USAID document provides tips on establishing quality baselines and setting targets to successful manage foreign assistance programs.

A guide to manuals for qualitative and participatory research on child health, nutrition and reproductive health. Describes some of the existing manuals for conducting qualitative research and provides information to help program managers, researchers, funders of health programs, and others select the manuals that are most appropriate to their needs.

USAID document offers an overview of ways to assess institutional capacity, including tools to measure the capacity of a whole organization as well as tools to measure individual parts or functions of an organization.

Civicus toolkit on how organizaitons can promote themselves; Karen Hurt; Toolkit

Sourcebook outlines some of the key tools used by those involved in institutional development.

Example of a Consultant's Contract, covering scope of work, deliverables and administrative matters.

Sample Employee Agreement covering salary and human resource issues (such as annual/sick leave, allowances, etc.).

AED's Employee Appraisal Report, which establishes an employee's job responsibilities, clarifies employer's expectations, opens a dialogue between employee and employer, and sets certain specific actions to appraise an employee's performance.

Provides a guide to the responsibilities of the employer, organization and the employee. It is a basic document guiding employer-employee relations, to be used in conjunction with specific job descriptions, individual contracts and other written documents and policies.

Policy Manual outlining financial issues, such as how to control costs, regulate fundraising, set up accounting procedures, conduct audits, etc.