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Implementing and Managing the Talking Book Program

From the beginning, Literacy Bridge has stated that we do not intend to own or manage the each country’s implementation of the Talking Book program. Instead, we believe it is best to work with NGOs, businesses, universities, and governments to allow local control and ownership of the program. During my most recent trip to Ghana last month, I started putting in more thought in how this might work. I’ll start with the questions to answer, and then I’ll try to offer some possible answers in my next post:

  • Is there a single nationwide entity that coordinates the program?
  • If so, if this an NGO?
  • How are business, government, and civil society interests all represented in one coordinating body?
  • How does the coordinating body coordinate the Talking Book program without interfering with a decentralized growth and innovation by businesses or local NGOs?
  • Is there a formal relationship between Literacy Bridge and the country’s implementing organization or organizations?
  • What should the name be of each local organization?
  • Who is on the board of directors? Are they primarily/exclusively citizens of the country? Is there overlap between this org’s board of directors and the Literacy Bridge board?
  • Does Literacy Bridge become a membership-based organization?

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One Response to “Implementing and Managing the Talking Book Program”

  1. One Possible Organizational Structure « Bridge Notes says:
    May 7, 2008 at 11:59 pm

    [...] Posted on May 7, 2008 by cliffs To follow up on my set of questions in yesterday’s post, Implementing and Managing the Talking Book Program, here’s a summary of one option we are exploring with our partners in [...]

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