WORLD ALLIANCE OF YMCAS

ASIA AND PACIFIC ALLIANCE OF YMCAS (APAY) GENERAL ASSEMBLY – SEPTEMBER 2011

Youth Empowerment

Movement

Strengthening

Resource

Mobilisation

Branding

Communications

Governance

Engage, Include, Advocate: Empower young people from all segments of our communities through global citizenship by 2014.

Engage, Include, Advocate: Empower young people from all segments of our communities through global citizenship by 2014.

Strategic Plan: NEW WAY

Stakeholders

• Member National Movements

• Areas – Africa, Asia and Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, USA, Canada, Middle East

• Donors/strategic partners

• Collaborations – NAYDO & WUN

• YMCA Volunteers and Staff

Movement Strengthening

• 3 Pillars: • Mission Clarity

• Social Relevance

• Institutional Viability

Movement Strengthening

6 Principles • National Movements are the primary agent for their own self-growth.

• A multilateral approach grounded in the 3 pillars.

• The concept of Subsidiarity. • The commitment to Selectivity. • A Process orientation. • Clarity of roles and

responsibilities.

Lessons LearnedGOP for Movement Strengthening is not:

1) a solution for weak movements or those in crisis,

2) a long term unlimited source of access to external funding resources,

3) a short-term band-aid solution without results, or

4) a process without an end or expected advancement or transformation.

World Alliance of YMCAs

Movement Strengthening

GOP III

Tools and Resources

Trust

Transparency

MOVEMENT STRENGTHENING – GOP III

Transformation

TRANSFORMATION

TRUST

TOOLS AND RESOURCES

TRANSPARENCY

3 PILLARS: MISSION CLARITY, SOCIAL RELEVANCE, INSTITUTIONAL VIABILITY

NEW WAY STRATEGIC PLANMOVEMENT STRENGTHENING - GOPIII

THEORY OF CHANGE

Research and Analysis:

• Research and assessment of viable concepts and programmes for resource mobilisation.

• Framework for Analysis – Theory of Change• Quantify data – statistics to support case• Quality measurements – stories and testimonials

• This requires research on prospects and on YMCA capacity to implement signature youth empowerment programmes.

Preparedness:

Assessment and strengthening of capacity for governance, management, and implementation of programmes.

- Conduct a gap analysis

- Develop a plan and strengthen capacity (include staff and volunteers)

This requires self-critical, open, transparent processes to ensure good governance, management, and accountability of resources.

Information Management and Reporting System

– Capacity for proposal writing, reporting, and documentation

– Donor tracking information management system

– Letters of acknowledgment – Invoice letters– Monitoring and Evaluation and impact

assessment documents– Audits

Internal Relationship Building:

Dialogue and development of internal relationships and includes volunteers and staff.

This includes the resource mobilization efforts with the Investors Circle (35 YMCAs and 34 individuals ) and with donor partner YMCAs to support capacity building and signature programmes.

External Relationship Building:

• Dialogue and development of relationships with external prospects and opportunities for alliances.

• This effort requires intensive investment in raising awareness and understanding of the scope, impact, and reach of the YMCA as a potential partner to achieve shared goals with a donor prospect. Policy documents are required.

Accessing and Securing Resources:

• Develop materials for negotiation of resources from internal and external sources.– Annual Report and Financial Statements– Case Statements and Project Proposals– Concept Papers– Signature Youth Empowerment Programme

Briefs– Letters of Introduction or Inquiry

External Collaborations – Strategic Alliances

– Assess opportunities for Strategic Alliance partnerships and collaborations for increased financial and/or technical capacity with external organizations

– Negotiate terms of understanding and MOU agreements (Examples: WUN and NAYDO)

– Analyze and quantify value of cooperative agreement

– Sign cooperative agreements

Key to Success

• Ensure good communications and accountability,

• Consistently monitor, measure, and evaluate progress, and

• Assess real YMCA change and transformation.

Thank You!