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We've collated these resources on selected pillars of the Health Check, prioritising areas of common weakness, which can be used to support organisations to improve and learn from good practice in the sector.
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The Principles of Best Practice for Program Management were developed by the Bond Project Management Group. It is a living document which functions as a self-assessment tool.
November, 2016
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Mango, for the Value for Money Learning Group
The drive to deliver value for money in aid spending has been a formal priority since 2011 and looks set to be an ongoing focus. But beyond the common sense understanding of the term, what exactly does “value for money” mean?
October, 2016
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Mango, for the Value for Money Learning Group
The drive to deliver value for money in aid spending has been a formal priority since 2011 and looks set to be an ongoing focus. But beyond the common sense understanding of the term, what exactly does “value for money” mean?
October, 2016
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Netcentric campaigns
A short piece highlighting 7 elements that keep together advocacy networks.
November, 2014
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Project management for development professionals certification
Inside NGO
This is a highly participatory training with real life scenarios designed to help NGO professionals effectively initiate, plan, execute, and close projects.
January, 2014
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Section 6 of this larger handbook on 'Managing for Impact in Rural Development' focuses specifically on managing and communicating data.
January, 2014
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Pelican
The Pelican Initiative was started by Dgroups, an online home for groups and communities interested in international development.
January, 2014
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Non-profit resource center
Infographic with 30 tips on building an organisation's evaluation capacity.
January, 2014
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC),
Guideline for providing ideas and suggestions for identifying the primary intended users and the intended uses of an evaluation and drawing attention to the importance of doing so from the initial planning stage.
January, 2012
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Integrating financial management into organisation culture
MANGO
A partner finance monitoring checklist covering all aspects of financial systems and processes seven criterias for partner assessment which is broader and includes vision, capacity, management, financial management procurement and human resources.
January, 2010
book
UNICEF
Short booklet on sampling and surveys in emergency settings. Covers sampling terminology, preparedness, sampling during and after the immediate response, issues of bias etc.
January, 2010
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VSO
Practical guidance for increasing participation. The resource is very practical and straightforward explaining how to develop a participatory process as well as key skills and styles of facilitation to enable good participation.
January, 2009
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Oxfam
A set of basic guidelines for field workers on how to be accountable to local people and measure programme impact in emergency situations.
January, 2007
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MANDE website
This publication is aimed at organisations, community groups, students and academics who wish to use the most significant change technique to help monitor and evaluate their social change programmes and projects.
January, 2005
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Guidance notes 5.1.
Bond
Action learning sets are one approach that can be used to foster learning in the workplace. They have been used by a number of organisations in the NGO sector in recent years.
January, 2004
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OpenLearn Work by the Open University
A self-directed learning tool offering a good overview of the advocacy process.
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Guidance on how to advocate for a more enabling environment for civil society in your context
pen Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness
This toolkit covers the key steps of the advocacy process including practical tools and easy-to-use templates
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A collection of tools and templates: Tool 1: Partner assessment form a checklist to explore working with a potential partner Tool 2: Coherence questionnaire to see if there is a will for partnership in both organisations Tool...
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Keystone Development Partnership
The Keystone survey and accompanying report allows INGOs to measure and manage the quality of their partnerships with local organisations in the countries where they work. Launched in 2010 with a survey of over 1,500 local partners...
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CAFOD
CAFOD's Voice and Accountability scalar tool can be used to assess beneficiary participation across their context in a number of different areas.