Consulting
Thought leadership is essential in the era of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. It's needed to implement actions, monitor progress and adapt course corrections to reach a world of zero poverty. Understanding the multiple factors that impact human development, women's economic or political empowerment or the consequences of conflict define the action needed.
Knowledge products -- from flagship reports to catchy data visualizations -- remain the key tools for this leadership.
Producing a cutting-edge knowledge product, though, is never easy. Concepts must be approved. Stakeholders must be brought together. Target audiences defined. Terms of references written, reviewed, pushed through procurement.
Then starts the actual work of desk reviews, field visits, survey design, data collection and data analysis – and drafting it all into compelling language that influences people, ideas and change.
Knowledge products -- from flagship reports to catchy data visualizations -- remain the key tools for this leadership.
Producing a cutting-edge knowledge product, though, is never easy. Concepts must be approved. Stakeholders must be brought together. Target audiences defined. Terms of references written, reviewed, pushed through procurement.
Then starts the actual work of desk reviews, field visits, survey design, data collection and data analysis – and drafting it all into compelling language that influences people, ideas and change.
Don't get stuck in business as usual.
Often, academics are contracted to produce these studies. But they never quite leave the Ivory Tower to deliver pithy, actionable ideas that further policy, programmes or strategies. Or international consultants do the parachute in, interview who you ask them to interview, then exit back out magic trick. And any host of copyeditors can help you refine your text but lack the expertise to work with you on the research, data or analysis to craft it in the first place.
With any of these, you end up having to rewrite the draft, delay the launch or dropping the study altogether, wasting time, energy and resources, taking you away from the work you love to do.
What if someone already understood how your organization works, has the issues expertise and can speak the language of development needed to influence policymakers, donors, senior management or your next hiring manager?
With any of these, you end up having to rewrite the draft, delay the launch or dropping the study altogether, wasting time, energy and resources, taking you away from the work you love to do.
What if someone already understood how your organization works, has the issues expertise and can speak the language of development needed to influence policymakers, donors, senior management or your next hiring manager?
There can be another way.
ZeroPoverty Solutions brings together experienced development practitioners and real-world scholars to craft influential knowledge products and high-quality data analysis for international organizations, the United Nations system, NGOs and government agencies. Our work has shaped flagship reports, global and regional policy dialogues, national development and organizational strategies, and driven global development debate.
We are a unique team drawn from multilateral and local development and research organizations around the globe as passionate about ending poverty and eliminating barriers to gender equality - among other development challenges - as you are.
We know how development organizations work, and have built systems to deliver quality, evidence-based analysis that position thought leadership.
We can help you throughout the entire process, whether you're just formulating the idea or need a last-minute workshop to refine messaging to influence your target audience.
We are a unique team drawn from multilateral and local development and research organizations around the globe as passionate about ending poverty and eliminating barriers to gender equality - among other development challenges - as you are.
We know how development organizations work, and have built systems to deliver quality, evidence-based analysis that position thought leadership.
We can help you throughout the entire process, whether you're just formulating the idea or need a last-minute workshop to refine messaging to influence your target audience.
We've delivered impact for major UN and multilateral organizations.
Examples of recent research, policy and data products:
See some of our recent speaking notes.
- Review of gender-responsive financing and strategic alignment with new UN Development Assistance Framework for UN Country Team
- Background research, data collection and household data analysis, message development, and drafting on the Sustainable Development Goal progress report
- Compilation of statistical indicators database, literature review and analysis on health-related SDGs for women, girls and adolescents
- Generation of innovative human development index concept and measurement to track structural transformation to leave no one behind in a least developed, land-locked economy
See some of our recent speaking notes.
There's zero risk in getting in touch.
Our mission is to help development professionals and organizations deliver the thought leadership their constituents need.
We have spent decades working for governments, UN agencies and NGOs doing the work you do.
Our teams look forward to the chance to discuss your challenge and see how we can help -- our point you on the right path. There's zero cost in reaching out to us, but a lot to gain in exploring our support to expand your development impact.
We have spent decades working for governments, UN agencies and NGOs doing the work you do.
Our teams look forward to the chance to discuss your challenge and see how we can help -- our point you on the right path. There's zero cost in reaching out to us, but a lot to gain in exploring our support to expand your development impact.
