Network Facilitation and Design
Building networks that deliver high impact solutions
Globally, more and more people appreciate that networks offer unmatched value in tackling development challenges. But figuring out how to organize and manage a network presents a challenge in itself. For those who want to start a new network, GKI helps network organizers figure out what they want to achieve, and how to design a network to meet those goals. We also help existing networks identify how they can improve their performance. Whether designing a one-day workshop or a multi-year network strategy, our facilitation and design practice is focused on the same goal: fueling networks’ success.
Network Facilitation and Design Initiatives
- Shaping a Systems-Focused Livestock Strategy at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Spurring a Global Network to Tackle Post Harvest Loss of Nutritious Foods
- Education in Emergencies Challenge
- Bringing Long-Term Solutions to Rwanda’s Coffee Market
- Helping Youth Innovators Construct Alternative Futures for a Food Secure Future
- Making a Match: The Art and Science of Finding the Right Institutional Partner
- Assuring Research Informs Decisions and Influences Behavior
- Accelerating Bovine Tuberculosis Control in Developing Countries
- Supporting USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network
Resources
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Locally-Led Development: Effective Problem-Solving by Increasing Capabilities of Local NetworksThis concept note provides a short overview of network-based problem solving and proposes a set of activities that we believe succeed in bringing together local communities into strong problem-solving networks.
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Network Facilitation and Design OverviewAn overview of GKI’s Network Facilitation and Design Program, inclusive of case studies and areas for partnership
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Learning Brief on Proximate Processing (PDF)GKI’s Learning Brief on innovative business models and technologies for bringing processing closer to the point of production
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Learning Calls: Key Takeaways (PDF)Key takeaways from two Learning Calls facilitated by GKI on the topics of supply chain integration and food safety
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Learning Brief on Equity Finance (PDF)GKI’s Learning Brief on accessing equity finance for agribusinesses in Nigeria, which spurred a blogpost on AgroNigeria, Nigeria’s Agricultural Marketplace
Featured Initiatives
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Shaping a Systems-Focused Livestock Strategy at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Spurring a Global Network to Tackle Post Harvest Loss of Nutritious Foods
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Bringing Long-Term Solutions to Rwanda’s Coffee Market
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Helping Youth Innovators Construct Alternative Futures for a Food Secure Future
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Making a Match: The Art and Science of Finding the Right Institutional Partner
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Accelerating Bovine Tuberculosis Control in Developing Countries