1. Network of International
Development Organisations in
Scotland (NIDOS)
A network of 85 Scotland-based
international development organisations
and associates
www.nidos.org.uk

2. Our collective impact …
• Our members raise: about £30 million per
year for international development (plus
£ millions more through Scottish branches of
UK wide bodies)
• Members mobilise: 7,662 volunteers in
Scotland supporting international
development work

3. Our collective impact …
• Members work in countries across Africa,
Asia, South and Central America, Caribbean,
Middle East, and Eastern Europe
• Working with their partners in these
countries, they work to: improve access to
health, education, livelihoods, security and
other human rights
• Also in Scotland – changing policy and
raising public awareness, including fair trade

4. Our collective advocacy …
• Improving policy – in Scotland (e.g.
members input to International
Development policy, Scotland Climate Act)
• Improving policy – in host countries, with
partners and local communities
• Improving policy – internationally
contributing to international alliances and
solidarity – e.g. Make Poverty History,
Climate Campaigns, G20, Aid Effectiveness
• Changing lifestyles in Scotland

5. We are 10 years old
and three times the size!

6. Our 85 members...
A huge variety .... By size and type

7. NIDOS: Collectively
strengthening our Effectiveness
In September 2010 – we launched a pilot
Effectiveness Tool:
http://tinyurl.com/34arszc
(Thanks to funding from the Scottish
Government)
Two other funders have fed back that they
think it is an excellent tool: Comic Relief
and Big Lottery

8. NIDOS: Collectively
strengthening our Effectiveness
NIDOS is helping member organisations to:
• document existing good practice
• highlight areas for improvement
• develop actions plans for improvement
• share approaches to effectiveness and
provide peer support

9. Effectiveness:
Five Principles
• Accountable - to the people we support
• Sustainable development
• Learning organisations
• Good Governance and efficiency
• Partnerships for social justice

10. Cross Cutting Themes
• Gender
• Inclusion
• Do no harm
• Human rights
• Climate change

11. NIDOS services
• Networking opportunities
• Training courses and seminars
• Information - Newsletter – FREE
• Good Practice and Strengthening
Effectiveness :
• NIDOS Effectiveness tool
• Member support
• Member Working groups
• Website resources - open access / free

13. Network of International
Development Organisations in
Scotland (NIDOS)
A network of 85 Scotland-based
international development organisations
and associates
www.nidos.org.uk

14. Looking forward to the
next 10 years!
Business Plan 2011 – 2014
AIM: To improve the contributions of
Scottish organisations to poverty
reduction worldwide.

15. Reasons to be better...
1. 1.4 billion people need us to be – and
MDG 2015 deadline is round the corner
2. Resources are scarce and we need to use
them to the best of our ability
3. Scotland is a small player – but if we work
better together we could make a more
effective contribution

16. 1. Improved effectiveness of
International Development organisations
NIDOS Effectiveness Tool:
http://tinyurl.com/34arszc
• support for self assessment
• peer exchange and support
• external validation and mentoring
• training and workshops

17. 2. Strengthened engagement
with Diasporan and Southern
partner organisations
• Better links between NIDOS and Diasporan
organisations and communities with an
interest in international development
• Supporting networking and capacity
• Linking with Southern platforms and
agencies

18. 3. Strengthened collective
advocacy with key stakeholders
• Interacting with the wider Effectiveness
debate and being more joined up with other
NGO networks in Scotland, UK, Europe and
Globally
• Building relationships - Politicians,
Universities, Diasporan Communities, Media
• and inputting to policy improvement
• and …

19. ...building new relationships
with other stakeholders
• Scotland’s business community can also
make a positive change
• Business partnerships for development
• Business procurement, including fair trade
• Business and investments in development
• Government can support this through
external relations policy

20. NIDOS is a tool...
• Newsletter, website and events for helping
agencies to network in Scotland – highlighting
and promoting the good work that is done
• Fora for debate and partnership
development
• Opportunities for learning and development
• Platform for collective action and influence

21. We welcome ...
• New members – both international
development organisations and associates
• joint activity and partnership
• ideas and constructive feedback
• financial support and sponsorship

22. Thank you for joining us
in our celebrations
and we look forward to working
with you over the next 10 years.
1.4 Billion reasons…