ACEVO A 'recession support' guide for non-profit organisations in challenging financial times.
All In Diary (Arabic, Bangla, Bahasa, English, French, Sinhala, Spanish, and Tamil) A practical resource for field based humanitarian workers, this website offers free downloadable versions of each of the pages from the All In Diary and up-to-date links to recommended practical resources. Special editions for Pakistan and Zimbabwe, and translations into a number of languages
BOND: How To guides Advocacy and campaigning
Fundraising from institutions (Dfid, EC, Comic Relief)
Fundraising from trusts, foundations and companies
The logical framework approach
Cash-Online
Resources on financial management aimed at voluntary sector groups.
Charity Commission publications
Downloadable publications on a wide range of charity management issues.
Charity Finance Directors' Group A variety of resources for UK and international charities
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 Accounting A service for UK charities to help with accounting. Click on 'managing your finances' to see a range of resouces, much of which is usable internationally.
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.
Global Development Network Toolkit: proposal writing and funding
Tips and practical suggestions for applying for funds and proposal writing.
How to make Poverty History - the central role of local organisations in meeting the MDGs Useful book produced by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership A global quality assurance scheme for humanitarian agencies: A guide to the HAP standards is available to read online.
INGO Accountability Charter
Charter for large agencies committed to excellence, transparency and accountability.
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) Resources for UK based voluntary groups, some of which can be used internationally.
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 Manager Management tools and information for nonprofits worldwide.
NGO connect
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.
Social accounting and audit for the community sector.
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.
'Time to think' articles by Nancy Kline
New approaches to how we can work effectively in organisations.
'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.
