Handing over the keys – outcomes-based approaches to scaling impact through Community Based Organisations
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In this session, we will explore a new case study on Educate Girls' Project Maitri. We will examine how the use of outcomes-based contracts enabled scaling impact through community-based organisations and offering insights on supporting locally-led development.
Engaging with Evidence is a series of interactive online convenings hosted by the Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) and designed to encourage a greater understanding of the latest evidence on the use of cross-sector partnerships focused on outcomes. The sessions are hosted monthly, and attract a diverse range of practitioners from different sectors, as well as researcher from across the world.
Building independent, high-quality evidence
At the GO Lab, we believe in the importance of building independent, high-quality evidence and disseminating it effectively to inform policy decisions and improve practice on the ground. As new evidence around the use of outcomes-based approaches is starting to emerge, we hope that with this series of online convenings we can continue to bridge the gap between evidence and practice, and help foster real dialogue between policymakers, practitioners and researchers in an honest, transparent and constructive way. Both veterans and explorers interested in better understanding the latest evidence around the use of outcomes-based approaches are welcome to join these sessions.
Throughout 2023, Engaging with Evidence will offer an open platform for policymakers, practitioners and researchers around the world to engage with key findings from the latest research and evaluation work in the field. They will have the opportunity to discuss new evidence directly with the authors of research and evaluation studies, hear the practical insights of the partners involved in the development and implementation of the projects under discussion, and reflect on the relevance of the evidence to their own work.
What to expect
Each session lasts 90 minutes and features contributions from a diverse panel of experts, as well as ample time for contributions and questions from all participants. Discussions at each session are grounded in the findings of a recent evaluation or research study, with additional practical insights brought in by stakeholders directly involved in the work or project under discussion. Each session follows a set format:
- Setting the context & presentation of the evaluation/ research findings
- Discussion with the panel and audience questions
- Closing remarks
If you’d like to suggest a topic or highlight a recent study that you’d like to see discussed on a future session, please contact our moderator Jessica Reedy
Session Overview
In this session, we will explore a new case study on Educate Girls' Project Maitri. We will examine how the use of outcomes-based contracts enabled scaling impact through community-based organisations and offering insights on supporting locally-led development.
Locally led development recognises the importance of involving the people and communities affected by development and humanitarian challenges in designing and delivering their solutions. Donor commitments to support locally led development have been increasingly strengthened since the 2005 Paris Declaration, gaining particular momentum since USAID’s ‘new vision for global development’ in 2021. However, despite these commitments to increase funding for local NGOs (LNGOs), there exists a significant gap between stated intentions and financial support. Research indicates that, in 2021, only 6% of bilateral funding to NGOs went to NGOs registered in the global South, and less than a quarter of philanthropic funding to non-profits went to domestic NGOs.
This Engaging with Evidence session centres around a new case study of Educate Girls’ Project Maitri developed by Social Finance International. Project Maitri built on 10 years of Educate Girls’ experience of outcomes-based delivery at scale, to deliver impact through community-based organisations in a state in which they had not previously operated.
The webinar will unpack:
- Why Educate Girls took the decision to scale their impact without scaling their footprint
- How they used outcomes-based contracts to drive impact through community-based organisations
- What can be learnt from Project Maitri for other larger NGOs and funders wanting to harness the potential and capacity of community based organisations to drive change
Find more information about the Educate Girls through the INDIGO Impact Bond Dataset and GO Lab's case study.