This synthesis paper is the final output of the action research project, “Social Enterprises as Potential Partners in Development Cooperation Advocacy,” a joint endeavour of the CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) and Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA). It sought to explore the relevance and potential for civil...
A race against time and tide: The 2023 CPDE study on the VNRs and SDG implementation
This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the inclusion of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Voluntary National Review (VNR) processes, as well as the institutional conditions of national SDG implementation. It highlights the urgent need for change and effective strategies at the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda.
Dialogue with Development Partners and Donors
The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) is a global civil society platform that facilitates bottom-up civil society engagement in partnerships for effective development cooperation (EDC). CPDE brings civil society organisations (CSOs) together on the issue of EDC and engages in multistakeholder policy arenas at the national, sub-regional, regional, and...
Project Management Guide: Demonstrating Results and Accountability
The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness (CPDE) Guide on Project Management hopes to provide its country members with templates and strategies to handle every stage of the project life cycle. It also aims to document the rich experiences and notable practices of CPDE in managing its global programmes. A needs...
CSO Handbook on Private Sector Engagement
The CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness, in partnership with the Reality of Aid Network, has published the CSO Handbook on Private Sector Engagement. Divided into two parts, the material serves to equip CSOs with both the conceptual and basic technical know-how in monitoring private sector engagements (PSEs) in development cooperation....
The Istanbul Principles – Brochure
Ambitions and concerns: An overview of the Integrated Financing National Frameworks
This document introduces the INFFs’ role in financing sustainable development, as well as a civil society perspective on the instrument.
CPDE ICSOs Study on Impacts of Covid-19 on CSOs effectiveness: Presentation
The CPDE International Civil Society Organisations (ICSOs) sector has released its study One Year On: COVID-19 has made CSOs’ effectiveness harder on many fronts: A CPDE study on the impacts of the pandemic. The presentation features highlights of the study, which draws from the point of view primarily of ICSOs...
CPDE ICSOs Study on Impacts of Covid-19 on CSOs effectiveness: Full Report
The CPDE International Civil Society Organisations (ICSOs) sector has released its study One Year On: COVID-19 has made CSOs’ effectiveness harder on many fronts: A CPDE study on the impacts of the pandemic. This full report offers a snapshot from the point of view primarily of ICSOs of the global...