The Media Sustainability Essentials guide helps media managers identify and choose the most relevant business models and practices that fit with their  missions and operating conditions.

Implementation Tip for USAID Partners on how to tell success stories to demonstate your impact.

Implementation Tip for USAID Partners on developing a marketing communication plan.

Implementation Tip for USAID Partners on connecting with prospective partners and funders. 

The CSO Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia provides a comprehensive assessment of the capacity of civil society to serve as both a short-term partner in implementing development solutions and a long-term actor in ensuring development outcomes are sustained. The CSOSI empowers local civil society to collectively assess not only the environment in which they are operating, but also their own capacities to advocate, operate sustainably and communicate with citizens.This year’s Index reports on the state of CSO sectors in twenty-four countries in the region, from the Baltics in the north to the Caucasus in the south, and the Visegrad countries in the west to Russia, which stretches east to the Pacific Ocean. It addresses both advances and setbacks in seven key components or “dimensions” of the sustainability of the civil society sector: legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, advocacy, service provision, sectoral infrastructure, and public image. The Index is intended to be a useful source of information for local CSOs, governments, donors, academics, and others who want to better understand and monitor key aspects of sustainability in the CSO sector.

Part Three, “Connecting with Donors,” of NPI's Going the Distance focuses on various communication modes with donors, such as developing and delivering elevator speeches, writing capability and systems (capacity) statements and connecting with donors.

Toolkit aimed at strengthening writing within an organization; Tips, tools and examples for strengthening writing within your organization. Sections include:Notice Boards; Memos; Letters, Faxes, and Emails; Minutes and Reports

Basic tips and tools for effective writing

Civicus toolkit on handling media; Karen Hurt; Toolkit

Civicus toolkit on how organizations can produce their own media; Karen Hurt; Toolkit