Info+Management+Framework+Workshop+2012

=**Information Management Framework Toolkit – One Day Workshop, November 6, 2012 **=


 * The Tool Kit**

This 1/2 day workshop @ the Monash Centre from 9am-12.30pm on 6 November 2012 will introduce participants to the Information Management Framework (IMF) Toolkit. The IMF toolkit has been specifically designed for small Non Government Organisations (NGOs) to effectively mange their information. This toolkit and associated resources is one of few resources of this type in the world for small NGOs. (Up to 50 staff).

The Workshop will be lead by Andrew Clark. There will be a modest additional cost and registration is limited to 15 people. Registration will be available when the system is online in June

The toolkit and associated resources have been designed and developed in response to the difficulty many NGOs have experienced in meeting their information management requirements. This is in part due to changing technologies, increasing accountability standards, lack of vocational training opportunities for staff and few if any available free teaching resources specifically written for smaller NGOs. The aims of the toolkit are:
 * Give agencies a broad understanding of how information can be effectively used and managed.
 * Assist agencies to review and identify how effectively they are currently managing their information both in digital and non-digital formats.
 * Enable agencies develop an action plan to effectively meet information governance requirements and enhance their ongoing use of information to enable them to meet agency goals and objectives.
 * Assist agencies to meet accountability standards set by funders and communities they work within.
 * To enable agencies to mange and use information consistent with international standards.

The toolkit had been successfully used in providing training to staff from 200 organizations in the New South Wales (Australia) Home and Community Care sector.

The toolkit has been designed in a generic format and structure allowing it to be readily modified to meet local needs and requirements. The theory behind the workshop will also be explained. The tool kit sits within the creative commons framework; as a consequence it can be reused of modified with attribution for free.

Specific areas covered in toolkit include; These elements are presented within a coherent and structured framework. The underlying principles support accountability, good governance and the power of well organised information to enhance organisational resilience and advocacy.
 * Information Life Cycle
 * Records Management
 * Data Management
 * Information Maturity
 * The Workshop **

The workshop will introduce participants to the toolkit; provide background to its development, its underlying conceptual framework, its links to international standards as well as present research on its utility and usability as a resource for small NGOs.

At the end of the workshop the participants will The workshop will also explore the possibility of establishing a broader community of practice within this area to foster ongoing support and use of toolkit.
 * Effectively use the toolkit so they can enable agencies to manage the different types of information they use on a routine basis.
 * Effectively use the toolkit so they can enable agencies to develop work practices to manage effectively mange and use information over its life cycle.
 * Assist agencies to identify and rate their capacity to manage the different information functional domains so as to effectively manage information.
 * Assist agencies to undertake a gap analysis and develop an action plan with strategies to meet desired information management outcomes.
 * Understand how the toolkit can be modified to meet specific agency needs.
 * Reflect on the usefulness of the toolkit to their context
 * Be aware of international resources available to support NGOs with


 * Target Group **

The workshop is targeting people who are interested in or are providing information management support to smaller NGOs.

//All participants will receive a certificate of attendance and competency at end of workshop//.