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Miradi:AFlexibleApproachtoProgramPlanningforConservationandBeyond
February15,2017Austin,TexasNTENNonprofitTechClubAustin@CapitalFactory
DaveKramer,SeniorManagerforImpact,Learning,&Innovation:[email protected],1-617-441-6300
EcoLogic DevelopmentFundwww.ecologic.orgDaveKramer,Sr.ManagerforImpact,Learning,&Innovation:[email protected]
SessionProgression&AimsforParticipantsA. Fillyourhead.Leavew/solidunderstandingof
oneapproachtoresults-baseddesignandmanagement
B. Playinalittlesandbox.HaveanopportunitytodownloadandexperimentwithMiradi
C. Rollupyoursleeves.Helpsolvechallenges,shareadvicein“real-timeconsulting.”
A.PresentationOutline1. WhatisMiradi (andwhataretheOpen
Standards)?2. WhoisEcoLogic andwhydidwedecide
touseMiradi?3. HowhasEcoLogic hadtoadaptitto
accommodateempowerment(our“TheoryofChange”)+deliverymodel?
ConservationMeasuresPartnership
TM
Adaptive Management Software for Conservation Projects
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
ConservationMeasuresPartnership(CMP)Acommunityofpracticebringingtogetherleadingconservationorganizations,fundersandagencies
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM MiradiSupportstheOpenStandardsMiradiisdesktopsoftwareforimplementationoftheConservationMeasuresPartnership’sOpenStandards.
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM MiradiistheSwahiliWordfor“Project”Miradiisusedtomanageconservationprojectsofallshapesandsizes.Examplesinclude:
1. Managingacommunityfishingground2. Astate/provincialparkorwildliferefugearea3. Aspeciesactionplan4. Impactassessmentofsustainablesoyproduction5. Anagency’splanforstate-wideconservation6. Adonor’sfundingprogramfortheGalapagos
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM Step-by-StepInterviewLiketaxsoftware,Miradihasabuilt-ininterviewthatwalksyouthrougheachstepintheOpenStandards.
The top part of the screenprovides step-by-step help
The bottom part of the screen
provides tools to do work
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM DiagramViewOnekeytoolinMiradiisadiagram-basedconceptualmodelusedtooutlineyourprojectsituation.
The diagram isan electronic“sticky tarp”
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM ViabilityAnalysisViabilityanalysisisapowerfultoolfordeterminingthestatusofyourconservationtargets.
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM ThreatRatingsTheThreatRatingviewallowsyoutoprioritizepressuresfacingyourtargetsusingastandardmethodology.
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM ResultsChainsResultschainsareusedtolayoutthetheoryofchangeforyourconservationactions…
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM
Ind E1: Number of breeding pairs of ruby crested puffins
Obj RAT 2 – By June 2009, all tour boats have rat barriers in place.
Goals,Objectives&IndicatorsResultschainsalsoenableyoutostatecleargoalsandobjectivesandeffectivenessindicators.
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM WorkPlanMiradialsohasaflexibletooltoallocatetaskstoprojectteammembers,createbudgets,andtrackprogress.
Planning can be at a high level or fine grained
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM
Communicate
Analyse, Adapt Implement
Plan
Conceptualise
Finance System
MiradiEnablesStrongStandardReporting
Slide Credit: Bush Heritage Australia
ProgramManagersdefinebuildingblockstosetprogramframework
Project Managersusebuildingblockstodefine,
manageandmonitorindividualprojectswithin
overallprogram
Agency/OrgLeadersanalyzeandreviewcombinedprojectdatatodrive
adaptivemngmtFunders
regularlyreceiveconsolidatedreportsshowinginvestment
results
MiradiShare
MiradiShare
OnlineAM&LearningAcrossConservationPrograms
Practitionersfindsimilarprojectsand
learnfromthem
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Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
TM
MiradiShareWillEnableSpatialMappingMiradi’s developersarenowworkingtocombineMiradi’s conceptualanalyseswithspatialanalysesandremotesensing.
