We intend to train 250 professionals from 125 nonprofits and by end of the year we hope to establish a professional network of Indian environmental nonprofits- eNGOs. Only time will tell, how far our aspirations will come true and whether we impacted the non-profit sector of our country.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Capacity Development of Indian Mid-Level Professionals from Environmental Non-governmental Organizations (ENGOs) as Master Trainers through Management Workshops: An innovative project by BNHS
SUMMARY: Ten
Indian Fulbright Fellows from different parts of the country have come together
to formulate a unique project which has been funded by the U.S. Government.This
page includes information related to AEIF 2012 Project: Capacity Development of
Indian Mid-Level Professionals from Environmental Non-governmental
Organizations (ENGOs) as Master Trainers through Management Workshops. Our
project has been part of 50 winning teams all over world after competing
with 685 submissions in the first level and then 154 in second level, and finally
made it one from 8 finalist projects of South and Central Asia and one of the
two finalist from India. The team members are from Mumbai,Bangalore, Chennai, New
Delhi, Imphal and Bhubaneshwar. As part of the project 3-day management
workshops will be held for 250 professionals from 125 environmental NGOs from
four different regions (Western, Southern, Northern and Eastern). The idea is
to provide the participants with professional development aiding the
sustainability of their respective organizations. They will trained into master
trainers for fundraising, project management, grant writing, team building, networking,
marketing management and leadership styles. The project will work with local
American Centers and other regional organizations. BNHS is the host
organization for the project and the project leader is Dr.V.Shubhalaxmi. As the
project will establish a network of environmental NGOs from India, therefore
the entity- eNGOsIndia has been formed,so that this grows into a professional
association for nonprofits by the end of the project and continue to be
functional. All those who work with an Environmental NGO are encouraged to be
part of this community.
INTRODUCTION: There are 3.3 million NGOs in India of which 2342 are ENGOs. As ENGOs work with
wildlife and environment, most of the times it becomes difficult for them to
provide a human face for their work which does not appeal the donors, leading
to paucity of funds. Moreover in this sector, ENGOs are least funded as their
work is not directly related to human beings. Therefore these organizations
constantly grapple with sustainability issues. As a result the staff is
under-paid and most of the ENGOs suffer from brain-drain as they are unable to
retain young talent. The financial instability spirals down to mismanagement in
the organization. While people who work in non-profit sector are full of
passion and dedication, however they lack important job skills which are
important for their profession.
There are four important management factors that limit an ENGO from becoming
financially sustainable; Fiscal Management, Human Resource Management,
Marketing Management and Networking and Public Relations (PR). If the mid-level
professionals of an ENGO are equipped with skills related to fund raising,
grant writing, project management, team management, volunteer management,
networking and PR, marketing management, leadership styles, developing business
plans and Strategic Planning, the ENGO can aim to become sustainable and grow
progressively. These skills are however not easily available for ENGOs as they
cannot afford management professionals. Nor an MBA graduate will ever think of
working for a nonprofit sector, therefore there is need to develop master
trainers among the ENGOs who will conduct these management trainings on regular
basis within as well as outside their organizations. The project leader who
studied Non-profit management courses at Boston University, realized these gaps
and understood the importance of having such training for Indian ENGOs.
The project has identified these gaps and understood the importance of having such training for Indian ENGOs. The project therefore aims to fill in the above gap and train mid-level staff of ENGOs in the above areas and mentor them into master trainers. It will also identify networking areas for participating ENGOs. The project aims to provide management training to 250 mid-level professionals of 125 ENGOs and mentor them into master trainers which in turn will help them to make their organizations sustainable. At the end of the project an entity-eNGOsIndia will be established which will be a network of all participating environmental NGOs and will remain to be functional beyodn the project period and attract more NGOs under its network. The UNEP has declared 2013 as year of Green Economies, this is perfect time for BNHS to empower other ENGOs for greater impact.
MAIN GOAL: To empower Indian ENGOs with management skills to achieve financial sustainability by developing master trainers within the organizations.
OBJECTIVES:
(1) To provide management training to 250 mid-level professionals of 125 ENGOs
(2) To encourage sharing of resources and expertise among the ENGOs and strengthening networking.
(3) To provide a platform for like-minded ENGOs to come together and carry out collaborative projects.
(4) To mentor master trainers beyond the project period.
