Rural Organisation

Development Programme

Programme 1

Rural CDOs receiving individually designed training and mentoring from RDSP have increased organisational effectiveness enabling them to improve their impact in communities.

SUMMARY OF RDSP’s CAPACITY BUILDING SERVICES:

Training

LAYING THE FOUNDATION: ORGANISATIONAL GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT SKILLS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
  • ­Organisational structure.
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  • Roles & responsibilities of management committees.
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  • Developing/adapting a NPO & PBO status.
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  • Introduction to Basic Conditions of Employment Act.
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  • Employment contracts & job descriptions.
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  • Staff policies.
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  • Performance appraisal system.
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  • Working with volunteers
PLANNING, MONITORING & EVALUATION
  • ­Theory of Change – defining & developing.
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  • Identifying Impact.
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  • Identifying activities and results.
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  • Identifying objectives.
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  • Setting indicators.
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  • Monitoring Systems.

FUND RAISING &
SELF-RELIANCE

  • ­What is sustainability?
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  • Improving organisational sustainability.
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  • Sustainable Livelihoods Approach.
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  • Developing a fund raising strategy.
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  • Fund raising skills.
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  • Report writing skills.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  • Budgeting & basic bookkeeping.
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  • Monitoring the budget.
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  • Financial statements.
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  • Financial policies.
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  • Financial management systems.
REACHING OUT: SKILLS FOR PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS
LEADERSHIP
  • ­The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
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  • Certificate in Community Leadership.
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  • Refocus Camps/ Wilderness Therapy.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
  • ­Democracy & the constitution.
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  • How does the government work?
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  • Public participation, particularly in local government structures.
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  • Running an advocacy campaign.
INCOME-GENERATION SKILLS
  • ­Steps in planning a small business.
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  • Writing a business plan.
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  • Basic business functions.
PASSING ON THE KNOWLEDGE: TRAINING & FACILITATION SKILLS (on request)
PRESENTATION & TRAINING SKILLS
  • ­Theory of Adult Education.
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  • Presentation Skills.
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  • How to facilitate training: styles, techniques & visual aids.
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  • Planning training sessions.
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  • Practise session.
FACILITATION & OD SKILLS
  • ­Organisational Development Theory.
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  • How to prepare and facilitate OD processes.
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  • How to facilitate evaluation, planning and structuring processes.
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  • Practise session.

OD & Mentoring

  • ­Following up on training attended.
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  • Testing the health of the organisation: structure; staff; management; finances; results & impact.
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  • Re-visiting the original vision and discussing any changes.
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  • Discussing how the vision is translated into an action plan with priority areas and a budget.
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  • Developing basic monitoring skills.
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  • Discussing current networking and collaboration activities and how these can be enhanced.
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  • Ensuring the following management systems are in place or can be developed: job descriptions, constitution and financial management systems.
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  • Sharing information on potential funders and discussing the fund raising strategy.
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  • Advising on specific programmes and activities.
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  • Checking on the progress of community support groups for GBV and/or substance abuse.
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  • Mentoring youth in life skills and preparing for the workplace.
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  • Mentoring youth in their role as change agents.
Rural Organisation Development Programme

THEORY OF CHANGE