Claire Bombardier, Chair, INCLEN Inc.

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The INCLEN Trust
INCLEN Inc.
Transforming the network for effective
leadership and management

• Claire Bombardier,
  Chair, INCLEN Inc.
• Marcel Tanner,
  Chair, INCLEN Trust
• Mary-Ann Lansang, Incoming
  Executive Director
• INCLEN Trust

INCLEN Global meeting Bangkok, October 17, 2000
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Hallmarks of INCLEN Capacity Building Since 1980

• Develop institutions, not just individuals
• (54 institutions, 28 countries, gt500 trainees)
• critical mass
• multi-disciplinary
• institutional support
• long-term perspective

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Reflections on the INCLEN model 1Strengths

• High calibre trainees
• Critical mass/institution-based/multi-disciplinari
  ty impact became synergistic
• Network encouraged cross-fertilization and
  ensured quality

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Reflections on the INCLEN model 2Weaknesses

• Technical emphasis on research skills
• lack of research management, health policy and
  leadership
• imbalance between training and research functions

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Reflections on the INCLEN model 3Weaknesses

• Inward looking network, centralised
  administration in the US
• no incentive to pursue partnerships
• no stringent performance assessment because of
  guaranteed sole source funding

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OLD INCLEN Governance
ChinaCLEN
AfriCLEN
EuroCLEN
Executive
Board of Directors
Office
SEACLEN
IndiaCLEN
LatinCLEN
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INCLEN s transitionAug 98-Dec 99 strategic
planning

• July 98 Rockefeller Fnd. last grant
• Aug 98 Program cmt strategic planning, Manilla
• Dec 98 Board Prog Cmt Planning, London
• Mar 99 Presentation of the strategic plan at the
  INCLEN Global Mtg, Bangkok
• Regional Planning meetings, feedback and
  redrafting of strategic plan,
• June 99 Board approval of strategic plan
• Sept 99 external evaluation
• Dec 99 resignation of Executive Director as of
  July 2000.

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INCLEN s transformationFeb 2000 Cuernavaca,
Mexico

• 2 Days Program cmt meeting
• Followed by 1 day Joint program cmt and board
  meeting
• Proposal for a new governance structure
• Cuernavaca spiritpartnership and trust
• Sharing of common visiongoals
• harmonization of views on how to achieve them

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INCLEN s transformationJan 2000 - Oct 2000

• Jan - Jun D Fraser MA Lansang
• Jul - Oct Ad hoc teams and IEO
• Philadelphia Office
• Co-directors MA Lansang, R Dennis
• A. Fogel, T. Heiler, S. Kakar, K. Christo
• Transition Team
• C. Bombardier, N. Sewankambo, R. Dennis, MA
  Lansang
• CEO Search Team
• C. Bombardier, R.R. Chaudhury, N. Sewankambo, M.
  Nichter, T. Tan-Torres, R. Dennis
• Trust Team
• M. Tanner, W. Macharia, M.A. Lansang

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INCLEN TRUST - New Governance
Executive Office
Board of Governors CEUs,CERTs
South-based
Board of Trustees

(7 CLEN presidents, 3 INCLEN Inc. Board reps, ?
other Ass. Founders)
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GOVERNING BODIES

• Board of Governors
• Board of Trustees
• Management Committee

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MANAGEMENT

• CEO and senior staff members
• term 3 years
• manage day-to-day affairs
• coordinate activities among regional networks
• appoint and supervise employees, subcommittees
• 6-monthly progress reports to BOT
• develop and submit to the BOT annual plan of
  operations and budget

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The Trust - Legal Entity
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