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On this blog, we post regular thoughts and opinions, based on our experiences as staff of Dóchas. We want to use this blog to start discussions on topics, and the views expressed are those of the authors, and not necessarily of Dóchas or its member organisations.








Suzanne Keatinge and Nicola Brennan at the update event

"A Better World" - One Year on

author: 
comms, 
17 february 2020

Dóchas members gathered in the historic House of Lords Room of Bank of Ireland on College Green on Friday 24 January 2020 to hear an update on “A Better World”, Ireland’s Policy for International Development. The policy was launched on 28 February... Read more

Photo of blog author Com Ó Cuanacháin

Strategy Setting in a Disrupted World

cat: 
Development Effectiveness, Expertise
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author: 
comms, 
13 february 2020

There is a lot of talk about strategic planning these days across the development sector in Ireland, with several organisations engaged in strategy setting.  I have been involved in strategy and strategic thinking with many organisations so I thought... Read more

'There is significant room for growth, which is encouraging' - Richard Dixon reacts to 2into3’s Irish Not-for-Profit Sector: Fundraising Performance Report

author: 
comms, 
21 october 2019

For the last nine years, the consultancy firm 2 into 3 have published a review of fundraising trends in the Irish not for profit sector. It’s a great read – for those of you (all three of you, some would suggest) who share my obsession with charity a... Read more

The new European Parliament: What will it mean for International Development and Humanitarian Aid?

author: 
comms, 
23 september 2019

Author: Jasmine Wakeel, Campaigns Co-Ordinator, Ireland, The ONE Campaign As the European Parliament settles into a new term, it has already had considerable concerns to contend with – from debating polarising current issues to negotiating key legisl... Read more

Image of Third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security Document

This is Your NAP: Action and Accountability in Ireland’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

author: 
comms, 
25 june 2019

Author: Caitriona Dowd, Humanitarian Policy Advisor, Concern On 21 June, Ireland launched its Third National Action Plan (NAP) for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 and Related Resolutions. The event at University College Cork brought together represe... Read more

Mike Shanley presenting at the Dóchas USAID event

USAID Strategies for Fundraising

author: 
comms, 
18 june 2019

Dóchas members welcomed Mike Shanley, from Konektid International, for a seminar on USAID funding strategies on 4 June. Mike is CEO of Konektid, a US-based consulting firm that advises on entering and growing within the USAID funding market and suppo... Read more

Alice-Mary Higgins Photo

"We face global challenges, but we also have global plans" - Senator Alice-Mary Higgins

author: 
comms, 
07 may 2019

This is the seventh and final contribution in a series of blogs that we have published around the theme of the Dóchas Conference 2019 - Finding Our Voice: How Civil Society is Countering Uncertainty - which took place on 2 May 2019 in the Radisson Bl... Read more