This searchable database contains technical and program-related materials, including U.S. Government forms, to support organizational development and institutional strengthening.
Approaches and tools for supporting institutional development; European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM); Draft Booklet
Code of conduct for PVOs -- Spanish Version; InterAction
Toolbook describes the generic partnering process from inception to conclusion, provides ""stand alone"" tools to enable practitioners to develop effective partnerships and includes information about the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and food fortification.
Tool to support rural poor in bringing local government to account - 2005; This power tool describes ways to partner the rural poor to bring local government authorities to account. It is written for change in rural locations. It raises community expectations about the quality of local governance and describes a set of steps to install improvements. It flags the important role that communities can have in improving their own situation. The aim of this power tool is to stimulate the poor to participate in policy formulation and implementation processes. The tool is designed to stimulate supply-side push for improved service delivery together with demand-side pull driven by mobilized communities of the forest dependent poor. The tool is basically a means of raising expecations about the quality of governance that is being provided. The tool describes two vital ingredients for the moblization process:1) A set of five expectations about what local governance should involve and; 2) A series of demand-driven steps to bring it about.
Paper aims to improve child survival and community health programs.
Paper examines the role of leaders and leadership in NGOs by analyzing recent research on the characteristics of NGO leaders and identifying the elements of successful leadership development.
NGO General Management for USAID projects in Russian
Toolkit covers the importance of building relationships with other organizations, the development of networking and the link between successful relationships and strong civil society.
Presentation on how to develop Organizational Capacity.