Lessons from the Road: Six Things I Learned About Training

Original Post: Fabrider.net Author: Dirk Slater Date: 31 January 2013 In November and December of 2012, I spent six weeks travelling to seven different countries on three different continents.  During this time, I facilitated at six different training/workshop events.  Since 1998, trainings … [Continue Reading]

What I learnt at TABridge – Dirk Slater @Fabrider

Dirk Slater, Fabrider.net Original blog: http://www.fabriders.net/taibridge/ Date: 6 December 2012 The Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/A Initiative) is a ‘donor collaborative committed to strengthening democracy and development through empowering citizens to hold their governing institutions to account.’ The Bridge Meeting is part of their … [Continue Reading]

6 useful steps when planning your tech project

When designing a tech-enabled transparency project, one of the key lessons we emphasise through our blogs, presentations and reports is the need for a user-centric approach, based on audiences first and tools second.  Below are six practical steps learnt from Aspiration … [Continue Reading]

No More Adjectives in Front of “Communications”

UPDATE: You can now download the audio recording (WMA or MP3) and the presentation from this webinar discussion or view it on SlideShare: TABridge Webinar: Communications Planning from Jed Miller Successful advocacy takes different kinds of work: persuasive policy analysis, clear communication … [Continue Reading]

What can we learn from eight successful campaigns on budget transparency and accountability?

Head of Research for Oxfam GB, Duncan Green pulls out the key lessons from eight International Budget Partnership case studies.  You can view the original post on his blog From Poverty to Power. Over the last couple of years, the International Budget … [Continue Reading]