Reverse Call for Proposals: Blogs and Articles

The Reverse Call for Pro­pos­als reimag­ines the fun­da­men­tal way in which local civ­il soci­ety actors secure fund­ing and resources, by putting them in the dri­ving seat for change.

Instead of fun­ders and INGOs, local organ­i­sa­tions take the lead: they define their own pri­or­i­ties, decide what kind of sup­port would gen­uine­ly help — fund­ing, tech­ni­cal exper­tise, advo­ca­cy, legal assis­tance, or some­thing else entire­ly — and issue their own call invit­ing poten­tial part­ners to respond. Local net­works then vet and select who they want to work with, on their own terms.

Here are some blogs and arti­cles from beyond RINGO that share insights and expe­ri­ences of this inno­v­a­tive approach:

• Flip­ping the Script — When Com­mu­ni­ties Lead: The Nyankan­ga Sto­ry (short film by WACSI) 
• Reverse Call for Pro­pos­als: A Dis­rup­tive and Bold Move to Change Devel­op­ment Financ­ing (blog by Deb­o­rah Nana Ama Abbey, WACSI)
• Reverse Call for Pro­pos­als (overview by Zam­bian Gov­er­nance Foun­da­tion)
• Nyankan­ga com­mu­ni­ty demon­strates #Shift­The­P­ow­er in action (blog by Zam­bian Gov­er­nance Foun­da­tion)
• Nyankan­ga Com­mu­ni­ty Secures K150,000 in Zambia’s First-Ever Reverse Call for Pro­pos­als (blog by Zam­bian Gov­er­nance Foun­da­tion)
• When com­mu­ni­ties lead, what changes? A reflec­tion on the Reverse Call for Pro­pos­als (blog by Zam­bian Gov­er­nance Foun­da­tion)
• Who designs devel­op­ment? Test­ing the lim­its of the Reverse Call for Pro­pos­als in prac­tice (arti­cle by Tari­sai Jan­gara and Shelly Satuku in Alliance Mag­a­zine 
• Emerg­ing in the time of cri­sis: Glob­al projects to watch (blog by Car­la Vitan­to­nio in Alliance Mag­a­zine)