Organizational Review

CISV International is conducting an “organizational review” that will be reviewing all aspects of the structures and work practices of CISV International, which consists of the International Office, the International Board of Trustees, all international committees together with the current system of international meetings and trainings. For the first time in its 60 year history, CISV International will be working with a firm of external consultants.

YOUR CHAPTER OR NA AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL REVIEW

Make sure that your views are fully represented and considered in this process. To help us to consult with you, we have produced some materials that will help you to conduct a Consultation Workshop at one of your regular Board meetings. Click on the appropriate orange button below for everything you need to run the Workshop, which should take about 90 minutes. Have your say and have fun!

The research and data-collection phase of the Review has now been completed. BlueSpark is now working on reports and recommendations.

Thank you to all Chapters and NAs that held and submitted their NA and Chapter responses. In total we received 72% from Chapters or one-Chapter NAs/PAs, and 69% from Boards of multi-Chapter NAs/PAs. This is a resounding level of participation and will give our consultants what they need to understand how CISV International can best help our Chapters.

The following Chapters and One-Chapter National Associations sent in their responses to the Chapter survey

CISV Argentina
CISV Australia's Perth and Victoria's Chapters
CISV Austria's Graz, Klagenfurt, Linz and Vienna Chapters
CISV Brazil's Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Campinas, Londrina, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo and Vitoria Chapters
CISV Canada’s Calgary, Fredericton, Halifax, Ottawa, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Chapters
CISV Colombia's Bogota and Medellin Chapters
CISV Costa Rica
CISV Cote d'Ivoire's Abidjan and Agnibilekrou Chapters
CISV Croatia
CISV Czech Republic
CISV Denmark's Aalborg, Aarhus, Amager, Hareskov-Værløse, North Zealand-Farum, Nykobing Falster, Roskilde and Vestsjælland Chapters
CISV Ecuador
CISV Egypt
CISV El Salvador
CISV Estonia
CISV Faroe Islands
CISV Finland’s Helsinki, Lappeenranta and Naantali Chapters
CISV France' Alsace, Auvergne, Grenoble, Ile-de-France and Savoie Chapters
CISV Georgia
CISV Germany’s Berlin-Brandenburg, Cologne, Hamburg, Loerrach and Mainz-Wiesbaden Chapters
CISV Great Britain’s Hull & East Riding, Leeds & West Yorkshire, Manchester & North West, North East and Sheffield Chapters
CISV Greece
CISV Greenland
CISV Guatemala
CISV Honduras
CISV Hungary
CISV Iceland
CISV India's Delhi, Lucknow and Mumbai Chapters
CISV Indonesia's Cendrawasih and Krakatau Chapters
CISV Israel's Haifa and Tel Aviv Chapters

CISV Italy’s Bologna, Cortina, Ferrara, Florence, Forli, Genova, Gorizia, Milan, Modena, Padova, Reggio Emilia, Rome and Trento Chapters
CISV Japan’s Kansai, Kanto and Kyushu Chapters
CISV Jordan
CISV Kenya
CISV Korea
CISV Latvia
CISV Lebanon
CISV Lithuania
CISV Luxembourg
CISV Macedonia FYR
CISV Mexico’s Mexico City and Queretaro Chapters
CISV Netherlands
CISV New Zealand’s Auckland and Christchurch Chapters
CISV Norway’s Hedmark, Østfold, Troms and Vestfold Chapters
CISV Peru
CISV Philippines' Bacolod, Baguio, Cebu, Manila and Quezon City Chapters
CISV Poland's Lodz and Warsaw Chapters
CISV Portugal
CISV Senegal
CISV Spain's Galicia Chapter
CISV Sweden’s Bastad-Bjare, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Jonkoping, Malmo-Lund, Molndal, Ostersund, Umea and Västerås Chapters
CISV Switzerland
CISV Thailand
CISV Turkey
CISV USA’s Alanta, Brandywine Valley, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas - Ft.Worth, Detroit, Greater Springfield, Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Maine, Miami County, Michigan City, New York, Northeast Ohio, Northwest Ohio, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain Denver, San Francisco Bay Area, Smoky Mountain and Washington DC Chapters

The following Multi-Chapter National Association Boards sent in their responses

CISV Australia
CISV Belgium
CISV Brazil
CISV Canada
CISV Colombia
CISV Denmark
CISV Finland
CISV France
CISV Germany
CISV Great Britain
CISV Indonesia
CISV Israel
CISV Japan
CISV Mexico
CISV New Zealand
CISV Philippines
CISV Sweden
CISV USA

Many thanks! Your views will help form recommendations for the future of CISV International.

