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We’re thrilled to introduce the new Peace Impact Calculator! Designed collaboratively with local practitioners worldwide, the Peace Impact Calculator is like TurboTax for social impact in conflict-affected contexts, enabling more effective measurement and communication of peacebuilding programs' real-world impacts. You can use the Calculator to generate dynamic reports about your vital work and contribute to the global knowledge ecosystem. The reports populate the ConnexUs Resource Library, directly connecting your organizations' efforts to the bigger picture. The Peace Impact Calculator is free & ready for you to use: https://lnkd.in/ex-WTpBW If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us!

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Communication holds power. Communicating transparently builds trust and inspires others to support a shared vision. During a transition process, it is crucial that all actors involved—including funders, international partners, and community members—are actively involved in decision-making. Share your thoughts on the updated Practical Guidelines for Communicating Responsible Transitions from SAS+! 👉 https://ow.ly/1vuc50Tt9cs Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs

🗓 SAVE THE DATE for OCTOBER 8: Join Stopping as Success for a virtual learning event on financial sustainability during #ResponsibleTransitions How to ensure financial sustainability of the local entity is one of the most common questions partners have during transition processes. And it’s an important one! 🗣 Hear from SAS+ accompaniment partners and more on their experiences, approaches, challenges, and lessons learned with financial sustainability during a transition from international to local ownership. #ShiftThePower ❗ Register now to save your spot! https://lnkd.in/eNG3s-aW The event will include live interpretation in French and Spanish. Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs HelpAge International Mélina Villeneuve Emily Long Jasmine Kato-Naughton Grace Boone Hasangani (Hasi) Edema-Reynolds Ruth Rhoads Allen Michael Robinson Aisalkyn Botoeva Rachel Walsh Taza Harriet Knox Tala Alngag Bautista Bert Maerten Sameena Gul

Don’t miss USAID’s annual Local Capacity Strengthening Learning and Feedback starting October 1! The Forum will bring together USAID staff and partners, local communities, and global stakeholders to share, learn, and plan for the future of investing in local partners. All sessions will be recorded, and live translation and interpretation will be available in Kiswahili, Arabic, French, and Spanish. See you there! #LocallyLed 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gQD5AVRq 💡 SAS+ defines mutual capacity strengthening as a process of strengthening skills, knowledge, and network contacts in which all actors participate as equal partners. There is room for both international and local partners to be transformed. 🔜 STAY TUNED: Our updated guidance on mutual capacity strengthening is coming soon! Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs

For 7 years, Stopping as Success (SAS+) has been exploring what it takes to responsibly transition from international to local leadership. But what about transitions in a conflict setting? How do you approach them differently? SAS+ summer fellow Kate Caisley shares why and how responsible transitions in the peacebuilding sector should take a trauma-informed and trust-based approach. Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs University at Buffalo University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning

Leaders and champions ensure smooth transitions and post-transition processes and help shift the power within the system to better support and facilitate the success of local actors. 💡 Leaders are often local actors who work directly with an INGO to shape the transition, collaborate with staff members to motivate ownership, and in some cases engage the community to develop a local entity to carry forward post-transition. Champions are actors who use their passion, vision, and practical experience to advocate for and lead the work in which they participated. Are you a locally led development leader or champion? Explore the SAS+ Resource Library and stay tuned for a brand new go-to resource with practical tips and guidance for your own responsible transition! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eTSVhdJ3 Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs

How organizations enter into and maintain partnerships matters. 💡 Partnerships based on collaboration, trust, and mutual respect lead to more successful transitions and more sustainable locally led institutions. Partnerships built on these values lead to continued and more equitable relationships between international and local actors beyond a given transition period. Explore the SAS+ Resource Library and stay tuned for a brand new go-to resource with practical tips and guidance for your own responsible transition! 🔗 https://ow.ly/MVaU50SYB5O Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs

Financial sustainability is critical to any conversation about successful transitions and true locally led development. 💡 After transition, raising funds as a new local entity can be difficult, and decisions made before, during, and after a transition can have wide-ranging effects on a new organization’s ability to meet these challenges. We're busy updating our Practical Guidelines for Financial Sustainability. Check out the first iteration here! 🔗 https://ow.ly/etxK50STZ4S Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs

Communication holds power and is fundamental to human interaction, enabling us to share thoughts, ideas, emotions, and connect with others in our environment. Communicating transparently builds trust and inspires others to support a shared vision. 💡 During a transition process, it is crucial that all actors involved—including funders, international partners, and community members—are actively incorporated into decision-making. We're busy updating our Practical Guidelines for Communicating Transitions to Local Ownership. Check out the first iteration here! 🔗 https://ow.ly/EbLv50SPbK0 Search for Common Ground Peace Direct ConnexUs