C3 + D3

Date

2008

Contact

Carla Duarte

Country

Development Partnership

IEBA Centro Iniciativas Empresariais Beira Aguieira

Demand

Taking into account the economic and social importance of the 3rd Sector, namely in terms of promotion of local development, rendering proximity services and creating qualified and relocated employment, it becomes imperative to improve the skills of these organisations, increasing the quality of their performance and ensuring their sustainability and competitiveness.

Solution

Development of the C3 Intervention Model that capacitates 3rd Sector organisations with leadership skills, human resource management, financial management, strategy, communication, equipment and installations, linking together consulting and training activities, based on the principles of participation and sustenance. Its greatest asset lies in promoting participative and capacitating processes that encourage change, innovation, creativity and continuous learning. Design of Marketing Solutions and Management for Non-Profit Organisations supported by open source software, which can be used by organisations to resolve problems in these areas.

Products

C3 Intervention Model Case Studies and Application Materials D3 Manual - Digital Solutions for Marketing and Management for Non-Profit Organisations

Results

Availability of a consolidated product and professionals with skills to apply it. C3 and D3 Agents Bank - training and consulting professionals with skills for using these products in supplying services to entities from the 3rd Sector. Production of a Proposal to Create a Q3 Program - Qualify the 3rd Sector, in view of including in the QREN-POPH a specific measure to support qualification of organisations and professionals from the 3rd sector, integrating the successful practices of the EQUAL - C3 and D3 projects. Good reception from the POPH, which includes a type of intervention directed at training-action projects for the social economy. The C3 and D3 partnership is executing the project Q3 - Qualify the 3rd Sector, which will permit intervention in 110 organisations.