1. Launching a Community of
Practice for Market Engagement
Third Meeting
March 28, 2012

2. Agenda
• Review of the previous champions meeting
conclusions
• Admin group update
• Draft 12 months plan review
• Collecting inputs for webinar series / ED newsletters
• The new virtual Space in LinkedIn

3. Agenda
• Review of the previous champions meeting
conclusions
• Admin group update
• Draft 12 months plan review
• Collecting inputs for webinar series / ED newsletters
• The new virtual Space in LinkedIn

4. Summary from our last call
• 11 participants from 8 countries
• Learning Themes. Three themes / activities were committed to and others
discussed. The committed themes / activities are:
– M&E Guide Webinar Series – Timeline - Feb / March 2012. Lead – Christian
– M&E Indicator Development - Timeline – Feb – June 2012. Lead – Gianluca
– Newsletter Development – Timeline – Feb 2012. Lead – Christian
• Other learning interests to be explored / activities to be advanced before
the this call included:
– Target member survey of interests – Saif and others raised the point that this
needs to be closely tied to people’s interests. So, we need to determine more
clearly what those are.
– Privates Sector Engagement How To – Growing out of experiences of PSWG in
Asia
– Gender and Economic Empowerment – Raised by a number of participants as
an area of interest
– Market Engagement and Climate Change - Raised by a number of participants
as an area of interest

5. Next steps from our last call
• CIUK to share their thinking with the Admin group
after their 'no fly,' week.
• Admin team to recruit additional members
• Admin team to start developing 12-month activity
plan
• Set up next meeting to review activity plan
• Advance select foundational learning opportunities
in tandem with activity plan development to
generate additional momentum

6. Agenda
• Review of the previous champions meeting
conclusions
• Admin group update
• Draft 12 months plan review
• Collecting inputs for webinar series / ED newsletters
• The new virtual Space in LinkedIn

7. Update on Admin Group
• After a consultation, from CIUK side for the moment
only Gianluca will be part of the admin group, but
strong interest from other members as champions
(e.g. Alexa Roscoe around WE)
• Updated composition of the core admin group: Tim
Bishop; Tess Bayombong, Fabienne
Pouyadou, Vianney Sauvage, Andrea Lindores, Saif
Islam; Christian Pennotti, Melissa
Reichwage, Gianluca Nardi

8. Agenda
• Review of the previous champions meeting
conclusions
• Admin group update
• Draft 12 months plan review
• Collecting inputs for webinar series / ED newsletters
• The new virtual Space in LinkedIn

9. Draft Workplan
Recapping Last Meeting
Activities Dates Lead Support Status Actions required
In progress,
Feb – May GN, Admin Collect more feedback from
Finalize work plan with input from core team 2012 CP Group
almost
completed admin group and finalize
LinkedIn Space created,
Open the Virtual Space for Interaction (LinkedIn?) and Feb – May GN, Admin LinkedIn
2012 MR Group Space created
need entry survey, define a
populate it
name for the CoP!!
Develop and announce CoP launch in Fall / Winter Feb – May CP, Compose and insert CoP
In progress
newsletter 2012 MR announcement in Newsletter
Build momentum, broaden reach and identify prospective
Admin Reach out to individual CoP
CoP members, champions and listeners by piloting concept Feb – May CP, Email request
Group, members and make an event
of a monthly learning series including “CARE Talk,” email 2012 MR ?
Champions
sent out
/ articles plan
blast and global webinar
Gather input from potential / actual CoP members on FY13 First inputs Reach out to individual CoP
Feb – May Tess, Admin gathered
learning priorities through formal and informal input to craft 2012 TB Group during group
members and consolidate
a learning agenda calls feedback
Admin Reach out to individual CoP
Identify and consolidate potential resources for CoP support Feb – May
2012
Tess Group, Not started yet members and consolidate
to incorporate into FY13 AOPs. Champions feedback
Host in-person learning event(s) in late-June for most ardent Admin Identify opportunities and
Feb – May Not Started
prospective members and champions to define FY 13 2012
TB, SI Group,
yet
resources for local learning
priorities Champions events, organize
Learning
Plan and execute at least one in-person learning exchange GN, Admin Exchange
Feb – May Learning Exchange executed
dedicated to market engagement / value chain programming 2012
CP, Group, executed in
TB? Champions Peru and Sri in Peru and Sri Lanka?
for CoP members
Lanka?

10. Recapping Workplan
Draft Last Meeting
Activities Dates Lead Support Status actions required
Plan and execute at least 3 in-person learning exchanges Admin
dedicated to market engagement / value chain programming June 2012 – GN, + Group, Not Started Need brainstorming session
for CoP members. June 2014 SI Champions yet and identifying resources
Continue monthly learning series including “CARE Talk,” Admin
Need to continue collecting
email blast and global webinar if initial pilot in FY12 is June 2012 – CP, Group, Not Started inputs from CoP members
successful. June 2015 MR ? Champions yet and organize
Admin
Need to continue collecting
June 2012 – Group, Not Started inputs from CoP members
Continue disseminating weekly SEAD Chat updates. June 2016 MR Champions yet and consolidate
Develop online space for knowledge product dissemination June 2012 – Not Started Need to define platform,
and to enable spontaneous learning / exchange. June 2017 TBD yet define needed IT support
Admin
Need to identify volunteers,
Identify task forces to jointly develop 4 knowledge products June 2012 – Group, Not Started collect inputs from the CoP,
to support the global learning agenda. June 2018 SI Champions yet make action plan
CP = Christian Pennotti
GN = Gianluca Nardi
MR = Melissa Reichwage
Tess = Tess Bayambong
TB = Tim Bishop
SI = Saif Islam

11. Agenda
• Review of the previous champions meeting
conclusions
• Admin group update
• Draft 12 months plan review
• Collecting inputs for webinar series / ED newsletters
• The new virtual Space in LinkedIn

12. Ideas for webinar series?
• Presentation of the new market engagement M&E
guide - April?
• Presentation of the learned lessons from the Peru
exchange of experiences on Technical Assistance
Providers (PATs) – April - May?
• E-discussion around proposed ME impact and
outcome indicators and webinar - June?
• Webinar around Sri Lanka tea plantations exchange
of experiences?
• More??

13. Ideas for the next EDU newsletter?

14. Agenda
• Review of the previous champions meeting
conclusions
• Admin group update
• Draft 12 months plan review
• Collecting inputs for webinar series / ED newsletters
• The new virtual Space in LinkedIn

15. Created a new LinkedIn Group
• Small entry survey
• Need to introduce yourselves
• Christian’s presentation!!!
• Please get in touch with Christian Pennotti, Melissa
Reichwage, Gianluca Nardi

16. What are your
thoughts, ideas and
comments?