17th Oct 2018
I am currently preparing an advocacy training for a group of CSO grantees of the EU’s Peacebuilding Initiative in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The CSOs are diverse in their organisational type, size, and field of expertise and include
10th Oct 2018
Several members of the FW collective will often be collaborating on a consultancy, and this means developing effective at-distance working methods. We’ve discovered the huge benefits that using WhatsApp can bring for real-time collaboration. When do we use it? Two
5th Oct 2018
A retreat in the Lake District sounds like ‘just’ having fun – and it is! We’ve just finished our three day autumn retreat: our chance to reflect, re-connect, and recharge. It’s like making bread: after all the hard work of
What kind of leadership best supports OD? What is the relationship between leadership and organisational culture? What can we learn from our own experience and from recent management thinking on leadership? These were some of the questions that participants from across the
21st Jun 2018
We are very excited about the expansion of the Framework collective with Alison Carney joining us in May as a full member. Alison’s work as a consultant has focused on building the capacities of International Development organisations, specifically NGOs and
5th Jun 2018
Some of the best training courses are those where you learn just as much as the participants! Recently, I was training a Group Facilitation Methods course for ICA:UK and a participant let us know (via the comments and requests section
25th May 2018
Earlier this year I completed an extremely interesting assignment with the Dutch organisation PAX for Peace. PAX approached INTRAC to ask for help with devising and piloting an action learning programme. INTRAC asked me if I would be interested to
26th Feb 2018
Earlier this month we received the very sad news that Tim Pickles died very unexpectedly on 1 February 2018. Tim was a member of Framework from 1989-2000 and played a very influential role in the collective’s development. As an early
1st Jan 2018
Happy New Year wishes from all of us at Framework. We hope 2018 brings you health, fulfilment and happiness in a more peaceful and socially just world.
21st Nov 2017
How to work with and support CSOs in Afghanistan is highly challenging and the utmost care needs to be taken in order not to jeopardize the safety of CSO staff and their operations. There are severe limitations in Afghanistan on
Thursday 2 September 2021
Our collective of independent consultants is currently open to new members! What is Framework? Framework is a collective of independent consultants working almost exclusively with civil society organisations. Framework exists to foster the professional development of members. (The relationships we
