CASE STUDIES The Mainstreaming Initiative principally focuses on a set of case studies of specific funder organizations. They were carried out in close collaboration between staff of the funder organizations and team members of the Mainstreaming Initiative Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of DGMTThe DG Murray Trust (DGMT) is a South African foundation which positions itself as a ‘public innovator through strategic investment.’ It focuses on ten opportunities to escape the inequality trap in which that country is stuck. This trap is characterised by inadequate investment in child nutrition and early learning, poor school outcomes, high unemployment and [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of the IDB LabPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (SCoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the SCoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of AFD (Texte en français)Préface La Scaling Community of Practice (SCoP) a lancé en janvier 2023 une initiative de recherche-action sur l’intégration de la mise à l’échelle dans les organismes de financement. Cette initiative a trois objectifs : informer les membres de la SCoP et la communauté du développement au sens large sur l’état actuel du soutien et de l’opérationnalisation de [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of AFDPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of USAID-Funded Research Outputs from Feed the Future’s Innovation LaboratoriesExecutive Summary In Fall 2023 the Scaling Community of Practice (SCoP) launched a three-year action research initiative to study how organizations working in international development, principally funders, mainstream scaling into their operations–a “Mainstreaming Initiative”. As such, this initiative and this study do not focus on scaling or how to scale innovations, interventions or projects, but [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of GFFExecutive Summary The Global Financing Facility (GFF) was set up in 2015 to support developing countries in addressing serious systemic constraints in the provision of basic health services, with a special focus on Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH-N). In recognition of the fact that the achievement of the Sustainable Development [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: Funders’ Role in Scaling Education InnovationPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of GCCPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; to draw lessons [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of CGIARPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; to draw lessons [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case Study of CAREPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of FTFPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; to draw lessons [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of SFSAPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of IFADPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of SOFFPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of HarvestPlusPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of CRSPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; to [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of IDBPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]Mainstreaming Scaling: A Case study of GIZPreface The Scaling Community of Practice (CoP) launched an action research initiative on mainstreaming scaling in funder organizations in January 2023. This initiative has three purposes: to inform the CoP members and the wider development community of the current state of support for and operationalization of scaling in a broad range of development funding agencies; [...]
