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We influence positive social change by strengthening civil society organisations, helping them develop, engage with others, and do what they do better.

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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Philanthropy’s lasting work", Rick James and Marion Atieno Osieyo suggest, "may be more about strengthening CSOs than funding programmes." Read their piece from the new issue of Alliance magazine: www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/sup...
Supporting capacity strengthening is core business of grantmakers

Rick James and Marion Atieno Osieyo in Alliance (magazine)
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Two handcrafted sessions, two vital topics, two experienced facilitators - and you can join both for just $80! New practitioner classes coming up on 22 September and 13 October: Coaching Skills: www.intrac.org/coaching-ski... Shifting the Power Through Fundraising: www.intrac.org/funding-prop...
Promo image for two upcoming INTRAC practitioner classes:

Coaching Skills on 22 September 2026, with Ali McNab

Shifting the Power Through Fundraising, 13 October 2026, with Lisa Lucas
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
To find out more about the Platform for Rights Impact Strategy Mapping (PRISM), and to access the tool itself and its supporting guidance for facilitators, visit the INTRAC site.
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PRISM Tool and Facilitator Handbook - INTRAC
Enabling human rights organisations to strategically reflect on their work in relation to the larger movement for human rights.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In a new blog for OpenGlobalRights, Dan James and Mona Younis discuss how the new PRISM tool can help #humanrights organisations work towards the goal of all rights for all people.
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Rethinking rights impact: toward “all rights for all people”
The human rights movement needs to keep long-term goals in focus, especially in moments of crisis.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The first session of our new Practitioner Classes on "M&E in Practice" is tomorrow! There's still time to sign up, and enjoy up to 35% discount by booking multiple sessions. www.intrac.org/practitioner...
INTRAC Practitioner Classes:
M&E in Practice

Session 1: Planning and Monitoring and Evaluation (20th November 2025, 10-11am UK time)

With M&E expert Nigel Simister
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The full recording of last week's INTRAC online event on ethical and values-driven consultancy is now available to view.
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Why ethical and values-driven consultancy: full event
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
We're excited to welcome and hear from Caroline Nyamu at our event on ethical and values-driven consultancy on 22 October! To join all our speakers and hear their insights, sign up today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-ethica...
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FREE EVENT - 22 October 2025, 12pm UK time (11am UTC). Why ethical and values-driven consultancy

