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Youth Champions Program: Information Session

Introduction session to launch the Youth Champions Program (YCP) which will offer tailored subject matter, skills training, support, opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and mentorship to SMOs and youth, who will then collaborate to plan and implement 5 public engagement opportunities...
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Building Equity: Resource Mobilization for Impact

Course Overview The goal of the Building Equity training program is to build capacity and confidence to develop a diversified, ethical, and equity-centred fundraising and resource mobilization strategy. The version of the course accessible here, includes a series of online,...
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Small and Medium Organizations Impact Journey

Series Overview  Two key pilot-programs of Global Affairs Canada’s Small and Medium Organizations (SMO) for impact and innovation initiative are coming to an end, including the Spur Change program and the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT).  To celebrate our...
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Spur Change 2023 SMO Report

Small and medium-sized organizations (SMOs) have long played a critical role within Canada’s international cooperation landscape. The ability of SMOs to emerge and thrive in many ways is contingent upon the environment within which they are established. An environment with...
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Project Implementation Plan (PIP) Training

August 2021 - This four-week intensive workshop organized by Spur change in collaboration with Small Shop Big Impact was a practical hands-on experience for participants to dive deeper into the process of developing a Project Implementation Plan (PIP). This online...
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RBM 101 Practicing Results-Based Management: An Introductory Course

About the course This self-paced eLearning course covers basic Results-Based Management (RBM) concepts, how it can be applied, and provides participants with hands-on practice using some key RBM tools. This course is out-of-this world as it uses gamification, storytelling and...
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Gender Learning Series: Session 1

About the Series In 2020 and 2021, Spur Change will host a series of practical, hands-on and peer-to-peer learning opportunities to strengthen the the capacity of Canadian SMOs to integrate a gender/feminist approach into their activities. Sector champions will share...
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Gender Learning Series: Session 2

About the Series In 2020 and 2021, Spur Change will host a series of practical, hands-on and peer-to-peer learning opportunities to strengthen the the capacity of Canadian SMOs to integrate a gender/feminist approach into their activities. Sector champions will share...
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Micro-Learning Sessions on Baseline Survey

A baseline survey is a study that is done at the beginning of a project to collect information on the status of a subject before any type of intervention can affect it. These micro-learning sessions have been designed to provide...
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Risk Analysis & Contingency Plans

The global pandemic crisis has put small and medium organizations (SMO)s under significant stress. As they continue to adapt and take control of the current situation, they must use different crisis management tools to limit the consequences of their international...
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Testing Innovative Solutions with a Gender Lens: Presentation

Presented in collaboration with FIT (The Fund for Innovation and Transformation), FIT shared some gender tools, approaches and lessons learned to better support SMOs seeking to test innovative solutions that advance gender equality. SMOs presented their experience in testing innovative solutions with a gender lens.

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Testing Innovative Solutions with a Gender Lens: Video

Presented in collaboration with FIT (The Fund for Innovation and Transformation), FIT shared some gender tools, approaches and lessons learned to better support SMOs seeking to test innovative solutions that advance gender equality. SMOs presented their experience in testing innovative solutions with a gender lens. NOTE: Mostly in French, technical difficulties with the simultaneous translation recording.

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Risk Analysis & Contingency Plans – Module 1: Risk Management (Risk Taxonomy)

In collaboration with Aleas, this tool provides information as to how to establish a comprehensive, common and stable taxonomy. The tool also aims to provide analytical leads to assess an organization’s overall risks.

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Risk Analysis & Contingency Plans – Module 1: Risk Management (Legal Framework)

In collaboration with Aleas, this information sheet provides information about the legal framework of organizations’ duty of care, defence of due diligence and additional information.

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Risk Analysis & Contingency Plans – Module 1: Risk Management (Operationalized)

In collaboration with Aleas, this information sheet is a visual representation of a safety plan of international activities between governance, prevention and crisis management.