Money Skills: The Basics
Links to resources for finding the money and training in financial management.
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Changing Damaging Behaviour
Alcoholi and drug abuse Domestic Violence Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Most communities have at least one pattern of behaviour that damages those involved – the individual, the partner or the family unit. Changing such behaviour is not easy, but it is worth attempting if the problem is severe.
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Designing and writing for good communication
Making manuals from scratch / Getting the visuals right / Adapting manuals to your culture / Manuals for non-literates / Writing / Making an A4 leaflet / Making a teaching handout / Testing your manual
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How to make a facilitated group effective
A facilitated group is the most powerful way to bring about behaviour change in its members. Such groups tend to be informal and develop their own norms and rules. They can meet for extended periods.
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The Realities of Fundraising
During the process we describe here, we followed the lines of the Guide to Fundraising , which both of us helped to write. For any fundraiser, downloading and studying the guide is the first step.
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Assessing a Training Component
National and international consultants are used for evaluations of projects and most have a thorough knowledge of their own specialism. Increasingly, though, projects have training components that also need assessing, even though the consultant is not really a trainer. This paper assumes that s/he is not very knowledgeable and could use a few suggestions.
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The keys to effectively managing your NGO
An overview of everything you need to consider, with links to the articles in this section.
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Building Sustainability into your NGO
A 5-point plan for Financial, Organisational and Institutional Sustainability for projects and people.
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Building skills in your NGO
• Interviewing & counselling • Handling information • Improving English • Organising training & managing activities