WHY AN ORGANIZATIONAL REVIEW?

We’re looking to see if CISV is the best we can be, at every level of the organization, so that we support the Chapters in the most effective way to achieve our vision, purpose and strategic priorities.

This Organizational Review was requested by the Board of CISV International and approved at the Annual International Meeting in Berlin 2010. As we reach our 60^th year, this Review seems particularly timely, to help us look forward to our next 60 years with confidence.

We’ve put the Chapters at the heart of the Review, as they are at the front-line, delivering our Programmes and we feel that must be our focus if we are to achieve our goal of ‘better and more programmes’. Specifically, we will be reviewing all aspects of the structures and work practices of CISV International, which consists of the International Office, the International Board, all international committees together with the current system of international meetings and trainings. This includes looking at things from how CISV International communicates with Chapters, to how we make important decisions, to the relationship between volunteers and staff, to where the International Office is located.

WHAT DO WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE FROM THE ORGANIZATIONAL REVIEW?

At the end of the Organizational Review process we will have a better understanding of what is working well within CISV International and will be proposing ways to make sure that these structures and good practices are supported and celebrated. We will also have a greater appreciation of what is not working so well and we will be in a position to propose, what we hope will be, an exciting agenda for change and development based on our findings. We are committed to ensuring that any change and development proposed will be for the benefit of the Chapters and Programmes.

HOW WILL THE REVIEW BE CARRIED OUT?

CISV International has appointed BlueSpark Consulting (www.bluesparkconsulting.com) to undertake this wide-ranging Organizational Review. BlueSpark are a British firm of highly experienced external consultants, who will guide the process and ensure a professional and objective analysis of CISV International.

We have set up a Working Group to co-ordinate the process with BlueSpark; the Working Group consists of International Executive Committee members Brett Vottero (President) and Pilar Villaneuva, International Office staff Gabrielle Mandell (Secretary General) and Denise Farrar (Communications Officer), CISV members Jane Van Fleet (CISV USA), Tiago Wigman (CISV Brazil) and Maru Ayam (CISV Argentina and member of the Resources Training Development Committee), along with Mike Caudrey of BlueSpark Consulting.

The Working Group has a demanding schedule and over the next six months will be:

consulting extensively with CISV Chapters, National Associations, International Committees, International Office and International Board between March and September and at AIM 2011.

attending Regional Training Forums, Regional Meetings, possibly some NA Board Meetings and creating opportunities for NAs, Chapters and JBs to use our materials to consult with your members.

giving feedback, updates and informal ways to get involved and give your input to the Organizational Review throughout the process.

running workshops at AIM 2011, where Bluespark will be presenting their interim findings.

All findings will be analysed by BlueSpark Consulting, and they will present their final Recommendations and Implementation Plan to the Working Group by 30 November 2011. The Recommendations and Implementation Plan will then form the next phase of the consultation process.

If you have any queries about the Organizational Review and the way that it is being carried out, please contact the Working Group directly at org.review@cisv.org and they will be pleased to answer your questions.

HOW DO I TAKE PART?

We can only get the best from this review if we get and listen to honest feedback from as many people as possible at every level of CISV. Take your opportunity to have your say –

by taking part in any workshops or consultation event organised by your Committee, NA, Chapter or Junior Branch

bookmark and visit this page, so you get regular updates and feedback on how the Review is going

by following CISV International on Facebook and Twitter for quick updates, polls and other easy ways of having your say.

And make sure you pass on the word to your friends in CISV, so they have their say as well!

ORGANIZATIONAL REVIEW AT AIM 2011

Mike Caudrey of BlueSpark presented preliminary findings from Chapter surveys and emerging key themes for the plenary at AIM. You can find his PowerPoint presentation here.

ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FROM AIM 2011 to AIM 2012

End of Consultation/Research Phase	30 September 2011
Findings & Conclusions Report to IEC	November 2011
Recommendations Report to IEC	December 2011
Consideration of Reports and preparation of communications to the organization	December 2011 – February 2012
Mid-Way Meeting and finalization of plans for communication and consultation.	February 2012
Presentation Materials on recommendations made available to NAs	March 2012
Presentations and Consultations on recommendations at Regional Meetings and Training Forums	March – May 2012
Consultation opportunities in NAs and Chapters	March – May 2012
Compilation of consultation results and preparation of motions and other documents for AIM	June 2012
AIM and decisions on recommendations and implementation plan	August 2012