1. Launch of improved
NIDOS Effectiveness
Toolkit
2012

2. NIDOS Mission
Strengthen the contribution of
Scottish organisations to tackling
global poverty

3. NIDOS Objective 1
Improved effectiveness of more
Scottish international
development organisations

4. NIDOS Effectiveness
Programme
2008
Promotion of existing standards to members
2009
Consultation of NIDOS member organisations – clear
demand for a Small Organisations self-assessment toolkit
2010
Development and launch of pilot NIDOS Effectiveness
toolkit, through member working group
2011 and 2012
Review and re-launch of improved NIDOS toolkit
Collaboration with Bond on Improve It and IATI

5. Why a small organisations toolkit?
• In 2009-10 - effectiveness standards were
largely developed by and for large
organisations – e.g. HAP, SPHERE, People in
Aid etc
• NIDOS members are largely small
organisations and these standards were not
suitable for their needs
• There was a clear demand from members for
a simpler tool, for self-assessment

6. New NIDOS toolkit
From the review, members asked for:
• Even simpler tool for small organisations
• More focus on operational issues, not just
principles
• Quick ‘basic check’ stage to start
New tool is 2 stage:
1. MOT 2. Full Assessment

7. Stage 1: MOT

8. Stage 2: Full Assessment

9. The Online Toolkit
www.effectiveness.nidos.org.uk
MOT is now available
Full Assessment to follow in 2013

10. Bond Health Check
• Through the Bond Effectiveness Programme, Bond
has developed a Health Check tool – similar in
purpose to the NIDOS Effectiveness Toolkit, through
consulting their members
• Bond’s Health Check is more comprehensive and
likely to be suitable for bigger and more complex
organisations but can be used by any sized
organisation
• For those wanting to check it out
www.bond.org.uk/pages/self-assessment-tool.html

11. Thank you to all those members who:
• took part in the review process
• attended the consultation meetings
• have tested the MOT draft toolkit
Very big thank you to those who have worked
very hard over the last few months in the
NIDOS members’ Good Practice Working Group

12. Next steps...
• We welcome anyone to try out the MOT
• NIDOS member briefing sessions:
Edinburgh: Tuesday 27th November 2012.
2.30pm – 5pm
Aberdeen: Friday 30th November 2012.
10.30am – 1pm
Glasgow: Thursday 6th December 2012.
2.30pm – 5pm
• Contact Lynne Murray lynne@nidos.org.uk

13. Presented on 20th November 2012
at an event organised by
NIDOS and Bond
www.nidos.org.uk
www.bond.org.uk