1. Outcome Mapping Presentation for Olof Palme International Center, Tirana, 1.11.2007 Steve Powell & Ivona Čelebičić proMENTE social research, Sarajevo

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6. Problems with traditional approaches Strategy maps inspire thinking about different dimensions of planning Mechanistic approach to strategy Quality, not quantity of change Focus too much on impact in areas “where their influence … is low and decreasing relative to that of other actors”* Fits better with what CSOs feel they are doing: stimulating change, not delivering outputs CSOs tend to see it as alien OM Traditional help implementing agencies to become “learning organisations” Exclusive focus on impact/results Rich, useful feedback Provide only “clueless feedback” Contribution (what did they do, what worked?) Attribution (did they really cause the change?) Flexible Inflexible Focus on development/change of key partners; quality, not quantity Force implementing orgs to try to demonstrate that they caused numerically large impacts

7. Logframe vs. OM Vision Implementing agency: strategy Boundary partners: changes in attitudes, behaviour, system Other actors? ? Outputs Outcomes Objectives Goal

9. Example Implementing agency: Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly Boundary partners: young politicians Outcome challenge: Empowered young politicians influence the change of the everyday politics in their parties. Recognized need for improvement in the areas selected in the party modules, continuous activities on the empowerment of youth engaged in politics. Other actors: political parties, other young politicians … Vision The partners become part of a new, younger, gender-equal generation in politics, who through their influence in their political parties initiate a change in the direction of everyday political issues – away from national/ethnic issues towards themes which respect democracy and human rights including gender rights and which will contribute to social prosperity in the long term. …. … …. …

10. OM: 12 steps Helping the implementing partner to learn Internal M &E Considering all the dimensions of strategy 11. Performance journal 7. Organisational practices Evaluation Outcome & performance monitoring Intentional design 10. Strategy journal 6. …Strategy maps 12. Evaluation plan 8. Monitoring priorities 9. Outcome journals 5. ...Progress markers 4. ...Outcome challenges 3. ...Boundary partners 2. Mission 1. Vision

11. Progress marker ladders Vision Boundary partner 1 Boundary partner 2 Outcome challenge 1 Love to see Like to see Expect to see Outcome challenge 2

13. Our project in B&H : 1 donor, 3 framework partners, 6 implementing partners, 6 projects 01 st of January 2007 – 31 st of December 2007 "Improvement of access to justice – Raising public awareness on access to rights, legislative changes and legal procedures in BiH Vasa Prava Sarajevo 01 st of January 2007 – 31 st of December 2007 Operational costs for 2006 BiH Press Council (funded by SHC) Sarajevo Swedish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights 01 st of January 2007 – 31 st of December 2007 "Citizen in action"– Project of community-based advocacy campaigns for solving priority citizens problems from "Civic Platform for 2006 Elections". "Local Government leadership building activities" Civil Society Promotion Center – GROZD, "Citizen in action" Sarajevo 01 st of January 2007 – 31 st of December 2007 Academy for political leaders Helsinki Citizens Assembly (HCA) – Academy for political leaders) Banja Luka Olof Palme International Center 01 st of January 2007 – 31 st of December 2007 Village activities (including round tables in towns) Most, Visegrad 01 st of January 2007 – 31 st of December 2007 Womens political lobby Zenski Centar, Trebinje Kvinna til Kvinna Timeframe Evaluated activity Partner organisation Framework organisation