PROJECT LOCATION: The project will be implemented in four regions of India as mentioned below:
Western zone: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Southern Zone : Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Northern Zone : New Delhi
Eastern Zone : Imphal, Manipur
PROJECT TEAM: The team
includes 10 fellows, one fellow from each region will act as a regional
co-ordinator. The regional co-ordinators will work with their local ENGOs as
part of the project. We have following team members:
Western zone (Mumbai):
1. Dr. V.Shubhalaxmi (Project Leader) works as General Manager (Education), BNHS, Conservation Education Centre. Holds a Ph.D (Zoology). Secured Fulbright Nehru Environmental Leadership Programme (2003), Hubert Humphrey Programme (2009-2010). Specializes in Conservation Education, Entomology and nonprofit management.
2. Mr. Isaac Kehimkar (Regional Co-ordinator) works as General Manager (Programmes), Bombay Natural History Society. Holds M A. Secured Fulbright Nehru Environmental Leadership program 2006 -2007. Specializes in Nature Conservation, Public Relations of NGOs, Natural History Specialist.
3. Dr.Bala Krishnamoorthy (Team member) works as consultant for sustainability projects, trainer for corporate social responsibility, environmental management and publish case studies on best practices, Senior Professor at School of Business Management, NMIMS, Mumbai. Holds a Ph.D Management JBIMS. Secured a Fulbright -Nehru Environmental Leadership program 2004 -2005. Specializes in training, institutional development and consultancy for sustainability reports and social development
Southern Zone (Chennai):
4. Dr.Raju Arumugham (Regional Co-ordinator) works as Executive Director , InvesT HOPE Workforce Institute, No 3 23rd Street Padmavathy Nagar Extension, Selaiyur, Chennai. Holds a MSW, DLL. Secured Hubert H Humphrey Fellow 2010-2011. Specializes in Psychoprofiling, Behavioral Training.
5. Dr.Snehalata Nadiger works as Consultant to environmental based projects , Bangalore. Holds Ph.D (Biotechnology). Secured Fulbright-Nehru Environmental Leadership Program fellowship 2011, Endeavour Research Fellowship, 2010. .Specializes in Environmental Biotechnology
6. Dr S.Armstrong (Team member) works as Associate Prof & Head, Department of English, University of Madras,Chennai. Holds MA,M.Phil. PGCTE and PHD. Secured Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Professor at UC Davis,2009-2010. Specializes in Indigenous Knowledge System,literatures of indigenous social groups around the world, ecoliterature.
Northern Zone (Delhi):
7.Dr. Ms. Swayamprabha Das (Regional Co-ordinator) works UNDP, New Delhi. Holds a Ph.D in InternationalRelations. Secured Hubert H Humphrey Fellow 2007-08. Specializes in natural resources management- programme specialist, environment policy analyst; communication; conflict resolution & community engagement (NRM).
8.Dr. Vandana Tyagi (Team member) works as Senior Scientist, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi. Holds a Ph.D. Botany. Secured Hubert H Humphrey Fellow 2007-2008. Specializes in Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) Management and PGR Policy Issues.
Eastern Zone (Imphal) :
9. Dr. Rajkumari Sunita Devi (Regional Co-ordinator) works at State Level Nodal Agency for Integrated Watershed Management Programme, Department of Planning, Imphal, Manipur. Holds a PhD Limnology (awaiting declaration). Secured Hubert Humphrey Fellow, 2008-09. Specializes in Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Resources with focus on Wetlands
10. Mr. Shouvik Mitra (Team member) works as Resident Consultant - World Bank/ Community Development Specialist ( National Consultant) - FAO of United Nations India office based out of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Holds B. Arch and secured Hubert Humphrey Fellow, 2009-10. Specializes in Rural Development, Institution Development and Capacity Building of Community Institutions, Rural Livelihoods, Financial Inclusion, Social Development.
Team Role: The management professionals from the team will form the core team
which will travel different regions to conduct workshops while the regional
co-ordinators will work in their own regions alongwith other fellow partners
and help in execution of the workshops. They will also bring in local support
from their immediate organizations, Fulbright Associations, Government agencies
and U.S. Consulates wherever possible. The periodic team meetings will be held on
Skype/Google Talk to reduce carbon footprint of the project. All project
resources will be shared through Google Docs. All project support to all teams
will be provided by the Project Leader.
