The Situation In early 2019, the International Budget Partnership (IBP) formed a new internal team to focus on promoting more equitable taxation in developing countries through support to civil society groups. This work isn’t yet very widespread globally, so as a leader and innovator in the field, IBP took this on as a way to […]
GPDR/R (Goal Plan Do Review/Revise) is an exciting and practical new framework that takes the latest brain research on how adults behave and applies it in a human services setting to help people achieve their goals. It was created by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities with input from GLP and draws on insights about Executive skills and other aspects of brain […]
The Situation The North Carolina Guardian ad Litem (NC GAL) program equips community volunteers to serve abused and neglected children by advocating for their best interests in court. All GAL advocates are trained, supervised, and supported by program staff in each county of the state. NC GAL has been a leader in the field in […]
The Situation The Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity — the State Agency responsible for the Administration of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) — was collaborating with GLP to design & facilitate in-person weatherization workshops for 100 de-centralized field staff. Then, COVID-19 happened, and all plans ground to a halt. There were a number of challenges […]
The Situation: The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) collaborated with the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) to support important HIV and AIDS prevention projects in China. Together they worked with the high-risk group of Intravenous Drug Users (IDUs) in Deyang, as well as Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) and University students/volunteers (UVs) in Nanchong, all in […]
The Situation: Global Learning Partners, (GLP) Inc. was invited to support and fortify meetings among leadership and front-line staff of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) for many years. The Journey: Over a hundred staff across the organization participated in GLP’s SURE-Fire Meetings courses. Each time we facilitated the course, […]
THE SITUATION. Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners works to create change in the financial lives of New York City residents. They believe strongly in the need to break people out of inertia and support them to take actions – even small actions – to improve their money management skills and build a healthy personal balance sheet. […]
THE SITUATION. Early in 2001, a brilliant and devoted staff member of California WIC (Women, Infants, Children) read Jane Vella’s book Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach and it spoke to him, loudly. He was looking for a way to transform California WIC’s nutrition education efforts that reached over 1.4 million women, infants and children […]
THE SITUATION. New Moms had developed an innovative, research-based approach to support young mothers to successfully enter the workplace. They wanted a compelling way to explore and document the struggles and successes of this promising approach. The Annie E. Casey Foundation engaged GLP to craft a comprehensive case study that would be of use to […]
THE SITUATION. A decade ago, Farm Radio International (FRI) asked GLP to support them in the development of a new learning program for staff and volunteers of 25 radio stations across Africa. The aim was to expand and strengthen broadcasts on agriculture and food security issues. THE JOURNEY. Based on the success, we collaborated […]