Updated Dgroups Foundation products and activity portfolio
Following our recent update on the Dgroups Foundation’s Purpose, Mission, and Vision, this post looks more closely at how we put those commitments into practice. The Dgroups Foundation supports more inclusive, effective, and sustainable collaboration in development, humanitarian, and social justice work. We help partners establish and strengthen online communities, knowledge-sharing platforms, learning processes, and …
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Refined Dgroups Foundation’s purpose, mission, and vision
As the Dgroups Foundation continues to evolve, we’ve taken time to reflect on what drives our work and where we want to go next. This process has helped us clarify and sharpen our Purpose, Mission, and Vision – not as a rebranding exercise, but as a reaffirmation of what the Foundation stands for and how …
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From data collection to shared learning: MEL systems that bridge research and practice
Our work on MEL tools and approaches with several IDRC research for development programmes was featured in a presentation at the KM Triversary Forum on “From Data Collection to Shared Learning: Designing MEL Systems that Serve Both Research and Practice.” The session explored how Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems can move beyond compliance and …
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Dgroups Foundation Knowledge and Learning Exchange 2025 – Collaboration Futures: Strengthening online communities and practices
The Dgroups Foundation Knowledge and Learning Exchange 2025 will take place online on Thursday 20 November from 14:00 to 15:30 CET (13:00-14:30 UTC). This 90-minute interactive session will bring together online facilitators, knowledge managers, and practitioners from across international development, humanitarian, and social justice networks to explore how online collaboration can become more effective and …
Bridging Communities and content: Dgroups Foundation at the KM Triversary Forum
At the recent KM Triversary Forum (14-15 October 2025), we delivered a presentation together with IDRC colleagues on our experiences in building and supporting a KM and collaboration platform for the CLimate Adaptation and REsilience (CLARE) programme. The presentation, “Bridging Communities and Content: Integrated KM for Climate Research Collaboration”, showcased how the Dgroups Foundation supported …
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How we collaborate online: Insights from a Dgroups Foundation survey
As digital collaboration continues to evolve, in late 2024, the Dgroups Foundation conducted a short online survey to better understand how professionals across the development and humanitarian sectors are engaging, sharing, and working together online. Here we summarize what we heard from the 43 respondents from a wide range of organizations – including INGOs, UN …
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2024 in review: Dgroups Foundation highlights
As the year comes to a close, we want to share updates on our 2024 activities, project progress, partner experiences, and some plans we look forward to pursuing in 2025. One of the key areas we’ve worked on recently is the integration of different online collaboration platforms with other tools and systems for knowledge sharing …
From planning to action: Launching the CGIAR Climate Community
As climate change continues to impact lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems across the globe, the CGIAR Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Platform is leading efforts to find solutions that truly matter. By uniting CGIAR’s research on climate adaptation and mitigation, the Platform ensures these initiatives achieve maximum visibility and impact where they are needed most. Earlier …
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D4Ag: Driving dialogue and knowledge exchange in digital agriculture
This post draws from an interview conducted by Dgroups Associate Jessica Ball with Giacomo Rambaldi, an experienced facilitator of online communities of practice. A long-time supporter of the Dgroups Foundation, Giacomo previously served on its Board while working with CTA. He is now one of the lead moderators of the D4Ag online community, a thriving …
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Help us map the digital landscape: Survey on online collaboration tools and trends
For more than twenty years, people working in the development and humanitarian sectors have connected and collaborated online – by email, through websites and intranets, in virtual meetings and platforms, and through social media. Starting in 2002, Dgroups has been at the forefront of enhancing online collaboration and interaction by bringing people together around a …
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