LINC is a mission-driven small business that assists leading local and international organizations on a range of initiatives to design effectively, increase institutional capacity, forge lasting partnerships, and measure impact.
We have developed ground-breaking tools to map local networks, measure social capital, and leverage systems-based approaches to locally-led development. We understand the unique constraints that local actors face, and offer practical solutions via training, consulting services, research and advocacy. At LINC, we believe that a practical approach to engaging committed, capable local organizations in leading their own development increases international development effectiveness and sustainability.
Our partners include diverse local organizations in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia who are united by a vision of leading their own development.
We have taken our work to scale with the support of a range of clients, enhancing the design, monitoring, and evaluation of locally-led initiatives throughout the world. Our clients and partners include foundations (Gates Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, Global Green Growth Initiative, United Way Mexico, International Community Foundation, Gerry Roxas Foundation), major companies (BHP Billiton, John Deere, Coca-Cola, East African Beverages Limited), government agencies (USAID, MCC, USDA, DOL, UK FCDO), universities (Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Duke, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Nairobi, Makerere Univ), and NGOs (Mercy Corps, FHI 360, CARE, Adeso Africa, SNV). We help these clients in more than 30 countries throughout Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
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USAID-funded Global Labor Program – Inclusive Futures (GLP-IF) is a five-year program that aims to increase the inclusion of people with disabilities. LINC serves as the technical lead for two distinct components of the program: Systems Thinking and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA).
The Ethiopia Resilience Learning Activity helps USAID and partners to better understand what relief and development interventions can help make households, communities, and systems more resilient.
