Nonprofit Resource Management

This toolkit written by J.Shapiro and published by CIVICUS shows how to plan, research and write a funding proposal and the follow-up required once it is written and sent off. It has been written for those of us who doesn't have much experience and confidence in proposal writing. It provides advice on: (1) knowing about donors such as their goals and concerns and details of the application process, (2) knowing your own organisation,its identity is and track record, (3) identifying your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, (4) what to put into your proposal and how to write one, (5) following up your application, and (6) maintaining a donor relationship once funds have been granted. PDF Document is available from CIVICUS

"Online collaborative knowledge tool for and by non-governmental organisations in Africa. "

A new series of articles for non-technical decision makers of NGOs, to help them in making strategic ICT decisions for their organisations. The series will try to explain main strategic groups of ICT technology uses for NGOs in simple terms and provide some examples.The series is part of a new guide book that will be published on NGOPedia.org as wiki.

"Mobile technologies helped people or organisations to jump into information technology bandwagon especially in rural Africa where there was little or no previous infrastructure. As mobile phones and related technologies are gaining more and more popularity, innovative people are finding more ways to benefit from them. There are so many applications in this area that are worth to mention that this article wouldn't be enough to cover. So we are going to look into a few common mobile application examples that are utilised by non-profit organisations only. "

The report on the use of ICT by NGO's

"This innovative programme is a foundational course on economic and social policies to promote equity and child rights. The topics covered include: the human rights-based approach to development; equitable macroeconomic and sector policies; public finance and social budgeting; multidimensional poverty; social protection, migration and climate change. "

Many organizations have approached the social web and new technologies from different angles during the last years. Large organisations have engaged in one or another way, in social media. But did they fully embrace the participatory web? This post takes a look at how development organisations have approached the social web and where the status quo stands.

Describes the development and application of a new eight-level ICT Maturity Model. The model - developed for education institutions in developing countries - links specific ICT infrastructure levels to student learning outcomes. It provides guidance on ICT planning and implementation for schools, colleges and universities.

NGOs (non-governmental organizations) sometimes see management as belonging in the corporate world, with little relevance to their organizations, be they citizens' groups, peace groups, environmental organizations or other interest groups. However, management is not about expensive consultants, buzzwords or the latest in corporate management chic. It is about making best use of resources, creating a good working environment and being the most effective NGO that you can. Most of it is just common sense.

"This wiki is being developed into a resource for non-profit organisations in South Africa, giving insight into social media tools, and giving local examples of how these tools are being applied within this sector. The majority of this information stems from discussions and panels from the Sangonet '09 Conference held in Johannesburg and Cape Town in October. This wiki stems from workshops held in 2009 run by The African Commons Project in collaboration with Sangonet, providing training to NGOs on how to use social media to have conversations with their constituents and stakeholders. Thus, this wiki space includes the outline of the workshop, content, resources, and practical sessions attached to each workshop. "

"This report looks at innovation in the use of technology along the timeline of crisis response, from emergency preparedness and alerts to recovery and rebuilding. It profiles organizations whose work is advancing the frontlines of innovation, offers an overview of international efforts to increase sophistication in the use of IT and social networks during emergencies, and provides recommendations for how governments, aid groups, and international organizations can leverage this innovation to improve community resilience. "

This course provides a simple way to learn the basic elements of modern project management concepts that are required by international development organizations dedicated to assistance and humanitarian relief. The course is divided in 5 modules: Each module presents ideas and concepts with the aid of charts and graphics to help increase your understanding. After each module you will have an opportunity to review the main topics with a short test. The course has been designed for no more that 120 minutes. You can take the course and its modules at your own pace, the menu and index can help you move around the course and take each module and each lesson independently. To help you increase your knowledge, many modules include links to documents that you can open and read at your own time. These documents are in Adobe PDF format. Module 1 - Introduction to project management Module 2 - The Project Management Cycle Module 3 - The project Management processes Module 4 - Project Management Organzation Structure Module 5 - Roles, Responsabilities and Skills of Project Managers

Online project management tools enhance productivity and transparency. Project management can easily become chaotic and not very efficient whether you are part of a team or of an organization. If you were planning to enhance remote collaboration, an Intranet or document management system was so far a good choice. Online project management tools go beyond that and allow decentralized collaboration between co-workers, thus project planning and implementation get more transparent and productive.

"Access to and the strategic use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) have been shown to have the potential to help bring about economic development, poverty reduction, and democratisation. This report examines the potential of ICTs for advancing democracy and empowerment. "

This is a project of the PNKM Initiative that provides over 6,000 Preferred Practices and Pitfalls, Glossaries, Resources, GVSU Featured Articles, Trends and Web site profiles within ten topic areas.

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