Course: JusticeMakers Training Curriculum (English)

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Congratulations on being awarded a 2022 Turkey JusticeMaker Fellow!

Welcome to the 2022 JusticeMakers Fellowship training module. This curriculum is designed to help you implement your JusticeMakers Fellowship project over the course of the next year.

Celebrating the Heroes of Criminal Justice

JusticeMakers is an online community that shares intellectual capital and best practices in the field of criminal justice. A project of International Bridges to Justice, JusticeMakers seeks to unleash the collective energies of criminal defenders from around the world and realize the vast potential of international human rights legislation. The online effort will be supported by a partnership structure that brings the website’s tools and wealth of knowledge to those living beyond the digital divide.

This curriculum is continuously modified to bring the best possible lessons to the JusticeMakers Fellows.

After you have completed these lessons, please complete the survey and help us improve the JusticeMakers Fellows Training Curriculum for future generations of criminal reformers around the world.

During these lessons, you will learn from the best practices of past Fellows in the areas of:

Project Management

Implementation Skills

Monitoring and Evaluation

Budgeting and Financial Management

Safety Awareness

Join the JusticeMakers Community and connect with other JusticeMakers via JusticeHub! As part of the online JusticeMakers community, you now have the valuable opportunity to share experiences with other JusticeMakers, lawyers, and human rights defenders around the world.
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  JusticeMakers Forum
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Project Management topics to be covered:

In this section you will learn basic project management concepts. Project management tips, disbursement information for your grant, and useful lessons from previous JM Fellows are introduced. There is a short quiz at the end to be completed.
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  How to Manage a Project File
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  The Eight Affirmations Page
- a. Disbursement Schedule
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  Grant Disbursement Information Page
- b. Expect Setbacks
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  Anticipating Setbacks - Lessons from Previous Fellows Page
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  Project Management Quiz Lesson
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How to Implement a JusticeMakers Fellows Project:

Soft skills are important for 'selling' your project to the various audiences you will meet: community, media, government officials and the international community. After you complete this section you will be ready to develop your communications strategy, plan further fundraising, lead a successful team, use local resources, and speak concisely and fluently about your project. Please complete the quiz at the end.
- a. Communications Planning
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  Your JusticeMakers Communications Intern Page
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  Internship Advertisement File
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  Customs and Politics Page
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  Raising Awareness for your Project - Lessons from Previous Fellows Page
- b. Fundraising
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  Fundraising Page
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  Grant Writing and Fundraising Guide-sheet File
- c. Leading a Team
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  Be Approachable and Build Firm Relationships - Lessons from Previous Fellows Page
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  Leading a Team - Seth Godin on the Tribes We Lead URL
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  Leading a Team - Derek Silvers on How to Start a Movement URL
- d. Collaboration
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  Collaborating with Local Resources - Lessons from Previous Fellows Page
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  Collaborating with the Government - Lessons from Previous Fellows Page
- d. Speaking About Your Project
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  Speech Organization - Flowchart File
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  How to Create an "Elevator Speech" Page
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  Implementation Quiz Lesson
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Monitoring and Evaluating Your Project:

The only way to prove change is through a careful system of baseline surveying, year-ling monitoring, and a thorough evaluation. Please review the materials and tips in this section and then complete the quiz.
- a. Plan a Design
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  Instituting M&E into Your Project File
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  Tips on M&E from the US State Department File
- b. Baseline Reporting
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  IBJ Reporting Expectations Page
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  Reporting Template File
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  IBJ Scorecard for Criminal Justice Systems File
- c. Analysis
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  Ongoing Best Practices - Lessons from Previous Fellows Page
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  Monitoring and Evaluation Design Quiz Lesson
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Budgeting and financial management

Make each dollar go further. Use these tools to budget your grant to make it more successful. There is a short quiz at the end.
- a. Tips from the World Bank on Grant Management
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  Key Points to Consider Page
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  World Bank Small Grant Program Budget Sheet File
- b. Resources
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  Sample Line Item Budget File
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  Budgeting Quiz Lesson
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Safely Implementing Your Project:

You must take your safety seriously! Review this section carefully.
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  IBJ/Ashoka Safety Awareness Course URL
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Video Lectures:

Check back often for updates and new lectures.
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  Dan Pink: What Motivates Us Page
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  Karen Tse: How to Stop Torture URL
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Additional Resources:

Please feel free to use these resources.
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  IBJ Vision, Mission, & Theory of Change Page
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  IBJ Criminal Defense Wiki URL
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  Laws of Reciprocity File
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  Social Entrepreneurship Handbook File
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  Tips for Running a Meeting Page
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Evaluation
Help IBJ improve our JusticeMakers curriculum by taking this short survey. Your answers will help improve this training curriculum and will benefit future classes of JusticeMakers Fellows.
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