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The project “OurSupport for the Development of the Territory and Effective Community!” aims to raise the institutional and human capacity of the foundation “SATEKA”, to develop principles of good governance and openness in the work and cooperation of the Foundation and to promote the development and functioning of sustainable societies in order to ensure targeted, progressive development and promote effective local community civic participation. The activities and objectives of the projects shall be implemented by the foundation"SATEKA", which operates in the territory of the Gulbene municipality.
Project activities: development of strategy and publicity guidelines, training, discussions, workshops, focus on raising the capacity of society, achieving the goals set out in its statutes and the development of a civic active society. The activities planned by the Foundation create an opportunity to motivate local people to engage in various activities of civil society, building awareness of the activities of the Foundation, as well as inviting the local community to participate. Similarly, the activities of the project will strengthen the capacity of the members'' internal, as well as members and association, will ensure transparency of the activities and contribute to the attraction of additional funding for the activities of the Foundation.
Project outcomes: developed and initiated implementation of the Foundaton`s operational development strategy, guidelines for communication and visual awareness, the creed and video about SATEKA. The organization of the management process and Monitoring and Evaluation M & E approach, increased internal capacity and transparency of activities of the Foundation, facilitated awareness of project activity visitors on the development of different strategies and guidelines, introduction of new methods in the activities of societies, have been introduced in the work of the Foundation.
Summary of project results
Evaluation was carried out, including a study of NGO''s performance, efficiency, reputation, sustainability and development. In order to identify new directions, to improve economic activity and to attract funding, NGO developed strategy 2022-2027 and started to implement it. Future development directions, goals, tasks, analysis of available resources are included in the strategy. Realizing the necessary resources and development opportunities, the association is purposefully moving towards the improvement of its activity, the development and implementation of other areas of activity in NGO.
NGO started to implement the M&E approach, increasing the internal capacity and operational transparency, as well as to promote the understanding of project activity visitors about the development of strategies and guidelines.
Communication and visual recognition guidelines and NGO''s motto were developed to promote the interest and cooperation of partners and for the communication of modern visual material. With TV a video business card was made in Latvian and English, which can be found on YouTube and the association''s website.
In the digital skills development training, the NGO gained knowledge about the importance of a unified visual image in the digital environment and the capabilities of the design app Canva.
3 activities were organized to improve the economic activity of the organization:
1. an event to promote cooperation between associations, entrepreneurs and municipalities "NGO Fair";
2. Training on identification of funding opportunities;
3. The workshop in which auxiliary material for organizations "10 steps for successful fundraising for NGOs" was developed.
The activities will have a long-term impact, created by realizing yourself and others as an important resource in the development of the community, understanding the diversity and value of other organizations, understanding processes, seeing challenges and looking for sustainable positive solutions, as well as daring to attract funding for the implementation of your ideas and the development and improvement of economic activity . After researching the activity of the association and identifying funding opportunities, goals and tasks were defined to facilitate the management of the organization itself. The evaluation of the existing activity will motivate you to look at your organization from the outside and create an appropriate development plan for the future.
Summary of bilateral results
During the development of the strategy, 2 strategic development workshops of the organization took place, the purpose of which was to determine the mission, vision, main priorities, goals and tasks of your organization and analyze them. The NGO also participated in 2 trainings on setting strategic goals and their implementation in organizations. The NGO gained knowledge about the strategic planning process, monitoring and evaluation, as well as about internal, external and human resources. Participants also determined their organization''s available capital and grouped it according to the SWOT method.