Supporting PARCEL as a new partner
Recently, PARCEL (Partner Capacity Enhancement in Logistics) became a Dgroups Foundation partners. The PARCEL 2.0 project is an inter-agency initiative funded by the European Union’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) to strengthen supply-chain and logistics capacities of local and national humanitarian actors. We are supporting the incubation of the …
Revamping the KM4Dev website
As part of activities to mark twenty-five years of the KM4Dev community, the Foundation is supporting efforts to revamp its website, introducing a cleaner design and easier navigation to make the wealth of resources and conversations more accessible to members and the wider knowledge management community. The new site will also strengthen integration between the …
How we collaborate online: Insights from a Dgroups Foundation survey
As digital collaboration continues to evolve, in late 2024, the Dgroups Foundation conducted a short online survey to better understand how professionals across the development and humanitarian sectors are engaging, sharing, and working together online. Here we summarize what we heard from the 43 respondents from a wide range of organizations – including INGOs, UN …
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2024 in review: Dgroups Foundation highlights
As the year comes to a close, we want to share updates on our 2024 activities, project progress, partner experiences, and some plans we look forward to pursuing in 2025. One of the key areas we’ve worked on recently is the integration of different online collaboration platforms with other tools and systems for knowledge sharing …
From planning to action: Launching the CGIAR Climate Community
As climate change continues to impact lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems across the globe, the CGIAR Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Platform is leading efforts to find solutions that truly matter. By uniting CGIAR’s research on climate adaptation and mitigation, the Platform ensures these initiatives achieve maximum visibility and impact where they are needed most. Earlier …
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D4Ag: Driving dialogue and knowledge exchange in digital agriculture
This post draws from an interview conducted by Dgroups Associate Jessica Ball with Giacomo Rambaldi, an experienced facilitator of online communities of practice. A long-time supporter of the Dgroups Foundation, Giacomo previously served on its Board while working with CTA. He is now one of the lead moderators of the D4Ag online community, a thriving …
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Integrating MEL systems with knowledge management platforms
Over the past 18 months, we’ve seen a growing demand from partners to integrate support for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) alongside their Knowledge Management (KM) platforms. In this post, we share insights from two recent projects where we developed monitoring systems for the CLARE and AQUADAPT initiatives. Key requirements, commonalities, and unique needs The …
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Building Bridges: Supporting knowledge management for the AQUADAPT Initiative
In 2024, the Dgroups Foundation was pleased to continue its partnership with IDRC, assembling a team of Associates to support the AQUADAPT initiative (Nature-based Climate Solutions in Aquaculture in Asia-Pacific). This ambitious four-year programme tackles the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity through applied research on nature-based solutions in aquaculture, with …
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Help us map the digital landscape: Survey on online collaboration tools and trends
For more than twenty years, people working in the development and humanitarian sectors have connected and collaborated online – by email, through websites and intranets, in virtual meetings and platforms, and through social media. Starting in 2002, Dgroups has been at the forefront of enhancing online collaboration and interaction by bringing people together around a …
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Designing with purpose: Developing an online collaboration platform for the CLARE programme
In 2023, the Dgroups Foundation partnered with IDRC to scope, design and develop a Knowledge Management (KM) platform for the CLARE programme, a research initiative focused on Climate Adaptation and Resilience. CLARE aims to support socially inclusive, sustainable actions that build resilience to climate change and natural hazards across Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. The …