RBM 201: Take your Results-Based Management skills to the next level

The British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC), in partnership with the Spur Change Program, is pleased to offer nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, and other Small and Medium Organizations (SMOs) based in BC as well as Alberta and Yukon, a training on Results-Based Management (RBM). Not a SMO but interested in this RBM training? You are still welcome to register!

Facilitated by Jessica Wood, this hands-on training will strengthen your skills in RBM, identify its limitations, and build your confidence to apply partnership-driven approaches rooted in equity. We'll also explore how to incorporate gender equality and intersectionality into RBM. Training participants will work in groups and through the use of a case study, to strengthen their use of different RBM tools, such as theory of change, situational analysis, logic model, PMF, and more.

Some travel and accommodation subsidies are available for those joining from outside the Greater Vancouver Area!

Wondering if this training is for you? View the details further down in the description.

✅ Prerequisite

To ensure everyone can participate in the group work, RBM 101 Practicing Results-Based Management is a prerequisite to attend. Your spot is not confirmed until you have submitted your RBM 101 certificate to André Melrose (andre.melrose@acgc.ca) by January 17. Here is the link to complete the approximately 3 hour self-paced online training: https://spurchangeresource.ca/en/training/rbm101/

• You will be sent a confirmation email to acknowledge the receipt of your certificate and acceptance to the training.

📚 Objectives of RBM 201 :

• Equip Canadian SMOs working in international cooperation with the knowledge and skills to apply RBM principles, standards, tools, processes with sustainability and intersectionality/GBA Plus in mind.
• Provide a collaborative space for participants to deepen their skills and ask questions on their understanding of RBM methods and concepts.
• Reinforce participants’ capacities to integrate gender sensitive, responsive, and transformative approaches into their projects/programs.
• Provide opportunities to draft a theory of change, perform situational analyses, draft a logic model, and more through a case study approach with the help of fellow participants and support from an expert facilitator.
• Reflect upon and celebrate each organization's own project's unique successes and challenges in the spirit of supportive co-learning and networking for meaningful impact.

📬 Training Details

• 3-day in-person training.
• 9am to 5pm on January 22nd, 23rd, and 24th (lunch will be provided).
• Location: Vancouver, BC (Venue: To be announced in January)

📣 Selection Criteria

• There is a maximum of 25 spots available for this training with a maximum of three participants from the same organization able to register. We hope to leave room for as many different organizations as we can. While M&E staff are of course welcome, we highly encourage participants from other positions to attend! RBM is useful outside of monitoring and evaluation.
• Organizations that meet Global Affairs Canada’s criteria as an eligible small or medium organization (SMO) working in the international cooperation sector will be given priority over other organizations. This training is tailored to the international cooperation sector but others interested in RBM are welcome to attend should space allow.
• BC-based and BCCIC member organizations will be given priority in the event that we reach the cap of this training, though we encourage SMOs based in Alberta and the Yukon to register!.
• Limited travel and accommodation subsidies are available on a first come, first served basis.
• The deadline for subsidy requests is January 3rd, 2025.
• BCCIC and Spur Change will monitor the registration process on a rolling basis and send you confirmation once you have been confirmed.having received your 101 certificate.
• Remember to send your RBM 101 certificate after confirmation.

⏳ Participants have until January 17, 2025 to register. Hope you register and stay tuned for more opportunities!

👋 About the facilitator:

Jessica Wood is an organizational consultant and facilitator who engages with large and small organizations to improve inclusive governance, advance social and environmental justice, and imbed intersectional feminist practices. Jessica is currently working with SeedChange (formerly USC) as their Interim Executive Director / Senior Management Consultant. As former Executive Director for the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC), Jessica is well-versed in the objectives and and modalities of Spur Change, and is excited to dig into Results-Based Management tools, methods and limitations along-side members of BCCIC.

👐 About the British Columbia Council for International Cooperation:

The British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) is a coalition of people working in solidarity with partners across the world working to improve their own conditions. Our diverse and capable membership is made up of international development organizations, civil society groups and individuals.

As a network, BCCIC facilitates and engages its members and British Columbians to build relationships, share knowledge and develop capacity towards achieving sustainable global development. Learn more and join the coalition here: https://www.bccic.ca/

👐 About the Spur Change program:

The Spur Change Program focuses on supporting Canadian small and medium organizations (SMOs) to deliver sustainable results in support of the Feminist International Assistance Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals. As a program of the Inter-Council Network, we work with regional councils to deliver tailored capacity-building opportunities to SMOs from coast-to-coast-to-coast.