We also have following supporters and mentors on our team:
U.S. Consulate (Mumbai): Ms. Angela Gemza, Acting Director, Mr. M.Janardhanan, Programmes Manager, Public Affairs Department
U.S. Citizens (Mentors): Dr. Ksenya Khinchuk, Director of Humphrey Programmes, Boston University,Prof. Jack McCarthy and Dr. Richard Malcony, Boston University.
HOST INSTITUTION AND PARTNERS: The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) will launch the
project under its banner wherein it will also provide venue, publicity,
reporting and accounting services for the project.
The partner institutions will be associated through cost sharing in
kind, providing venue, publicity and equipment or lending their support and
providing visibility to the project within their network. Following are our
local partners:
1. U.S. Consulate, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and USIEF
2. Bombay Chartered Accountants Society, Mumbai
4. World Wild Fund, Delhi
5. University of Madras
6. State Nodal Agency-Integrated Watershed Management Programme & NERCOMP, Manipur
7. NMIMS, Mumbai
8. PUSA, New Delhi.
9. Central Himalayan Environment Association, Nainital
PROJECT ACTIVITIES:
1)Activities for Objective 1:
- To identify 125 ENGOs from 4 regional areas (western, eastern, northern and
southern), 30 from each region.
- To announce workshops through print and electronic media.
- To select 250 mid-level professionals from ENGOs (60/workshop)
-To design 3-day management workshop and training manual.
-To conduct 4 management workshops and 4 follow up workshops
-To collect and analyze feedback from the participants
-To evaluate the workshops, write monthly blogs and final report at the end of
the project.
(2) Activities for Objective 2: During the workshop, each participating ENGO
will identify their services and products which will be offered to other ENGOs on voluntary/collaborative
basis. At the end of the workshop, a list of such complementing competencies
and resources will be made. This will be the first step towards networking
among the organizations. They will be also provided the list of potential
funding agencies both national and international.
(3) Activities for Objective 3: At the end of the workshop, a Google/Facebook
Group- engosindia will be formed. This group will ensure that the organizations
remain connected to each other through mutual exchanges beyond the workshop.
(4) Activities for Objective 4: The project team through their regional
co-ordinators will continue to mentor the local participants and help them to
become master trainers. BNHS will play an active role for this activity.
The workshop format will be brainstorming sessions, group work and
presentations. Following topics will be covered :
Day 1: Introduction, Brainstorming on management issues within each ENGO, Fund raising, Grant Writing, Project Management.
Day 2: Leadership Challenges, Strategic Planning, Team Development, Volunteer Management
Day 3: Marketing Management, Business Plan development, Networking and PR,Match-making of competencies and resources.
The format for follow up workshop will be largely presentations and
discussions:
Day 1: Organizational representation on progress after the first workshop
following by discussion on challenges and hurdles
Day 2: Mentoring support and resources available to the participants.
Identifying leaders within the organization taking the lead to bring about
developmental changes within their departments/organizations. Follow up on
collaborative initiatives within the participants
PROJECT
TIME LINE: There are five project phases;
[A] PREPARATORY PHASE (15 June'12-30 June'12=15 days )
1. Regional Co-ordinators (RC) Meet in Mumbai: All 4 RC will meet up with the
Project Leader (PL) to develop project outlay. They will finalize the project
calendar and scope of work document so that roles, responsibilities and
deliverables are well defined.The RCs will go back to their respective zones
and co-ordinate with their team members and develop their own action plans.
2. Finalization of project partners' support: Each RC will officially finalize
the project partners support
3. Developing project communication materials: The Mumbai team will develop
materials such as press releases, application form,brochures and posters which
will be disseminated to respective zones
[B] DEVELOPMENT PHASE (1 Jul'12-31 Aug'12= Two months)
1. Announcement of workshops: Each RC will call for applications for the
workshops. BNHS/WWF NGO database will be used. The announcement will be largely
done through electronic media.
2. Identifying 125 ENGOs from four zones: Each RCs will shortlist ENGOs from
their region
3. Selecting 250 mid-level professionals: Each RCs will screen the applications
and recommend their applicants to PL , who will endorse their selections.
4. Developing training module and manual: The management team members from
Mumbai and Chennai will develop the module in consultation with other members.
The final module and training manual will be done by the management team
members, however the finalization and printing will be carried out by Mumbai
team.
5. Establishing Google Group/Facebook Group on" engosindia": The
Mumbai team will develop Google Group on engosindia. Each RC will enroll their
selected participants to the group. The PL will moderate the group. This
communication portal will be used from the day one of the workshop by the
members as well as participants.
