Using an Adaptive Management Approach to Expand Efforts to Save Cotton-top Tamarins in Northwest Colombia, by Proycto Titi won second place in the 2018 Case Study Competition. Key lessons arising…
This page includes “how-to” guidance and training materials designed to help teams implement the Open Standards (e.g., training manuals and presentations). Note that we also provide a list of tools which serve as important resource but which do not provide step-by-step guidance.
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Promoting Change in Cause-Driven Organizations (2016) (2018)
This document briefly describes the challenge of promoting change in cause-driven organizations. It is written for practitioners who are working on broader adoption and institutionalization of the Open Standards in…
Open Standards Support for Business Performance and Reporting (2016) ()
This is an excellent document that aims to show how the Open Standards supports improved performance in conservation organizations. It describes the Performance Imperative and other frameworks designed to help…
Study of Practices: Summary of Key Findings from Fulbright Scholarship (2016) (2018)
This is a good high-level reference document that helps staff in different roles (including management and support) determine where they can find more information to help them promote and/or understand…
Fundraiser’s Guide to the Conservation Standards (2018) ()
This is a great resource for fundraisers who are looking to identify funds for specific projects. It helps them understand the key characteristics of projects developed with the Open Standards…
Conservation Capability Maturity Model (2018) ()
The Conservation Capability Maturity model provides a very useful framework for assessing institutional capacity and effectiveness, especially regarding the key processes involved in the practice and management of conservation work.…
Conservation Business Process Model (2017) ()
This is a great resource for M&E staff or other “integrators” in small to medium-sized organizations that are playing a support role to projects and programs. It provides them with…
Operationalising the Conservation Standards (2017) ()
This is an excellent guide that explains how to use Open Standards’ supporting systems, Miradi and Miradi Share, to manage project information. In particular, it provides guidance on using Miradi…
Conservation Standards and Collective Impact (2016) ()
This document relates Open Standards concepts and tools with those of the “Collective Impact” framework, which provides guidance for organisations tackling complex “adaptive” problems (such as conservation challenges) involving multiple…
Conservation Standards Support for the Impact Investing Market (2016) ()
This report describes the emerging Environmental Impact Investing market, a potential source of funding at the scale required to effectively protect global biodiversity. It illustrates how use of the Open…
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