As the functioning of the Active Citizens Fund is based on the principles of results-based management, the result framework for the entire duration of the ACF program was agreed between Lithuania and the donor countries. The latter has served as guidance, developing the calls for proposals and project selection requirements.
The program results are divided into five outcome areas, setting specific outcomes and output indicators for each area. At the program‘s level, a contribution of each granted project is crucial. The projects can contribute to the program‘s aims through their outputs (goods and services produced by a project for a specific target group or project beneficiaries) and outcomes (short and medium-term effects of a project on a particular target group or project beneficiaries).
Below you will find the expected result framework with outcomes and outputs adopted by ACF in Lithuania.
| Programme level outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Expected programme outcomes | Indicators | Target value |
| Civil society and active citizenship strengthened and vulnerable groups empowered | Number of society organisation (CSO) activities (including staff members, volunteers) | 10,000 |
| Number of CSOs directly funded | 180 | |
| Outcome 1 | ||
| Expected results | Indicators | Target value |
| Outcome | ||
| Increased citizen participation in civic activities | Share of target group demonstrating increased participation in civic activities (those people whose participation level the intervention aims to change) | (+25%) |
| Number of users of digital tools to promote public participation in civic activities | 40000 | |
| Number of people participating in consultations with a public decision-making body | 600 | |
| Output | ||
| Citizens’ participation in civic activities promoted | Number of awareness raising campaigns led by supported CSOs | 44 |
| Number of volunteers working in supported CSOs | 1400 | |
| Citizens involved in public policy decision-making at national and local levels | Number of CSOs involving citizens in public policy decision-making | 33 |
| Number of digital tools developed to promote public participation in civic activities/involvement in public policy decision making | 10 | |
| Civic education supported | Number of partnerships between CSOs and educational institutions on civic education | 10 |
| Number of people educated about civic rights and participation | 2000 | |
| Outcome 2 | ||
| Expected results | Indicators | Target value |
| Outcome | ||
| Strengthened civil society watchdog/advocacy role | Number of national policies and laws influenced by CSOs | 10 |
| Number of CSOs using evidence-based research to support their advocacy and policy work | 22 | |
| Output | ||
| Policy input submitted by CSOs | Number of CSO policy submissions aimed at influencing polices, legal regulations and public decisions | 44 |
| Transparency and accountability of public institutions promoted | Number of monitoring initiatives by supported CSOs promoting transparency and accountability of public institutions | 22 |
| Number of campaigns by supported CSOs promoting transparency and accountability of public institutions | 15 | |
| Number of CSOs actively using the media to further their advocacy work | 52 | |
| Number of digital tools developed to promote public participation in civic activities/involvement in public policy decision making | 10 | |
| Intersectoral CSO cooperation supported | Number of joint advocacy initiatives by supported CSOs | 6 |
| Outcome 3 | ||
| Expected results | Indicators | Target value |
| Outcome | ||
| Increased support for human rights | Number of national policies and laws influenced by CSOs | 10 |
| Share of target group expressing favourable views to human rights | (+15%) | |
| Share of target group disapproving of public statements that express negative views or hatred against vulnerable groups | (+15%) | |
| Share of target group expressing favourable views to gender equality | (+15%) | |
| Output | ||
| Implementation of international human rights standards promoted | Number of advocacy campaigns promoting human rights carried out | 20 |
| Number of strategic litigation cases supported | 14 | |
| Number of CSOs supported to monitor the implementation of international human rights standards | 14 | |
| Awareness-raising on human rights and equal treatment promoted | Number of awareness raising campaigns on human rights carried out | 35 |
| Number of people educated on human rights and equal treatment | 1500 | |
| CSOs actively address gender equality and GBV | Number of CSOs working on gender equality | 15 |
| Number of CSOs working on gender based violence | 15 | |
| Outcome 4 | ||
| Expected results | Indicators | Target value |
| Outcome | ||
| Vulnerable groups are empowered | Number of vulnerable individuals reached by empowerment measures | 2200 |
| Number of beneficiaries of services provided or improved | 1100 | |
| Share of target group disapproving of public statements that express negative views or hatred against vulnerable groups | (+20%) | |
| Output | ||
| Members of vulnerable groups trained or involved in advocating for their needs/the needs of their community | Number of vulnerable individuals trained in advocacy or involved in advocating for their needs/the needs of their community | 110 |
| New or improved services addressing the needs of vulnerable groups promoted | Number of new or improved services addressing the needs of vulnerable groups (new method in the context of the ACF Program refers to a new tool of assistance or service introduced to a specific community, where it did not exist before) | 11 |
| CSOs promote inclusion and awareness of vulnerable groups | Number of supported CSOs working to promote inclusion and awareness of vulnerable groups | 11 |
| Number of professional staff trained in working with vulnerable groups | 200 | |
| Outcome 5 | ||
| Expected results | Indicators | Target value |
| Outcome | ||
| Enhanced capacity and sustainability of civil society | Number of CSOs with at least two funding sources out of which at least one comprises at least 30% of their total budget | (+50%) |
| Number of initiatives implemented through partnerships between CSOs and public/private entities | 30 | |
| Number of CSOs that regularly disseminate information on their activities and results to the public | (+40%) | |
| Number of CSOs with effective management procedures | (+25%) | |
| Number of CSOs with transparent and accountable governance procedures | (+25%) | |
| Output | ||
| Capacity building provided to CSOs | Number of CSOs participating in capacity building initiatives funded by the Programme (provided within the ACF Programme in the areas of financial sustainability, organizational development and management, communication, governance, impact sustainability, advocacy, etc.) | 200 |
| Number of professional staff trained | 260 | |
| Number of CSOs assessing their organizational capacity building needs and preparing action plans based on the assessment | 50 | |
| Number of CSOs developing financial sustainability plans | 50 | |
| Number of CSOs developing impact assessment plans | 50 | |
| CSO strategies to engage citizens in CSO activities developed | Number of CSOs with new or updated plans to engage their constituencies | 20 |
| CSO partnerships with public/private entities developed | Number of CSO partnerships with public/ private entities | 20 |
| Bilateral cooperation outcomes | ||
| Expected results | Indicators | Target value |
| Outcome | ||
| Enhanced collaboration between beneficiary and donor state entities involved in the Programme | Level of satisfaction with the partnership | ≥ 4.5 |
| Share of cooperating organisations that apply knowledge acquired from bilateral partnership | ≥ 50% | |
| Share of participants in bilateral initiatives funded by the ACF bilateral fund reporting improved knowledge/methods/approaches | (≥ 60%) | |
| Output | ||
| Partnerships between beneficiary and donor state entities supported | Number of projects involving cooperation with a donor project partner | 20 |
| Cooperation between beneficiary and donor state entities facilitated through the ACF bilateral fund | Number of bilateral cooperation initiatives funded by the ACF bilateral fund | 30 |
| Number of individuals participating in bilateral activities funded by the ACF bilateral fund | 60 | |
