Resources

Oxfam’s Vivien Margaret Walden introduces the ‘Contribution to Change’ approach, which takes into account multiple sources of responses to emergencies […]

The purpose of this study is to contribute to learning on the value of ‘unrestricted’ or ‘strategic’ donor funding of […]

Experience tells us that financial sustainability is crucial for the long-term survival and
effectiveness of all types of International NGOs. The challenge is how to achieve such levels
of financial sustainability…

This two-page summary of the research “Legal Frameworks and Political Space for NGOs” provides the highlights of the most important findings, the recommendations, and a snapshot of the situation in all 12 countries studied.

This essay is the product of Brian’s Pratt personal review of over almost 40 years’ experience engaged in development from a civil society/NGO perspective.

INTRAC’s 2013-14 annual report highlights our research, training, and consultancy work in civil society dynamics; planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning; and trends in international NGO and donor practices.

The board publishes an annual report and accounts for each financial year, which ends on 31 March. The detailed financial […]

Who is your Rooney? Who is your Neymar? Who is your Messi? Over the years we have found questions like these to be really useful in helping NGO leaders (with an interest in the beautiful game) to manage their NGO more effectively.

This Praxis Note describes how Concern Worldwide has been able to provide the means, motivation, and opportunity for staff to document and share their experience-based knowledge for organisational learning purposes, though the vehicle of an internal publication called Knowledge Matters.

  There has been increasing concern to understand the realities that affect how international and local NGOs operate in many […]

This paper summarises lessons about capacity building in the region learnt by WACSI, including questions both funders and CSOs should ask themselves and each other before embarking on any capacity building programme.

In 2011, the world watched amazed as people across the Arab world stood up to demand change. Beginning with a […]