Slide Credit: FOS Foundations of Success fosonline.org
EcoLogic’s missionandvision
Mission:Empower ruralcommunitiesto restoreandprotecttropicalecosystemsinCentralAmericaand
Mexico.Vision:Afuturewhereruralcommunitiesleadin
thecreationofasustainableworldforbothpeopleandnature.
HowEcoLogic Operates
EcoLogicpartnerswithruralandindigenouspeopletosustainhealthyecosystemsandfosterresilientcommunities.
NETWORKS TOOLS&TRAINING INCENTIVES
Weworkcommunitybycommunity,buildingonsharedinterestsandgoalstocreatealliancesthatwillhavepositiveimpactregionally,andatthelandscapelevel.
OurModel:Community-PoweredConservation
WetailortoolsandtrainingforcommunitiesandpartnerNGOstoensureasustainableapproachtotherestorationandconservationoftropicalecosystems.
Wedesignandprovideaccesstosocial,economic,andotherincentivesinsupportofsustainablepractices.
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SOMETOOLS&TECHNIQUESWEUSEPeer-to-peerlearningandworkshopfacilitationMicro-watershed management (+Power,Interest,Legitimacy analysis)Paymentforenvironmentalservices(PES)schemedesign,accesstoincentivesprograms,andencouragingadoptionofforest-friendlylandusesAgroforestry,forexamplewithIngaedulis andtechnicalassistanceforslowingslashandburn-drivendeforestation,soilrecovery,strongerfoodsecurity,andFuel-efficientcookstoves forimprovedhealthofpeopleandforests- andearlybuy-intolong-termprojects
Photo: Dan Grossman
WHEREWEDOIT
Central America and Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Mexico Guatemala Honduras Belize
Forests Watersheds Farmlands Coasts
OAXACA,MEXICO
Chinantla region,headwatersforPapaloapan River(ProNaturaVeracruz).Manycommunitiesdependoncattleranching(pastureshowninyellow)
Land use in La Chinantla, Oaxaca, Mexico
NORTHERNCOAST,HONDURASEcoLogic’sfirstlarge-scalelandscape-levelconservationeffort.Directthreatstoforestsincludecattleranching,agriculture(smallholderandcommercial-level–includingpalmoilplantations).Pineforestsarethreatenedbypinebeetle(Dendroctonusfrontalis).
TOTONICAPAN,GUATEMALA
Uniquemodelofindigenousforestandwatermanagement,where48Cantonsworktogetherwithage-oldmodeltoconserve21,000-Hectareforest.
Directthreatstoforestincludesheepgrazing,illegallogging.Indirectthreatsincludelossofindigenouspractices/wisdom.
AMATIQUEBAY,CARIBBEANBORDER,BELIZE/GUATEMALA
Fisheriesmanagementprojectonadisputedborder,withlargeprotectedareasacrossthebayfromoneanother.
LanduseinGuatemalaaffectsAmatique Bay,especiallyagricultureintheSarstun RiverwatershedanddestructionofmangrovesalongtheSarstun andTemash Rivers.
Afewthingswe’rewrestlingwithlearning:
Organizational Model and Management• Standardization of model, using Miradi/OS• Information flow / knowledge management
Ambition and Impact• Landscape-scale impact (David-sized
resource pool in a Goliath-sized challenge)• Collective Impact• M&E
Structural and entrenched barriers• Land tenure• Policy / politics
Skills and technology• Mapping, GIS, Remote Sensing, Decision support w/out being
top-down• Mobile data collection
Miradi guidancesays:“Humanwellbeingisachievedviaecosystemservicesprovidedbyfunctioningconservationtargets”
Services that intact, functioning ecosystems, species, and habitats provide and that can benefit people
ToadoptMiradi,wehadtoadaptitandclarifyourownuseoftheterm“empowerment”
SowefocusedonempowermentFirst,clarifyinghowempowermentisanessentialpre-condition/readinessfactorfor“meaningful”conservationengagementandaction
SowefocusedonempowermentNowwe’reworkingtodefinevariousattributesofempowerment
CategoriesDraft/Proposed Key Empowerment
Attributes Defined AsSocial Capital Political Voice Ability to access, influence decision-makers and hold them accountable, in particular around matters
related to natural resource exploitation and management.Territorial Rights/Resource Rights Ability to control, define, establish, and/or enforce uses for land and natural resourcesCapacity to Resolve Conflicts Ability to manage, determine, or settle differences that may arise among individuals, families, groups,
organizations, communities, nations, or any other social unit, in particular around natural resource exploitation and management.
