Organizational Capacity Development for Change Presenter: Amita Mehrotra , FHI 360

1. Organizational Capacity Development for ChangePresenter: Amita Mehrotra, FHI 360

2. Introduction and Overview New Partners Initiative Technical Assistance Program (NPI) • Project Dates: July 2007 – July 2012 • Location: 13 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, Haiti and Vietnam • Grantees: 29 organizations, mix of FBOs, CBOs and NGOs both indigenous and US-based • Goal: Improve overall capacity of NPI grantees (who receive first time funding directly from USAID) to expand the reach of HIV prevention, care and support in country

3. Capacity Building Operating Model • Grantees funded directly through USAID/Washington • Technical assistance provided in parallelto funding • FHI 360’s role to provide technical assistance only, in both organizational development and technical areas • Methods included cohort trainings, one-to-one technical assistance, south-to-south exchanges of information

4. Results: Perceptions of Level of Organizational Functioning from Initial to Final Self-Assessments (n=27) • Initial Assessment

5. Results • Collectively, grantees showed a 2% to 14% improvement across domains • 23 grantees secured a total of $22,425,638 in new funding

6. Challenges and Benefits of the Model Benefits Challenges Large resources input required Absorption capacity of local organizations Sustainability post program Parallel model requires strong relationship building with grantee End purpose of capacity strengthening? • Dedicated focus on capacity strengthening • Allowed for a “jump start” for future funding for organizations prepared to capitalize • Partnerships and linkages throughout cohorts and communities