Plan resource allocation strategically
You could:
At development level:
- Allocate dedicated budget and personnel to support equality and human rights work
- Plan how to allocate resources based on organisational priorities
- Include equality and human rights considerations in budget planning processes
- Plan for future capacity needs
- Make sure enough resources are committed long-term
- Review how you are allocating resources regularly to ensure it matches organisational priorities
At advanced level:
- Plan resources comprehensively and strategically
- Ensure you have enough resources for doing the work, not just meeting legal requirements
- Ensure you can access specialist equality and human rights expertise (both internal and external)
- Build relationships with consultants, legal advisers and equality organisations for specialist support
- Protect equality and human rights resources in the face of budget and other substantial organisational pressures
Suggested Priority: High | Suggested Timeframe: Short (1-2 years) and ongoing
Understanding priorities and timeframes
Priority levels
- High priority: Essential actions that form the foundation for equality and human rights mainstreaming
- Medium priority: Important actions that build on foundational work
- Low priority: Beneficial actions for advanced implementation
Timeframes
- Short (1-2 years): Actions that can be implemented relatively quickly
- Medium (2-5 years): Actions requiring more extensive planning and resources
- Ongoing: Actions that should continue throughout your mainstreaming journey
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