SPEAKER
Caroline Nyamu
Consultant, trainer, and member of the INTRAC network
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
New interview! We've spoken with trainer Pilar Chaves about our all-new, upcoming course on Localising Accountability to Affected Populations (LAAP), due to begin in January 2026.
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Interview: trainer Pilar Chaves on our new Localising Accountability to Affected Populations course - INTRAC
Exploring our new, upcoming course on accountability with trainer Pilar Chaves.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
In May, we gathered five of our board members to discuss: how do we build ecosystems to enable #civilsociety to thrive? Full recording available to all via our site.
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Building ecosystems to enable civil society to thrive - INTRAC
What do the ecosystems civil society needs look like, and how can they be built?
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
News 📰 All 16 papers at the core of the M&E Universe - our flagship resource for monitoring and evaluation practitioners - are now available in French, Spanish, and Bahasa Indonesia. We'd love for you to spread the word!
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M&E Universe Planning section now available in French, Spanish, and Bahasa Indonesia - INTRAC
Spread the word: 16 M&E Universe papers are now available in three new translations.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Trainer Lucy Heaven Taylor on the safe space she aims to create in our Decolonising Safeguarding course, which will run from 17 September. Read the full interview: www.intrac.org/interview-tr...
“Together we hope to create a safe space so that participants can feel open to sharing their experiences, but also any questions or concerns they might have about taking a decolonised approach.  We are always humbled by how much the participants are willing to be reflective, and to push against the challenges in their work and the sector.”
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
In a new INTRAC blog, Catherine Russ explores the local initiatives redefining #civilsociety power and partnerships, and "pushing for a systemic shift."
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Rethinking aid: how local initiatives are redefining power and partnerships  - INTRAC
Catherine Russ identifies examples of local initiatives demonstrating what is possible through genuine partnership and innovation.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Our Decolonising Safeguarding course is a course with a difference - designed to help you unpack and challenge the unequal power structures that perpetuate safeguarding harms. Find out more and apply: www.intrac.org/courses/deco...
A quote: "The course provided a safe and supportive space for vulnerability and open dialogue. I appreciate the opportunity to learn from my peers and the valuable insights shared by the mentors. I am now equipped with actionable strategies and tools that I can implement in my own work, ensuring that my safeguarding practices are inclusive and culturally sensitive. Thank you for creating such an empowering learning experience!" - Ashleigh Makore, Zimbabwe
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
INTRAC's new Coaching Skills online course begins this September! Find out what to expect from trainer Ali MacNab in less than two minutes, and then sign up: www.intrac.org/courses/coac...
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Ali MacNab on INTRAC's Coaching Skills training course
YouTube video by INTRAC
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Whether or not any "post-aid" scenario is on the cards, strong ecosystems of civil society support are essential. In his latest INTRAC blog, Paul Knipe makes the case.
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In any “post-aid” scenario, resilient civil society support ecosystems are essential - INTRAC
Paul Knipe raises the case for why resilient civil society support ecosystems are an essential foundation of any “post-aid" future.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We've analysed the ecosystems of #civilsociety support in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, China, and Japan. Catch up with all of our findings in our recent project page, as well as the country and consolidated reports, all free to download.
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Strengthening civil society support ecosystems in Latin America and East Asia  - INTRAC
Understanding and strengthening ecocsystems of support in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, China, and Japan.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
In our new project page, find out how we co-created a six-month intensive programme focused on strengthening OD support for small, community-based organisations in East Africa.
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Developing the ecosystem of national OD consultants in East Africa with CRVPF - INTRAC
A transformative six-month learning journey to develop qualified and motivated organisational development (OD) consultants in East Africa.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
How can consulting with soul move us from transactional to transformational interactions? Rachel Houghton explores this question in the latest INTRAC blog.
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Consulting with soul: from transaction to transformation  - INTRAC
Rachel Houghton reflects on a powerful conversation with 25 consultants in our global network.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
In his new blog this week, Paul Knipe says, "collectively, we can catalyse appropriate change." Read the full blog on the INTRAC site to find out why Paul believes that now is the time for ethical and values-driven consultancy, and what that means to us: www.intrac.org/now-is-the-t...
A quote from Paul Knipe who says: "We call for appropriate investment and support from funders who themselves see the value in locally rooted and globally connected civil society support ecosystems as a catalyst for change and resilience.  Collectively, we can catalyse appropriate change."
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
We've shared the key outputs from this work - five extensive country reports written by experts in those contexts, plus a consolidated report, free to all in our resource library.
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Reports on civil society support ecosystems in Latin America and East Asia  - INTRAC
Read both country-level and consolidated reports on civil society support ecosystems in five countries in Latin America and East Asia.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Lead the shift in a changing development landscape, with our latest course - Coaching Skills. Visit our site to find out more about this course, which begins in September with experienced trainer Ali McNab.
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*NEW* Coaching Skills - fostering sustainable partnerships - online - September to October 2025 - INTRAC