Governance 1) Ability to mobilize; 2) Capacity to form partnerships; 3) Credibility, legitimacy; 4) Ability to define and apply rules and/or establish behavior norms, either formally or informally; 5) Decision-making mechanisms in place
Cultural and Social Identity Coherence and connectedness that generates the mechancis for trust, solidarity, and cooperation. A sense of belonging and affinity to the values, principles, and fundamental interests of a group.
Resilience Capacity to respond and adapt to risks and change (current or projected) to reduce or leverage the associated impacts.
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity of Participation Respect for and appreciation of differences in ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, education, and religion.
Human Capital Economic Opportunity Access to or possibility of participating in income-generating activities and connecting to markets or other incentives
Knowledge and Information Access to education and training, traditional knowledge, literacy, awarenenss of rights and responsibilities
Self-Determination Autonomous motivation, ownership, a profound sense of choiceLivelihood Security Sustainable, adequate access to resources to secure basic human needs: food, water, shelter
Afewlinksandresources:v EcoLogic andtheOS/Miradi:http://bit.ly/2kDrJG1 andhttp://bit.ly/2l8GfJ5
v Miradi Share:http://www.miradishare.org
v ConservationCoachesNetworkCCNet:http://www.ccnetglobal.com
v ConservationMeasuresPartnership:http://www.conservationmeasures.org
v Audubon’sToolkitforEngagingPeopleinConservation:http://web4.audubon.org/educate/toolkit
v SitkaTech:http://www.sitkatech.com
v FoundationsofSuccess:http://www.fosonline.org
v PerformanceImperative:http://leapofreason.org/performance-imperative
www.ecologic.org
C.SolvingforX(andy,andz,and…)X=problemsolve!howtorecoverfrompoororbumpyrollout?(changemgmt advice)
Y=howtoevaluatethisMIRAMonitoringapporothersforsimilaraims?http://bit.ly/2lCWOxp
Z=how(andwhether)toadoptatoollikeMiradi butonlypartially?
Q=participant-ledquestionsaroundspecificprogramplanningandmanagementchallenges
C.SolvingforX(andy,andz,and…)X=problemsolve!howtorecoverfrompoororbumpyrollout?(changemgmt advice)
Y=howtoevaluatethisMIRAMonitoringapporothersforsimilaraims?http://bit.ly/2lCWOxp
Z=how(andwhether)toadoptatoollikeMiradi butonlypartially?
Q=participant-ledquestionsaroundspecificprogramplanningandmanagementchallenges
Whose project is it? Who’s in driver’s seat? Grassroots ownership and support?
How do you plan ahead to forecast trends and incorporate projections into the initial snapshot analysis?
How do we funnel innovation?
How to tackle a project with wide variation on
tech skills and interest?
Welookforwardtofurthercollaborationwith-andlearningfrom– NTEN,especiallyNTEN’s
AustinChapterandallinterested!
www.ecologic.orgDave Kramer, Senior Manager,Impact, Learning, & Innovation: [email protected], 1-617-441-6300
Afewlinksandresources:v EcoLogic andtheOS/Miradi:http://bit.ly/2kDrJG1 andhttp://bit.ly/2l8GfJ5
v Miradi Share:http://www.miradishare.org
v ConservationCoachesNetworkCCNet:http://www.ccnetglobal.com
v ConservationMeasuresPartnership:http://www.conservationmeasures.org
v Audubon’sToolkitforEngagingPeopleinConservation:http://web4.audubon.org/educate/toolkit
v SitkaTech:http://www.sitkatech.com
v FoundationsofSuccess:http://www.fosonline.org
v PerformanceImperative:http://leapofreason.org/performance-imperative
www.ecologic.org