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, [...]

How Funder Practices Affect Funding Recipients

Abstract Funder practices significantly shape the ability of recipients—primarily implementing organizations in the Global South—to achieve sustainable outcomes at scale. This report examines recipients' perspectives on how funders' actions and requirements affect their capacity to scale development interventions effectively and sustainably. Drawing on key informant interviews, written stories, and a focus group, this report provides [...]

Evaluation Guidelines of Official International Development Funders

Abstract Development funders have an important role to play in supporting the pursuit of sustainable impact by the implementers of development programs, but this requires that they systematically integrate the objective of scaling, i.e., achieving sustainable impact at scale into their mission and their operational practices. Evaluation and evaluation guidelines are potentially important instruments for [...]