Dec. 9th, 2021 | 9:00 - 10:30 am PDT
5pm - 6:30pm UTC
Join us on Zoom: Location:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82892314663?pwd=WWdLaXdRZzNZemM2ZllIdkxzNEExdz09
A key principle of regeneration is the ever unfolding process of development towards ways of being and interacting that bring health, vitality and diversity to place and community. This is a process of listening, learning, unlearning, remembering and creating relationships. It is often based on things that can not be measured or weighed, but instead felt, lived or shared.
How do we reconcile the need for measuring impact, monitoring and evaluating with such a regenerative paradigm?
At Regenerosity, we have been experimenting with centering this process around peer-to-peer learning, more specifically PMERL - participatory monitoring, evaluation, research and learning.
Approaching all five areas in one process means handing over some of the decisions to those working within a programme, having a role in deciding what success means and using collaborative periods of reflection and sharing to learn from failure as well as success. As part of this process we are bringing together groups working across a region on a monthly basis to support them in reflecting on and learning from their own work and providing a space for them to learn from each other. Monitoring is no longer something that is being done to them, but with them, as they take part in tracking and evaluating progress in a way that informs their work and supports them in improving their practices.
Such a process is not without its problems. Funders invariably want hard measurements and common indicators, participants have been schooled in producing baseline studies and only reporting successes. But our overarching aim is to grow the regenerative movement together, and for our partners to build networks and connections at local, regional and global level. To help facilitate this we are asking them to substitute formal monitoring reports for video storytelling and blogs, that provide an update on progress and highlight challenges, but that can also be shared with other audiences to support them in communicating their work.
We are also learning from and with this process. Our programme is still in its first year and as we have done previously, we would like to share our practices and open ourselves to feedback and reflection from our partners on the ground, our funders and our community.
Our webinar on 9th December will introduce and discuss:
some theory behind different paradigms - including the regenerative paradigm
the work done so far by Regenerosity’s first peer learning circles
stories from guests involved in this pilot
and ask you to join us in a process of inquiry
We invite you to join us and our guests, including circle facilitators and participating grassroots organisations, as we dive into an open reflection of our processes. We invite mirrors and contributions as we continue to build together the growing field of regenerative philanthropy.