Resources

Explore our extensive library of resources rooted in practice and presented here freely for the benefit of civil society.  

Legal Frameworks and Political Space for NGOs – Executive Summary

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.

Briefing Paper 40. 40 years of NGO development: Time to rediscover a purpose?

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.

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Review of activities 2013-14

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.

Praxis Note 51. World Cup Special: How to build a winning team

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.

Authors:

Rod MacLeod, Rick James

Praxis Note 68. Knowledge sharing in action: The case of Concern Worldwide’s Knowledge Matters

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.

Author:

Kai Matturi

Praxis Note 67. Survival is not enough: Building capacity of a thriving civil society in West Africa

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.

ONTRAC 57. Beyond spring: Civil society’s role in the Middle East and North Africa

Authors:

Suzanne Hammad, Michael Hammer, Rod MacLeod, Tamara Alkhas, Salem Aldini, Marwa Kuwaider, Rula Daghash, Mohammad Al-Jribia

Civil Society at a Crossroads. Most significant findings

This two-page document summarises the most important findings of the 'Civil Society at a Crossroads' programme . It also links to the project's major outputs, including more detailed synthesis documents and all case studies.

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INTRAC