This course, rooted in INTRAC's commitment to equity and sustainability, equips its participants with essential coaching skills to navigate a new era of partnership.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Now is the time for ethical and values-driven consultancy. Will you join us? In a new blog, Paul Knipe explores how the unprecedented changes and challenges faced by the aid system demand a new way of looking at #civilsociety consultancy.
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Now is the time for ethical and values driven consultancy. Will you join us? - INTRAC
A call for a new way of approaching consultancy, that responds to the need to overhaul the aid system.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Find out how we are analysing ecosystems of #civilsociety support in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, China, and Japan in our latest project page.
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Strengthening civil society support ecosystems in Latin America and East Asia  - INTRAC
Understanding and strengthening ecocsystems of support in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, China, and Japan.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
INTRAC Senior Consultant Emma Almeras is looking forward to tomorrow's second and final "Change and Opportunity" session run in collaboration with Bond. There's still time to register for a free place: my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
A quote graphic featuring INTRAC Senior Consultant Emma Almeras who says: "I'm really looking forward to building on last week's session of 'exhaling': processing the difficult times we are facing in our sector and learning to acknowledge what is and what was, and release. This week, we will look to resource ourselves and step forward with hope and a sense of community."
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
How do we involve young people in climate resilience and a fair transition to green societies? Find out in our latest project page, exploring our support to the British Council Climate Skills initiative.
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British Council Climate Skills – developing training for youth-led evaluation  - INTRAC
Find out how INTRAC is supporting a project to involve young people in climate resilience and a fair transition to green societies.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
This Thursday, join INTRAC and @bondngo.bsky.social for the second of our two special "Change and Opportunity" sessions: my.bond.org.uk/s/event/a79N...
A quote graphic with a picture of Rod MacLeod, who is quoted as saying: "We are excited to be co-facilitating the second of INTRAC’s workshops with BOND on how NGOs might best navigate the current period of turmoil.  This time the emphasis on is on ‘inhaling’ – taking account of all that is happening outside and insider our organisations to re-launch ourselves with renewed vigour, despite the multiple challenges."
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Decolonisation is a challenging topic. In our latest project page, learn how INTRAC worked together with Book Aid International to create a safe and brave space for good quality conversation.
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Book Aid International: Facilitating an organisational conversation on decolonisation - INTRAC
About the continuation of our work with UK-based INGO Book Aid International, with a conversation on decolonisation.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Our latest project page is live, and contains the outputs from our recent event on "building ecosystems to enable civil society to thrive". Catch up with the full recording and more, here.
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Building ecosystems to enable civil society to thrive - INTRAC
What do the ecosystems civil society needs look like, and how can they be built?
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Just one day to go! Join our Chief Executive Kate Newman and five of our trustees tomorrow, for a free online event on building the ecosystems civil society needs to thrive: buildingcsecosystems.eventbrite.co.uk
"It is such a privilege to be convening a group of board members who bring such diverse experiences and perspectives to this important question of what ecosystems civil society needs to be able to thrive."
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
“This isn’t just a funding crisis—it’s a turning point." You can still sign up to hear Wanjiru Kanyiha in conversation next week: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-e...
  “This isn’t just a funding crisis—it’s a turning point. This moment calls for a bold new narrative and a paradigm shift: one that centers local leadership, sustainable ecosystems of support, and a renewed solidarity across borders.”
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#ShiftThePower @shiftthepower.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Civil society around the world is reimagining & building new systems. It's also saying "we don’t want to go back to what we had before the cuts, because that wasn’t a system designed by us or for us." Sign this to stand with CSOs www.standwithcivilsociety.org #ShiftThePower @peacedirect.bsky.social
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Sign up today to join Sareta Thomas in our special discussion on 14 May: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-e...
A quote from Sareta Thomas: "Civil society organizations can navigate and survive these shifts if they begin to take ownership of the change. This means critically examining their internal systems, exploring alternative financing models, thinking long-term and strategically, and identifying partners that align with their mission and values. Financial sustainability is within reach—but it requires bold, proactive steps today."
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
*Note: the use of ‘Burma’ or ‘Myanmar’ is a sensitive issue. Burma has been used here on the advice of Ko Lin. **Name changed for safety purposes
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
How has civil society in Burma* responded to the devastating recent earthquake? In a new instalment of our occasional "civil society perspectives" series, Paul Knipe explores this question with activist Ko Lin**.
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Civil society perspectives: We must recognize and learn from the resilience of civil society in Burma - INTRAC
Reflections on civil society and international responses to the devastating earthquake of 28 March 2025
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
"We call upon all funders and policymakers to engage in collective action that strengthens the resilience and effectiveness of local civil society." INTRAC is a part of the #StandwithCivilSociety campaign - read and sign the open letter here.
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Stand with Civil Society
Campaign organised by:
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Ashley Green-Thompson is an INTRAC trustee and the Director of ACT Ubumbano, a network of Southern African and European organisations. He will join us for our special event on 14 May - will you? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-e...
Free event - 14 May, 1pm BST (UTC +1). Building ecosystems to enable civil society to thrive

