resources

In addition to the videos and worksheets under every Stop, here are some materials that you can dig into to help you during each part of your systems change journey:

1) Vision and strategy guidance document

This document outlines the key components of a strategy for systems change and will be your guide through the Design Phase. This document contains guiding questions that are meant to act as an inspiration and broad guidance as you craft each module of your Vision and Strategy document.

a) Example strategy document- Africa

Here is an illustrative example of a Vision and Strategy document from a Program Partner in Africa

b) Example strategy document- Asia

Here is an illustrative example of a Vision and Strategy document from a Program Partner in Asia

c) Example strategy document- LatinAmerica

Here is an illustrative example of a Vision and Strategy document from a Program Partner in Latin America

2) Design Plan guidelines

This document outlines the guidance for crafting your 3-5 page Design Plan. The Design Plan should outline the key areas you plan to focus on during your Design Phase as you craft your Vision and Strategy document.

a) Sample design plan

Here is an illustrative example of a Program partners Design Plan.

3) Learning, Measurement & Evaluation (LME)

a) Learning, Measurement & Evaluation (LME) Guidebook

This Guidebook articulates Co-Impact’s approach to learning, measurement, and evaluation (LME). It seeks to help program partners achieve more impactful systems change and intersectional gender justice.

b) Learning, Measurement & Evaluation (LME) Toolkit on Outcomes

This ‘cheat sheet’ provides clarity as you craft your initiatives outcomes, assemble a dashboard and create an overall LME Plan.

c) Prompt questions for LME Plan

This document is a distilled list of top tips for program partners embarking on their Learning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (LME) journey. These ideas are framed as critical questions designed to aid you in thinking through the essentials when building your LME plans.

4) Organizational strengthening guidebook:

This guidebook articulates Co-Impact’s perspective of why organizational strengthening is necessary for systems change work and what we mean by organizational strengthening using a systems change lens.