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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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 …
Mapping success together: How a card game helped AQUADAPT projects define success
Throughout 2024, the Dgroups Foundation has been partnering with AQUADAPT (Nature-based Climate Solutions in Aquaculture in Asia-Pacific) on the scoping and design of a knowledge management platform that fosters peer learning, interaction across projects, and streamlined monitoring data collection and analysis. As part of an extensive user-needs consultation, Dgroups Associate Jessica Ball was invited to …
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Welcoming new partners: Expanding Dgroups’ reach in climate resilience, knowledge sharing, and sustainable development
We are delighted to welcome six organisations and initiatives that recently joined the Dgroups Partnership: We are keen to collaborate on joint projects and outreach using online tools and approaches where the Dgroups Foundation’s networks can add value. Let us know of any ideas you might like to explore further or discuss.
Practical steps for engaging communities of practice
There are numerous resources and guidance available online on Community of Practice (CoP) engagement planning. For instance, the World Bank’s Community of Practice Toolkit offers practical tools for designing, developing, and managing impactful CoPs. This resource includes articles, worksheets, templates, and other materials to support community leaders. Similarly, USAID’s Guide on Supporting Communities of Practice …
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Online dialogue with and for the next generation – ten suggestions for more effective engagement
by Jessica Ball and Pier Andrea Pirani Development and humanitarian organisations increasingly want to include and act upon young people’s voices, opinions, and insights. The past five years have seen a blossoming of youth activist movements across the globe, leading to the amplification of youth voices working across the intersections of climate, environment, and social …
Youth in dialogues – Online event
Thursday 11 August 2022 – 2 pm CEST – check time in your time zone Registration link: https://bit.ly/3yRXCle Development and humanitarian organisations increasingly want to include and act upon the voices, opinions, and insights of young people. They often do this by setting up specific youth dialogues and fora, by inviting youth into other events …