Portfolio-Level Impact Strategy for USAID’s Exploratory Programs and Innovation Competitions

Client: Innovation Design Services/US Agency for International Development (USAID) Need: Take a more strategic approach to decision making on Exploratory Programs and Innovation Competitions (EPIC), USAID’s open innovation programs. Response: Embed impact into USAID’s open innovation programming: Facilitate multiple co-creation workshops to update EPIC’s monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) strategy using participatory approaches to ensure… [Learn more]

Blended Finance Learning Program with DFAT’s Development Finance Team

Client: Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and trade (DFAT) Need: Articulate goals of and develop a strategic approach to measurement and monitoring of DFAT’s portfolio of blended finance initiatives Response: Co-create and co-implement a program to inform future BF investments in the Indo-Pacific region. A Moonshot–DFAT team is working to: Strengthen DFAT’s leadership in the… [Learn more]

Strategy Support to the Smart Communities Coalition

Client: MasterCard and Power Africa Need: MEL partner to monitor and measure pilots on digital infrastructure, digital tools, and renewable energy in refugee camps and nearby communities Response: Serving as monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) partner to support the 32-member Smart Communities Coalition (SCC) Developing MEL framework and knowledge management strategy Applying a developmental evaluation… [Learn more]

Partnership Strategy to Support Evaluation of ICT-Enabled Education Initiatives

Client: USAID Need: Advance ICT use in education in developing countries by creating more evidence demonstrating linkage between ICT-enabled approaches and better education outcomes Response: Developed a strategy to use a Global Development Alliance (GDA) to pool donor resources to evaluate whether and how digital innovations contribute to improved early literacy Developed the concept note… [Learn more]

Event Design and Management for mEducation Alliance

Client: Mobiles for Education (mEducation) Alliance Need: Partner to assist 23-member steering committee (SC) to design and manage its annual symposium Response: Co-planned and coordinated event logistics for the 2016 and 2017 mEducation Alliance Symposium, VIP Reception, and SC meeting Managed all aspects of the event for over 300 participants from more than 30 countries… [Learn more]

Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Learning Strategy and Curriculum

Client: DAI/USAID Need: Develop roadmap for building Agency’s capacity, skills, and understanding in engaging the private sector Response: Through the INVEST project, delivered a learning strategy and curricula to advance Private Sector Engagement at the Agency Conducted a data-driven assessment, which incorporated human-centered design techniques Designed and facilitated a co-creation workshop and design sprint modeled… [Learn more]

Networking, Partnerships, and Communications Strategy and Capacity Development

Client: DAI/USAID’s Africa LEAD Program Need: Networking, partnerships, and communications strategy for Sokoine University Graduate Entrepreneurship Cooperative (SUGECO) Response: Co-created strategy with SUGECO leadership Built capacity at SUGECO Developed networking, partnerships, ad communications strategy Developed a Brand Awareness and a Communications Channel Guide Used “Quick Win” approach of designing and implementing pilots in priority areas

KM Strategy and Capacity Development in Nigeria

Client: British Council Need: Provide initial support to Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP)’s M&E manager to set up a knowledge management system Response: Developed a knowledge management strategy and system Conducted self-assessment and interviews of staff to find out KM priorities/needs Facilitated and developed materials for the final future state of KM workshop Led a capacity… [Learn more]

KM Strategy and Capacity Development in Rwanda

Client: DAI/USAID Need: Develop capacity in the public and private sectors for the Rwandan Capacity Development and Employment Services Board (CESB) Response: Through a subcontract with DAI co-created a sustainable KM strategy to guide knowledge generation and sharing, and thought leadership activities Identified a KM core team from across CESB to participate in KM strategy… [Learn more]

Organizational Strategy and Capacity Development

Client: Never Again Rwanda Need: Develop an organizational strategy and results framework Response: Developed a 5-year strategic plan and 1-year work plan to set output, outcome, impact indicators, and targets to help achieve organizational strategic objectives Co-created strategic plan with staff of largest domestic NGO in Rwanda Developed organizational results framework that expressed overall organizational… [Learn more]

Huduma Kwanza: Business-to-Government (B2G) Feedback System

Client: World Bank Group/Mombasa County Government Need: Improve transparency and accountability by engaging the private sector through a business-to-government feedback mechanism Response: Designed, managed, and implemented mobile-based two-way communications channel to enable the government to engage the private sector by sending them information and enabling them to provide feedback Designed the B2G feedback mechanism Huduma… [Learn more]

Allo École: A Social Accountability Mechanism in Education

Client: World Bank Need: Enable teachers and parents to provide feedback on key issues related to national and provincial education sector reform Response: Developed and rolled out interactive voice response mobile data collection system and dashboard that served as a social accountability  mechanism for the national government that was rolling out education sector reforms, in… [Learn more]

Tawasol: Business-to-Government (B2G) Feedback System

Client: International Finance Corporation Need: Improve government-to-business services in Jordan Response: Developed mobile- and web-based application to enable the private sector to provide feedback on business inspection reforms Branding and Distribution Brand Name and Logo Trademark Registration Website App Store Registration Capacity Building Administrative Training Transfer to Client Hosting and Support Development Testing Deployment Documentation… [Learn more]

Business Plan Development for mEducation Partnership

Client: JBS/mEducation Alliance Need: Ensure sustainability and common vision for partnership Response: Worked with partnership steering committee to develop business plan Worked with 20-member steering committee members to develop business plan Laid out vision for next three years Defined action plan and expected impact Developed guidelines for new private sector advisory circle