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ACEVO                                                                                                                                                 A 'recession support' guide for non-profit organisations in challenging financial times.

BOND: Guidance Notes                                                                                                          These will be updated later in 2010                                                                                                                                               Core Funding Strategies                                                                                                              Logical Framework Analysis                                                                                           Monitoring and Evaluation                                                                                                            Project Budgeting and Accounting

Cash-Online
Resources on financial management aimed at voluntary sector groups.

Charity Commission publications
Downloadable publications on a wide range of charity management issues.

Charities Aid Foundation: Finance Hub                                                                                               Information about funding and finance in the third sector primarily in the UK, although some of the material is usable internationally.

Civicus Toolkits (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish)
Toolkits to improve organisational capacity in communication and planning.

Community Development Resource Association
Resources on development practice.

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP): glossary
Translation of accounting terms between English and Arabic.

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP): financial management training materials (Arabic, English and French)
Materials include accounting and financial analysis.

Cultural approaches                                                                                                                   Norine Dresser's video about cultural differences - helpful if working or training cross-culturally.

Financial Management for Emergencies
A survival guide for humanitarian programme managers.

Forum for Capacity Building (English, French and Spanish)
Tools for building organisational capacity.
                                                                                                                                                                   Full Cost Recovery                                                                                                             ACEVO's practical toolkit about recovering core costs.

Funderfinder
Resources for use in applying for funding. 

Global Development Network Toolkit: proposal writing and funding
Tips and practical suggestions for applying for funds and proposal writing.

NGO Accountability Charter
Charter for large agencies committed to excellence, transparency and accountability.

NGO Manager                                                                                                                                           Management tools and information for nonprofits worldwide

MRDF: Strength to Strength (English, French and Spanish)                                                                                                    Clearly written newsletters about a variety of capacity building topics

National Council of Voluntary Organisations:  financial management
Financial management site for the UK voluntary sector and much of the material is usable internationally.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   National Council of Voluntary Organisations: sustainable funding  project
Ideas about funding and finance for sustainability with downloadable materials.

NGO support toolkit
Useful tools for NGO capacity analysis and management

Participatory budgets                                                                                                             Bringing budgets alive: participatory budgets in practice. Produced by the Community Pride Initiative and Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme.

Plain English Campaign
Good practice for writing English - for funding applications and improving communication.

Progressio: Capacity Building for Local NGOs
A step by step guide for NGOs, described as a guidance manual for good practice.

Risk                                                                                                                                                                                   'Balancing Risk' booklet for trustees and managers of non-profit organisations, produced by Tridos Bank and Sayer-Vincent.

Rural Finance Learning Centre (English, French and Spanish)   
Self-study materials about financial services for people living in rural areas.

Tearfund: Footsteps (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish)                                                                     
Accountability                                                                                                                                            Accounts and Records
Credit Schemes
Managing Money
Facilitation Skills                                                                              
Clearly written articles on a range of development issues.
                                                                                                                                                                                             'Training Tips' from Eureka! (English and French)
Register for free tips on training techniques.

Training Zone
Training resources and articles.

Transparency International: Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Operations                                                                                                                                                                                    A 'what to do’ guide to minimise corruption risks.