LEADERSHIP STRATEGIESLEARN STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN FOCUS

TEACHING TOOL IN WOMEN RIGHTS PROGRAMS

US SPONSOR – AUGUST 2005

REPORTED BY YOUSSER HEGAZI D/P

LEADERSHIP PRACTICES INVENTORY

• Educating & exposing effective leaders to news situations• Living in changing societies• Enabling others to act• Modeling the way• Taking people together & giving them similarity among

people

FUND RAISING STRATEGIES• Developing missions statements• Issues to ensure continuous success• Sharing information on web sites• Assess skills needs• Defend goals arguments (social issues & methods)• Creating & working with an effective board

ADVOCACY & MANAGEMENT• Grassroots direct lobbying• Working closely with Media, Policy Makers & Government• NGOS act level• Working in coalitions• Communication level• Social issues : equality & freedom

PLANNING A TRANSITION PROGRAM

• Emergency schedule & long term schedule and fund raising

• Assess board members / staff members• Developing academic training & research • Managing databases

ADVOCACY & LOBBYING STRATEGIES

• Taxation policy (transforming low income communities)• Sustaining volunteers & giving them responsibility• Serving public responds• Corporate social responsibility

TECHNOLOGY, CONCEPTUALIZATION & DEVELOPMENT• Role of technology for helping communities (surveys,

education, environment)• Promoting wider dissemination of information & data

through the use of technology• How technology connect policy & research closely to the

community

PROBLEM STATEMENT• GOAL• Participating women achieve economic self-sufficiency

RATIONALES• Success in moving in to higher paying jobs and achieving

economic self-sufficiency is closely related to the availability of opportunities for training and education

• The likelihood of getting and retaining a job is increased when support services are available

ASSUMPTIONS• There are living wage jobs available to local women• Thirty participants can be served in the first program year• RESSOURCES• Human resources,1• Part time teacher, 2• Job placement counselors• Space ; office & meeting space, training space• Materials/other ; office supplies, grant funds• Technology ; printer/copier, 2 computers

ACTIVITY GROUPS• Outreach and selection• Training • Job placement services• On the job support services

OUTPUTS• Flyer developed • Flyer disseminated to 20 communities agencies • 10 meetings held with community agency staff• 30 participants selected

CURRICULUM• Developed / revised • 2 training sessions• 30 participants completing courses

JOB BANK MAINTAINED • 10 meeting with local employers• 30 participants receiving job placement assistance

(interviews and resume writing)• 30 participants receiving 3 on the job visits• Number of meetings with employers

LOGIC MODEL DIAGRAM : WOMEN AT WORK

• LONG TERM OUTCOMES• Participants are able to manage their money• Participants stay employed for at least a year• Participants move in to the higher paying jobs• Participants take steps to increase their income/improve

their marketability • Increased self-esteem among participants

INTERMEDIATE-TERM OUTCOMES

• Community agency staff make appropriate referrals to the program

• Participants quality for available jobs• Participants institute money management practices• Participants obtain full-time, paid employment• Participants, with the help of program staff, are able to

manage workplace issues

SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES• Community agency staff have increased knowledge about

the program• Participants have improved knowledge about the program• Participants have improved job seeking skills• Participants, begin their jobs feeling supported• Participants learn job seeking skills• Participants successfully apply for positions• Participants learn money management strategies• Participants go on job interviews• More employers are willing to consider program

participants for jobs

LOGIC MODEL• PROGRA GOALS : • Overall aims or intended impacts

RESOURCES • The resources dedicated to or consumed by the program• ACTIVITIES• The actions that the program takes to achieve desired

outcomes• OUTPUTS• The tangible, direct results of a program’s activities• OUTCOMES• The benefits to clients, communities, systems, or

organizations• EXTERNAL FACTORS : what else affects the program

CONTINUOUS LEARNING CYCLE

LOGIC MODELDATA COLLECTION

ANALYSIS, REFLECTION

& IMPROVEMENTEVALUATIONPLANNING

PUTTING YOUR PLANS TOGETHER

• LOGIC MODEL• Resources – Activities – Outputs – Outcomes

EVALUATION PLAN DATA COLLECTION

Method Effort

Activities – Outputs-

Outcomes

WORK SHEET 1 FEEL THE VISION, MISSION AND GOALS

1. What we want to be ?,

2. what kind of organization ?

3. How inspiring a shared vision ? (information appeared in the Mission Statement)

4. Public needs (services offered)

5. Developing Mission (sustainability)

WORKSHEET 2- WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE STATE MISSION ?• To help an organization do a better job• To focus its energy • To ensure that members are working toward the same

goals

WHAT AN ORGANIZATION IS ?• It’s involving • preparing the best way• to respond to a future• & developing an approach• It’s a discipline

WORKSHEET 3 WHAT IS OUR MISSION? • Management goals & objectives• Strategic thinking• Are we doing the right line• Definite purpose• Formulation of future • Mission competitive strategies

WORKSHEET 4 – BASIC STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIC PLANNING• Getting ready • Articulating mission and vision• Assessing the situation• Developing strategies goals and objectives• Completing the right planning

EXERCICE : THEN CREATE A METAPHOR

• Metaphor• Draw picture of success• Organization is like …………………..• Group share pictures of success• Discuss what they mean and hope for the beneficiaries• Look for areas of agreement & ideas that emerge • Do not write the vision

• Ask one or two people to try to drafting a vision based on the discussion

• Bring back to group • Revise draft, revise until all members can agree

WORKSHEET A – NGO MANAGEMENT – WORK GROUP – SOCIAL ISSUES• Equality and freedom• Design organization

System

Structure • MISSION

Politics & Management in one hand

The action will contribute to ………..

WORKSHEET B – WORK GROUP

Strategy stakeholders trends of

external world vision long term desires

Mission values – holes

Goal narrow

Achieving / measurable / time out

arguments to defend their policy broad

Calling

Bring people Plan (linking problem

Together to solution)

social issues Analysis components

women rights equality Narrow

Methods poor education (solution problem)

Peer to peer

WORKSHEET C – WORK GROUP - Environment Political change Social Mobilization

Low level of New regime which Freedom

Education Combat corruption & Human Rights

Cultural Belief promote democracy

2. Forms of Advocacy

Mass media

Direct political lobbying

Community mobilization

Empowerment

3. Five recommended steps

Complete data

Coordinated action

Specific goals

Local and global coordination action

Public appeal