STRATEGY
In collaboration with Svarya
From April 30 to May 6, in its second COVID-19 survey, CAF America polled 880 organizations representing 122 countries to learn how the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact their work. 78 organizations working in India responded to the survey. The majority, 92.42% of the responding organizations in India, reported being negatively impacted by the coronavirus global pandemic. Close to 80% of the respondents have seen a significant reduction in the contributions they receive and had to suspend travel and events. Only 10% of the responding organizations do not expect to be negatively impacted within the next 12 months. In such a scenario how can ensure longevity and continued impact?
Organization leaders have to tread the fine balance between pivoting their programs as per the new environment, and at the same time being true to their vision and core values. While many organizations are focused on survival and finding new ways to keep programs running, some are using this time to focus on organizational development by building strategy, teams and processes to prepare for the post-COVID era. In addition, there is growing acceptance of the fact that over the next few months, collaboration will be critical for survival and scaling impact of programs. Funders, social organizations and ecosystem players are exploring newer ways of working together efficiently - through participation in technical assistance, building networks and creating scaling plans. While there is no comprehensive framework yet to guide this transition of the development sector, there is learning from previous experiences that can be leveraged.
Hear from thought leaders and practitioners.
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WHY WE ARE DOING THIS
To build strategy and culture as twin guides for decision making
To create actionable steps on building collaboratives that are resilient, transparent and agile
To have founders share their experiences of building resilient organisations, programs and strategy
SESSIONS - 3 SEP 2020
1.30 pm - 2 pm IST
IntroductionIntroduction to Building Civil Society Organisations of the Future by Arthan
Introduction to the Strategy track by Svarya
2 pm - 2.30 pm IST
Keynote Address by Reshma Anand, CEO, Hindustan Unilever Foundation2.30 pm - 3.50 pm IST
Masterclass: The great balancing act: Building strategy and culture together
Led By: Svarya. The importance of building a strong strategy, systems and processes to scale an organisation is widely accepted. However, it is important to pay equal attention to the organisation’s values, beliefs and practices. In this masterclass, Svarya will work with a small group of leaders in a session with practical tips on how to achieve organisation goals by strengthening strategy and culture together.
Speakers: Avani Kapur (Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research), Srinivas Krishnaswamy (Vasudha Foundation) and Arjav Chakravarti (Svarya)4 pm - 5 pm IST
Panel 1: Pivoting Strategy for Systems Change
Similar to the session in the fundraising track, where the panel spoke about how social sectors orgs could pivot their fundraising plans as a result of Covid, this would be around how orgs pivoted their overall/program strategy to adapt to the changing times.
Speakers: Ashif Shaikh (Jan Sahas), Moutushi Sengupta (MacArthur Foundation), Naghma Mulla (EdelGive Foundation) and Satyam Vyas (Arthan)5 - 6.15 pm IST
Panel 2: Beyond the Gyaan: The nuts and bolts of making a collaborative work
This panel discussion brings together a diverse group of development sector professionals to share actual experiences of building and managing collaboratives that are transparent, agile and decentralised.
Speakers: Samar Verma (Ford Foundation), Vikas Mehta (SED Fund), Vinuta Gopal (Asar) and Arjav Chakravarti (Svarya)
