Charter Members’ Workshop 2013 How to be effectively accountable for our advocacy work Brussels, 28-29 November AGENDA Thursday, 28 November Strict Chatham House Rules apply 12:30 – 13:00 Sandwiches and coffee 13:00 – 13:15 Welcome, introductions, aims of workshop Karenina Schröder, Project Director, INGO Charter 13:15 – 14:00 Challenges and opportunities: CSO advocacy work today and tomorrow Joss Saunders, General Counsel, Oxfam GB 14:00 – 15:00 What are the key drivers to improve our accountability and hence quality of CSO advocacy work? Based on information collected prior to workshop. (Group work) Hand-out by Adam Short, Head of Advocacy, Plan International 15:00 – 15:30 Break 15:30 – 16:30 Role play debate with guest challenging us on - the legitimacy of CSO advocacy work - the effectiveness of CSO advocacy work Gie Goris, Chief Editor, MO*magazine – Mondiaal Nieuws 16:30 – 18:30 Oxfam International How to be effectively accountable for strategic choices in our accountability work? Celine Charveriat, Director Advocacy and Campaigns Oxfam International Amnesty International Tensions between legitimacy and effectiveness in a membership driven accountability approach Claire Doube, Director Strategy and Evaluation, Amnesty International 10-15 minutes presentation each; followed by 30 minutes discussion / Short break in between. 18:30 – 19:00 What is the net difference between accountability for advocacy and other CSO work? 19:30 Ramesh Singh, COO, Greenpeace International Joint dinner International NGO Charter of Accountability Ltd · www.ingoaccountabilitycharter.org · +49 30 20 62 46 97 12 Company Number: 6527022 · Registered in England at Oxfam International, Suite 20, 266 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DL, UK Secretariat: International Civil Society Centre · www.icscentre.org · Agricolastraße 26 · 10555 Berlin, Germany Friday, 29 November 09:00 – 09:15 Comments on 1st day / Expectations on 2nd (tbd) 09:15 – 10:15 Measuring the effectiveness of advocacy work: Tools that have and have not worked for Transparency International Casey Kelso, Head of advocacy, Transparency International 10:15 – 11:45 How to ensure meaningful constituent involvement in all phases of advocacy work? Presentation and discussion. David Bonbright, Executive Director, Keystone 11:45 – 12:00 Break 12:00 – 13:00 Group 1: Accountability for campaigns: Building poor people’s agency and power Group 2: Challenges of internally accounting for the effects of advocacy work Laura Sullivan, Europe Advocacy Coordinator, ActionAid Cheryl Freeman, Senior Director Advocacy World Vision International Two parallel groups with presentations of 15 minutes followed by questions and discussion. 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 15:00 Group 1: Accountability for EU lobbying: Driving the effectiveness of CBM’s advocacy work Catherine Naughton, Director International Advocacy, CBM Group 2: How to bridge the tension between global agenda setting power and local accountability? Amanda Lundy, Advocacy Advisor, Plan International Two parallel groups with presentations of 15 minutes followed by questions and discussion. Elizabeth Kurian, Director of Global Advocacy, Sightsavers 15:00 – 16:30 16:30 Is there an added value in devising collective Charter Member accountability positions on advocacy work? If so - what do they have to include and how to present this at the next AGM? Joss Saunders, General Counsel, Oxfam GB What can the Charter do to support its Members’ accountability for advocacy going forward? Karenina Schröder, Project Director, INGO Charter End International NGO Charter of Accountability Ltd · www.ingoaccountabilitycharter.org · +49 30 20 62 46 97 12 Company Number: 6527022 · Registered in England at Oxfam International, Suite 20, 266 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DL, UK Secretariat: International Civil Society Centre · www.icscentre.org · Agricolastraße 26 · 10555 Berlin, Germany