Event
Donor Collaboration on Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning for Development Impact
On June 22, during the Acute Incite Forum, members of the Multi-Donor Learning Partnership (MDLP) discussed their collaboration on Knowledge Management (KM) and Organizational Learning (OL) for development impact.
This session recounted the compelling story of voluntary donor coordination in the form of a community of purpose spanning 5 countries and 9 donor agencies.
Panelists also discussed the newly released book, “Return on Knowledge”, which combines case studies with a systematic look at the MDLP’s shared theory of change.
Panelists:
- Kerry Albright, Deputy Director a.i./Chief Research Facilitation and Knowledge Management, UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti
- Chris Collison, MDLP Co-facilitator and MDLP book editor, Knowledgeable Ltd (UK)
- Stacey Young, Agency Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning Officer, US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Moderator:
- Piers Bocock, MDLP Co-facilitator and MDLP book editor, Acute Incite, LLC
About the Multi-Donor Learning Partnership for Development Impact (MDLP)
The MDLP is an international community of knowledge and learning partners, formed in 2018. Its members are comprised of Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning leads from nine international development funders including USAID, UNICEF, GIZ, FCDO, Sida, the World Bank, the InterAmerican Development Bank, IFAD, and the Wellcome Trust.
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Publication
Return on Knowledge: How international development agencies are collaborating to deliver impact through knowledge, learning, research and evidence
Effective collaboration around knowledge management and organizational learning is a key contributor to improving the impact of international development work for the world’s most vulnerable people. But how can it be proven?
With only 10 years from the target date for the Sustainable Development Goals, nine of the world’s most influential agencies set out to show to the connection between the use of evidence, knowledge and learning and a better quality of human life. This book – a synthesis of stories, examples and insights that demonstrate where and how these practices have made a positive impact on development programming – is the result of the Multi-Donor Learning Partnership (MDLP), a collective effort to record the ways each of these organizations have leveraged intentional, systematic and resourced approaches to knowledge management and organizational learning in their work.