Funding Formula Stage 3
Checklist 2: Adapt To Stakeholders’ Needs
Q. What should your organisation do?
- your organisation should find out and meet the needs and expectations of key stakeholders
- your organisation should adapt and change to meet the evolving needs and expectations of key stakeholders
- your organisation should increase the areas of relevance with its key stakeholders
Stakeholders’ needs may change over time; your organisation needs to understand what clients, donors and other stakeholders want. Use checklist #2 below to help your organisation adapt to stakeholders’ needs.
| What | Details | Y or N |
| Networking | Does your organisation participate in, or lead on, any national or international alliances, coalitions, platforms or networks? – Being part of the sexual and reproductive health community in your country enables you to keep up to date with changing sexual and reproductive health trends and ideas. | |
| Technical Task Forces | Does your organisation take part in technical task forces, for example FP2020? | |
| Memberships | Is your organisation a member of: – local or national committees, boards, government panels, or – any decision-making group, committee or advocacy working group that has influence over sexual and reproductive health and rights in your country? | |
| Partnerships | Does your organisation establish and build relationships with donors and partners? Does your organisation attend any events that bring you into contact with donors and partners? | |
| National delegations | Does your organisation participate in your national government’s delegations to international events and conferences? – For example the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Population and Development, and Women Deliver? | |
| Stakeholders’ Needs | Do your organisation’s mission and activities continue to relate to stakeholders’ requirements – including your clients’? – You must ensure there is a tight fit between stakeholders’ needs and goals, and your values, principles and programmes. | |
| Innovation | Does your organisation have the ability to innovate in response to changes, and adapt its service delivery, to ensure it remains relevant? | |
| Communications materials | Does your organisation list all areas of relevance in all your communications materials? – All your communications such as concept notes, proposals, presentations, factsheets, case studies, academic papers, articles, and organizational documents, should emphasize the areas that link your organisation and your donors and partners. |