INTRAC trustee panelist: Ashley Green-Thompson
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
On 14 May, join our Chief Executive and members of our board for a special discussion on building the ecosystems needed for civil society to thrive.
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New event: join us on 14 May  to discuss building ecosystems to enable civil society to thrive  - INTRAC
Join our Chief Executive and INTRAC board members for a special discussion
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We are grateful for EJ’s contribution, and send our condolences to her family and friends. (3/3)
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We were very fortunate to have EJ join us as a speaker for the launch of the new INTRAC strategic framework in June 2024. She generously shared with us her valuable insights and encouraged us in the value of our offer as part of wider work to strengthen civil society. (2/3) youtu.be/VJ8z5n-AOZU?...
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Everjoice Win: what the present moment means for CSOs in the majority world [Audio]
YouTube video by INTRAC
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We were saddened to hear that Everjoice Win (1965 – 2025) passed away on 9 March. EJ was a Zimbabwean civil society leader and feminist activist who spent her life involved in struggles for justice and inspired others to take action. (1/3)
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Recent announcements show a worrying trend of isolationism and a failure to maintain commitments to poverty eradication. Read a new INTRAC statement here.
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Recent aid cuts represent a worrying trend for civil society  - INTRAC
Recent announcements show a worrying trend of isolationism and a failure to maintain commitments to poverty eradication.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The announced cuts to UK aid risk "the closure of programs supporting marginalised communities facing poverty, conflict and climate change." Our Chief Executive, Kate Newman, has signed an open letter organised by @bondngo.bsky.social opposing this move.
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Move to cut UK aid will “destroy Labour’s legacy on international development” say NGO leaders in letter to PM and Treasury | Bond
138 leaders of NGOs from across the UK, including Save the Children UK, Oxfam GB, World Vision UK, ONE, Christian Aid, Action Aid UK, Islamic Relief,
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Explore all our upcoming courses on the new INTRAC site. Please note that today (27 February 2025) is the deadline for the next MELSA course - so don't delay!
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Upcoming Courses - INTRAC
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Special offer! A £50 discount is available on any of these three high-quality online courses from INTRAC - just use the code MELSPRING50 when you apply. 🌱
Promo image for INTRAC training courses on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Systems Advanced (MELSA), Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) and Theory of Change - promoting locally led change. All courses are currently available on a £50 discount using the code MELSPRING50
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
In a moment when decades of progress is being threatened, we reassert our commitment to DEI, feminism, and anti-racism.
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Statement: reasserting our commitment to DEI, feminism and anti-racism - INTRAC
An INTRAC statement on holding true to our core values at a time when decades of progress is being threatened.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
"Whatever happens in the long term the impacts will be multi-faceted and context-dependent." In a new blog today, our Chief Executive Kate Newman addresses the freeze on US foreign assistance and the differing views on what it could mean for the future of civil society.
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A fork in the road: USAID and the future of civil society - INTRAC
Initial reflections on the freeze on US foreign assistance and what it could mean for civil society.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
INTRAC's online training course on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Systems Advanced (MELSA), is coming up next month! Visit the course page to find out how you can learn to develop an effective MEL system for your programme or organisation.
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Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Systems Advanced – online – March 2025 - INTRAC
Our course on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Systems aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to be able to develop an effective MEL system for your programme or organisation.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
INTRAC has a new, improved website! We're very pleased to share what we've been working on in recent months: a refreshed site designed to better serve our work to support civil society. Come on in and explore!
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Welcome to the new INTRAC website - INTRAC
We are excited to share our newly upgraded website, designed to better serve our work to support civil society.
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INTRAC @intracforcs.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
INTRAC is now on Bluesky! We've been supporting civil society organisations around the world since 1991. We're looking forward to talking about all things civil society in 2025 💬
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