Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction to the ARROW Resource Kit

What is ARK?

History of the resources of ARROW

What is the purpose of the ARK?

Who is the intended audience of the ARK?

Voice from a user

Why now?

Why ARROW?

Who are we?

ARROW's core values

Beliefs of ARROW

How to use the ARK

Chapter 1: History of ARROW

Introduction

Foundations of ARROW

STORY 1: The early days of ARROW

STORY 2: Programme Advisory Committee: he early days

STORY 3: The early years: Perspectives from ARROW's longest serving staff member

The women's SRHR movement in Asia-Pacific

Key contributions of ARROW to date

Highlights of ARROW's organisational development

Chapter 2: Power and participation: How we built a strong organisation

Introduction

TOPIC 1: Ethical framework for organisational practice

TOOL 1: Code of Ethics

STORY 4: How an ARROW Board member helped us develop our Code of Ethics

STORY 5: How the COE is being used in practice

TOOL 2: Conflict of Interest Policy

TOPIC 2: Board governance

TOOL 3: Board Terms of Reference

TOOL 4: Criteria for Board selection

PROCESS 1: Board of Directors meeting processes

STORY 6: A Board member's experience

STORY 7: Experiences of staff representatives to Board meetings

TOOL 5: Board Competency Assessment Tool

TOPIC 3: Executive Director, Management Team and staff accountability

TOOL 6: Executive Director Job Description

PROCESS 2: Accountability of the ED to the Board

STORY 8: Understanding of the ED-BOD accountability relationship

TOOL 7: ED Competency Model

TOOL 8: ED Performance Appraisal Tool

STORY 9: Experience of the ED Performance Appraisal

PROCESS 3: Management Team's decision-making process

STORY 10: Experience being in the Management Team

TOOL 9: Staff meeting process

STORY 11: Participatory decisionmaking in staff meetings

TOPIC 4: Programme Advisory Committee

TOOL 10: PAC Terms of Reference

TOOL 11: PAC Selection Criteria

PROCESS 4: PAC consultation process

TOPIC 5: Valuing staff

STORY 12: The PAC experience I

STORY 13: The PAC experience II

STORY 14: One staff member's experience

PROCESS 5: Review of salary scale

TOOL 12: Staff work conditions and entitlements

TOOL 13: ARROW's Well-being Policy

Chapter 3: Partnerships

Introduction

TOPIC 6: Selection of partners

PROCESS 6: Assessment and selection of partners

STORY 15: Staff experiences of partners selection

TOPIC 7: Sharing power in partnerships

PROCESS 7: Sharing power in partnerships

TOOL 14: Partnership agreement

STORY 16: A partner's experience of being part of an ARROW partnership

STORY 17: Experiences of the Steering Committee of WHRAP-South Asia

TOOL 15: WHRAP-South Asia Steering Committee Terms of Reference

TOPIC 8: Capacity building: Nurturing and sustaining partnerships

PROCESS 8: Capacity building for evidence-based monitoring and advocacy

STORY 18: Research writing workshop: Capacity building in action

STORY 19: A partner's capacity building experience

Chapter 4: Building our Future

Introduction

TOPIC 9: Strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation

PROCESS 9: Strategic planning

STORY 20: Philosophy and principles behind the strategic planning exercise

STORY 21: Experience of a PAC member in ARROW's strategic planning

PROCESS 10: Planning, monitoring and evaluation cycle

PROCESS 11: External evaluation

TOPIC 10: Ensuring quality and relevance of programmes

PROCESS 12: ARROW for Change bulletin development

TOOL 16: AFC Editorial Team Guidelines

STORY 22: Value of the AFC development process and guidelines

PROCESS 13: Making policy positions

TOPIC 11: Financial sustainability

PROCESS 14: ARROW's risk management and risk planning

PROCESS 15: Fundraising: Working towards sustainability

STORY 23: An experience in fundraising

TOPIC 12: Investing in people

TOOL 17: Human Resource Development Policy

PROCESS 16: Investing in young people

STORY 24: Youth building and leadership development process

STORY 25: ARROW's support for youth leadership in the Global Youth Forum

PROCESS 17: Succession planning

STORY 26: Executive succession planning experience

STORY 27: Experience of coming in as a new Executive Director

CONCLUSION

ANNEXES

ANNEXE 1: ARROW Code of Ethics

ANNEXE 2: ARROW Conflict of Interest Policy

ANNEXE 3: Terms of Reference of ARROW Board of Directors

ANNEXE 4: ARROW Board of Directors' Capacity Assessment Tool

ANNEXE 5: Job Description of the ARROW Executive Director

ANNEXE 6: ARROW Executive Director Performance Appraisal Form

ANNEXE 7: ARROW Work Conditions and Entitlements Policy

ANNEXE 8: Sample Letter of Agreement between ARROW and a partner

ANNEXE 9: WHRAP-South Asia Steering Committee Terms of Reference

ANNEXE 10: ARROW for Change Editorial Team Guidelines

ANNEXE 11: ARROW Human Resource Development Policy

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A Cambodian young woman