The Challenge
A global foundation sought strategic and coordination support for its resource mobilization efforts by helping identify, initiate, and mature its collaboration in areas of shared donor interest across the Middle East.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight assisted the global foundation in its strategic goal of growing and sustaining overall development assistance levels and commitments from Middle East donors. We provided strategic advisory on engagements in the region and enhanced the efficacy of the global foundation through stakeholder engagement support and coordination. We provided detailed strategy and planning advice, targeted communications, country-specific guidance, inputs around key trips and meetings, and overall tracking of donor commitments. We coordinated the production of donor profiles by providing extensive qualitative inputs on country-specific political developments and strategic priorities. We also identified key high-level engagement opportunities for influence.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the global foundation was enabled to strategically drive forward engagement across the Middle East and mobilize resources for priority issues and areas. The global foundation was also equipped with resources to successfully conduct high-level trips and meetings in the region, allowing them to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders across the Middle East and identify areas of shared priorities.
The Challenge
An international NGO sought support to design and facilitate a bi-annual regional leadership meeting focused on issues of key importance to the MENA region and progress on key elements of the NGO’s MENA strategy roadmap.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight facilitated a tailored and impactful leadership meeting with unique framing and exercises for success. We conducted a needs assessment and designed the structure and agenda of the meeting, as well as the content for the sessions. We provided guidance to facilitate the 3-day leadership meeting, including exercises, and coordinated rapporteur activities. We also outlined key takeaways from the meeting and prepared a communique and final report on the meeting.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the INGO could move forward with new understanding and skillset to ensure impactful programming in the MENA region.
The Challenge
The foundation sought to make an impact on Arab youth unemployment in the GCC by developing an academy to build capacity among youth and connect them to the retail sector. After scoping and surveying the market, the foundation needed an effective business plan to move the development of the academy forward and achieve high impact.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a comprehensive assessment of the region to identify key areas for engagement. We analyzed key documentation and performed extensive interviews with relevant stakeholders to frame the model for the academy. We then developed an eight-dimensional operating model with cost and revenue projections over a five-year period that considers the regional context. We also identified key factors for successful implementation as well as recommendations along each dimension of the operating model (programs, locations, etc.).
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the foundation was enabled to initiate the development of the academy with a deep understanding of the operational and financial needs in order to achieve success.
The Challenge
A UN agency sought support in developing a comprehensive and effective Gulf strategy and providing actionable recommendations that position the UN Agency’s Gulf offices to strategically pursue private sector opportunities in the Gulf with the aim of maximizing income and leveraging influence.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a 2019-2021 strategy with a focused agenda to unlock the highest impact and growth. We assessed the past successes and failures along with recent trends to promote an evidence-based, strategic framework. We also facilitated a process to generate a five-year strategy, goals and prioritized private sector engagement activities for the organization. We then developed a strategically aligned and practical action plan including targets, key actionable recommendations and resources required.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the UN Agency was enabled to confidently decide a path forward vis-a-vis the strategic framework. The strategy involved significant and sustainable growth of the UN Agency brand and impact as well as potential to unlock substantial private funds.
The Challenge
A leading UN agency faced a substantial budgetary deficit, alongside a long-term financial challenge. The agency would no longer be able to meet the needs of their beneficiaries unless there were strong shifts in operational efficiency and resource mobilization.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a three-pronged strategic framework to ensure successful resource mobilization. We conducted an analysis of the agency’s past and current funding sources, simultaneously cross-referencing with trends in the funding environment and assessing potential partnerships. We also leveraged the agency’s brand equity and targeted communications strategy to spur growth. We identified opportunities for revenue-generation and designed a specific strategy for engagement with new financing mechanisms.
The Impact
With Globesight’s assistance, the client was able to confidently determine its strategy to effectively mobilize resources at present and in the long-term, with a deep understanding of the specific next steps to achieve its goals.
The Challenge
A West African NGO sought support in developing a comprehensive and effective strategy to engage in Gulf countries, and in making actionable recommendations that position the NGO to strategically pursue partnership opportunities in the Gulf, including resource mobilization, innovation, advocacy, and media partnerships.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a multi-year strategy to ensure successful engagement in the Gulf. We conducted a detailed assessment of the NGO’s current operations and partnerships, as well as comprehensive research on the landscape in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We developed a targeted strategy that included prioritization of partners and arcs of engagement. We developed a practical plan of action to operationalize the three-year strategy, including key milestones and required resources.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the NGO was able to confidently decide a path forward to strategically pursue its Gulf engagement plan.
The Challenge
An international fund sought support to devise an approach to effectively explore new GCC partnerships to mobilize large-scale funding towards its programs to make a lasting impact in the fight against life-threatening diseases.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a phased strategy to enhance the international fund’s presence and engagement in the GCC. We performed comprehensive assessments, including landscaping, benchmarking analyses, desktop research and stakeholder interviews. We synthesized data and findings, integrated stakeholder interview perspectives and devised strategy documents in the lead up to an important resource mobilization milestone. We also provided context and engagement inputs, communications advice and preparatory support for the international fund’s public and private sector engagements.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the client was able to confidently decide how to further build its engagement and brand in the region. The client also developed mature relationships with potential partners to capitalize on for future resource mobilization milestones.
The Challenge
An international non-profit organization (INPO) sought a comprehensive analysis of the global and regional landscape of Global Health centers to determine the need and rationale for the creation of a Global Child Health Center in the GCC, including the key elements and the strategy required to ensure the successful development of the Center.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a robust framework to determine the viability and the potential impact of the Center. We performed comprehensive assessment, including landscaping and benchmarking analyses, desktop research, and stakeholder interviews. We then synthesized data and findings, integrated stakeholder interview perspectives, and identified key health gaps and opportunities for the new center to explore. We also developed a framework for determining scope, building operations, measuring impact, and potential partners.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the INPO was enabled to confidently decide a path forward to building the Center. The INPO also had a clear understanding of the landscape, key players, health gaps, and potential impact of the Child Health Center.
The Challenge
An international non-profit organization (INPO) sought a strategic analysis of the relevant developmental and sociopolitical key trends in the GCC as well as a landscaping exercise to inform the decision-making process of its investment potentials in the region and inform potential partnerships.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight developed a precise framework to assess the engagement potentials, risks and define relevant mitigation. We assessed the overall political, economic and social trends affecting the giving potential and multisectoral giving within the region, including insights on and priorities of donors against INPO’s objectives. We then reviewed the barriers, challenges, competitors and priorities of donors to inform the INPO’s decision. We also evaluated key risks and offered potential mitigating actions.
The Impact
With Globesight’s support, the INPO was enabled to confidently decide a path forward vis-a-vis a possible engagement in the region. The INPO could also leverage institutional and philanthropic donors, as well as new private sector relationships in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and UAE.
The Challenge
A UN agency sought to better understand the conditions of clean energy access in displaced settings through a global initiative aimed at convening key stakeholders across the globe and in key geographies where displacement was most prevalent.
Our Crafted Solution
Globesight facilitated consultations and convened a high-level roundtable with the Turkish private sector to discuss challenges, solutions, and potential for collaboration. We combined theories of change with real-world examples and exercises to develop insights and learnings among the stakeholders. We produced an outcomes report and supported the creation of a quarterly working group on the topic.
The Impact
Through Globesight’s convening, insights, and outcomes report, the UN agency could move forward with a new understanding of the topic and country-specific insights to drive their global initiative forward. The global initiative was scaled up with the strategic engagement of new partners and stakeholders.
