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"Human Centered Design Toolkit Close For years, companies and other organizations have used Human-Centered Design to arrive at innovative business solutions. Funded by IDE as part of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and in collaboration with non-profit groups ICRW and Heifer International, IDEO relied on this approach to improve the lives of communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The resulting HCD Toolkit helps NGO staff and volunteers understand people's needs in new ways, find innovative solutions to meet these needs, and deliver solutions with financial sustainability in mind. The free kit is divided into four sections that bolster listening skills, running workshops, and implementing ideas. The HCD Toolkit contains the elements to Human-Centered Design, a process used for decades to create new solutions for multi-national corporations. This process has created ideas such as the HeartStart defibrillator, Cleanwell natural antibacterial products, and the Blood Donor System for the Red Cross--innovations that have enhanced the lives of millions of people. This process has been specially-adapted for NGOs and social enterprises that work with impoverished communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and compiled into a Toolkit available for download here or for order at cost at www.blurb.com."

This is really, really fab - new philanthropy capital - resources, toolkits, insights and advice

Mentoring and Befriending Foundation free PDF reports, toolkits and resources linked to mentoring and befriending

How is our organisation going to adapt to changing climates in the future? Don't know? - well why not use the 'Scenarios' process, to develop a positive outlook to the future, a negative outlook and a neutral outlook. Bring on board the factors that contribute and affect the dynamics in your area of discpline or expertise and see how you could plan for the challenges which the three scenario paths present.

Family Action calls all parties to fund services promoting social inclusion. Worth checking this organisation out?

perhaps parenting support - could be an angle for CLP in turn of: "Hot Buttons" | and new therapy/toolkit 2b developed with Dawn?

Some resources that will help you assess risk when dealing with volunteers ;-)

This is been bookmarked - as I'm looking at an interesting angle of what the Angels did with CLP for FLF. The angle is Service User Involvement (SUI)