Mainstreaming Scaling in Funder Organizations: A Synthesis Report

Preface: A High-Level Summary of Findings This report presents a synthesis of findings from a three-year action research initiative undertaken by the Scaling Community of Practice. The main findings of the report are also summarized in a Policy Brief. The world faces enormous development, humanitarian, and climate challenges at the very time when traditional sources [...]

Mainstreaming Scaling in Funder Organizations: The Policy Brief

Acknowledgements The Scaling Community of Practice (SCoP) and the authors are indebted to the many colleagues from the funder partner organizations that participated in this Initiative with case studies and in commenting on the findings. The authors received helpful comments on the Synthesis Report from the SCoP’s High-Level Advisory Group, the SCoP Executive Committee, a [...]

CoP Newsletter 34

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share with you our Newsletter #34.   Once again, we are delighted to offer you, our 5,000+ members, the latest news about SCoP activities and exciting scaling news that you have shared with us.   This newsletter covers the following topics:  the preparation of the Scaling Campaign 2026-2030  the completion of [...]

CoP Newsletter 33

Dear colleagues, As the Scaling Community of Practice (SCoP) enters its 11th year, we are pleased to present Newsletter 33. Once again, we are delighted to offer you, our 5,000+ members, the latest news about SCoP activities and exciting scaling news you have shared with us. In particular, this cover letter provides an update on [...]

Embedding scaling into evaluation methodology and practice: A call to action

As it faces the current development finance crisis, the development community is looking for diversified funding sources, including domestic resources, private investment, and charitable giving. However, the crisis also demands that we focus intensively on spending the available resources effectively, and in particular that development initiatives are structured to support long-term sustainable impact at scale. This, [...]