Launch of improved

NIDOS Effectiveness Toolkit

2012

NIDOS Mission

Strengthen the contribution of Scottish organisations to tackling global poverty

NIDOS Objective 1

Improved effectiveness of more Scottish international development organisations

NIDOS Effectiveness Programme2008

Promotion of existing standards to members2009

Consultation of NIDOS member organisations – clear demand for a Small Organisations self-assessment toolkit

2010Development and launch of pilot NIDOS Effectiveness toolkit, through member working group

2011 and 2012 Review and re-launch of improved NIDOS toolkit Collaboration with Bond on Improve It and IATI

Why a small organisations toolkit?

• In 2009-10 - effectiveness standards were largely developed by and for large organisations – e.g. HAP, SPHERE, People in Aid etc

• NIDOS members are largely small organisations and these standards were not suitable for their needs

• There was a clear demand from members for a simpler tool, for self-assessment

New NIDOS toolkit

From the review, members asked for: • Even simpler tool for small organisations• More focus on operational issues, not just

principles• Quick ‘basic check’ stage to start

New tool is 2 stage: 1. MOT 2. Full Assessment

Stage 1: MOT

Stage 2: Full Assessment

The Online Toolkit

www.effectiveness.nidos.or

g.uk

MOT is now availableFull Assessment to follow in 2013

Bond Health Check• Through the Bond Effectiveness Programme, Bond

has developed a Health Check tool – similar in purpose to the NIDOS Effectiveness Toolkit, through consulting their members

• Bond’s Health Check is more comprehensive and likely to be suitable for bigger and more complex organisations but can be used by any sized organisation

• For those wanting to check it out www.bond.org.uk/pages/self-assessment-tool.html

Thank you to all those members who:

• took part in the review process• attended the consultation meetings• have tested the MOT draft toolkitVery big thank you to those who have worked very hard over the last few months in the NIDOS members’ Good Practice Working Group

Next steps...• We welcome anyone to try out the MOT • NIDOS member briefing sessions:

Edinburgh: Tuesday 27th November 2012. 2.30pm – 5pmAberdeen: Friday 30th November 2012. 10.30am – 1pmGlasgow: Thursday 6th December 2012. 2.30pm – 5pm

• Contact Lynne Murray lynne@nidos.org.uk

Presented on 20th November 2012at an event organised by

NIDOS and Bond

www.nidos.org.uk

www.bond.org.uk