[C] IMPLEMENTATION PHASE (1 Sep'12-31 Dec'12= 4 months)
1. Conduct first workshop in Mumbai in September'12: The workshop will be held
at BNHS's Conservation Education Centre. It will be conducted by the PL,Mumbai
member and Chennai RC.
2. Conduct first workshop in Chennai in October '12: The workshop will be held
at University of Madras. The workshop will be conducted by PL, Mumbai member
and Chennai RC.
3. Conduct first workshop in Delhi in November'12: The workshop will be held in
WWF-Delhi office. The workshop will be conducted by PL, Mumbai member and Delhi
RC.
4. Conduct first workshop in Manipur in December'12: The workshop for Imphal
will be held at premises of State Nodal Agency of Integrated Watershed
Management of Manipur. The workshop will be conducted by PL, Mumbai Member and
Manipur member.
[D] FOLLOW UP AND MENTORING PHASE (1 Jan'13-30 April'13= 4 months)
Two-day follow up workshops will be held to study the progress of the
participants since their last training.The dates are given below:
1. Conduct follow up workshop in Mumbai in January'13:
2. Conduct follow up workshop in Chennai in February'13
3. Conduct follow up workshop in Delhi in Mar'13
4. Conduct follow up workshop in Manipur in Apr'13
[E] FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION PHASE ( 1 May'13- 15 Jun'13= 45 days): This will be
concluding stage where all RCs will help PL with following activities:
1. Collate feedback and evaluate the activities
2. Collate monthly project blogs
3. Report writing
4. Team get together in Mumbai to develop future plans.
PROJECT INNOVATION: The project is innovative for following reasons:
-First time ENGOs are targeted for free management training including a mentoring component to ensure project lessons are implemented by the ENGOs.
-First time a large scale training for 125 ENGOs and 250 professionals across India is planned by professionals from nonprofit sector.
-The concept of developing management master trainers within ENGOs is a new concept in nonprofit sector.
-The project team members are a mix of Hubert H.Humphrey Programme and Fulbright Nehru Environmental Leadership Programme Fellows from different regions of India. This ensures national representation as well as synergies among the Alumni.
- The project model is replicable as well as scale-able for different sectors/regions with help of corporations/foundations support.
PROJECT OUTCOMES: The project will have impact in following three categories:
[A] Participating Organizations
1. For first time 250 management master trainers from 125 ENGOs across the
country will be available. These master trainers will not only play an
important role in their own organizations but will also help other NGOs from
their region. BNHS will be able to steer this movement beyond the project
period.
2. Networking among like-minded ENGOs is still a rare phenomenon, however the
project will bridge this gap and make ENGOs to leverage on each other's
strengths. There are strong chances of NGOs from same region working together
for common goals.
3. Volunteers will gain a prominent space in the operations of ENGOs as the
participants will be exposed to volunteer power and will learn ways to attract,
engage and retain volunteers. This will reduce the work burden on regular staff
and help in savings on human resources. BNHS will act as resource organization
to promote volunteer engagement and development.
4. First time a social media network for ENGOs of India will be established.
The network through Facebook/Google Group will keep everyone connected to each
other beyond the project period. The project team will ensure that they continue
to add new ENGOs to the group so that there is exchange of knowledge, leading
to collaborations, opportunities, staff training, fellowships and more
5. For first time BNHS will play a crucial role in capacity development of
ENGOs in India. Till now it was providing training in the field of environment
and wildlife but after this project it will be known for management training as
well.
[B] Participating Professionals
6. As take away from the workshops, participants will be able to sharpen their grant
writing skills, prepare fund raising calendar for their respective
organizations, learn efficient ways of project management, develop marketing
strategy for their services and products, understand and improvise their
leadership styles, develop better teams, acquire skills of networking, develop
a business plan and finally learn smarter and quicker ways of working by using
online tools.
[C] Project Team
7. This will be the first alumni project for the team within their own country.
After their fellowships, this is first time the fellows are working in a
cohort.
8. This association will open up more collaborative opportunities for the team
members in near future
9. As a team they will gain recognition within their organizations for
demonstrating community engagement and developmental works through the project.
10. The team will be in better position to promote Fulbright Fellowships and
mentor new fellows from their network.
.......Dr.V.Shubhalaxmi, General Manager (Education)/Project Leader, BNHS-India.
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