Links
Accountability Now A global platform that supports civil society organisations (CSOs) to be transparent, responsive to stakeholders and focused on delivering impact.
Accounting Institutes Worldwide
ACEVO Advice and support for non-profit leaders.
All In Diary Essential guidance to humanitarian good practice. 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. Translations into a number of languages are available.
Barefoot Guides Materials about learning and organisation development for facilitators.
BOND: How to guide: Project budgeting All the basics of NGO budgeting.
Building Financial Capacity for NGOs and their partners Webinar by John Cammack
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 Group A variety of resources for UK and international charities.
Charities Aid Foundation Top tips on managing your finance.
Civicus Civil Society Planning Toolkits including to: develop a financial strategy, improve financial control, write a funding proposal, and budgeting.
Community Accounting A service for UK charities to help with accounting. Click on 'managing your finances' to see a range of resources, much of which is usable internationally.
Community Development Resource Association Resources about 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 gateway library (Arabic, English and French) includes accounting and financial analysis, and other micro finance topics.
Cultural approaches Norine Dresser's video about cultural differences - helpful if working or training cross-culturally.
Dan Pallotta: the way we think about charity is dead wrong
English to French Accounting terms translation.
Every Action Counts A guide to smart and sustainable finances.
Facilitation Skills Workbook from Tearfund
Financial Management for Emergencies A survival guide for humanitarian programme managers.
Financial Management training in French
Gender Budgeting Training Manual For facilitators in gender budgeting.
How Culture Drives Behaviours Ted talk by Julien S. Bourrelle.
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).
IIFAD Rural Finance - Financial inclusion for the world’s rural poor.
Kaya - a global learning platform for the humanitarian sector.
Learn a New Culture Ted talk by Julien S. Bourrelle.
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.
Nesta: Funding innovation a practice guide - making money work harder
NGO Management School - Management tools and information for nonprofits worldwide.
NGO connect Useful tools for NGO capacity analysis and management.
Nonprofit works Resources including planning, budgets, fund development and board training.
Participatory budgets Bringing budgets alive: participatory budgets in practice. Produced by the Community Pride Initiative and Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme.
Pizza and a Laugh A humorous reminder about non profits' struggle for core funding.
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 Management Made Simple Booklet for trustees and managers of non-profit organisations, produced by Sayer-Vincent.
Social Audit Network Social accounting and audit for the community sector.
Tearfund: Learn resources including Footsteps magazine (English and other languages)
Accountability Accounts and Records
Credit Schemes Effective communication Leadership Managing everyday risk
Managing Money
Facilitation Skills Planning for sustainability
Clearly written articles on a range of development and programme management issues.
Spanish- English/English-Spanish Accounting terms
'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.
Wales Council for Voluntary Action Information on Full Cost Recovery and other topics.