Government relations-monitoring government policies
Strategic Planning – CIVICUS http://www.civicus.org/view/media/Strategic%20Planning.pdf
Monitoring government policies. A toolkit for civil society organisations in Africa
http://commdev.org/files/1818_file_monitoringgovernmentpolicies.pdf
Overview of planning-CIVICUS http://www.civicus.org/new/media/Overview%20of%20Planning.pdf
Toolkit - Tips for Engaging in NGO Law Reforms, http://www.defendingcivilsociety.org/index.html
The Corruption Fighters’ Toolkit Civil society experiences and emerging strategies
http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/pub/corruption_fighters_toolkit_civil_society_experiences
_and_emerging_strategi
Guidance on how to advocate for a more enabling environment for civil society in your context
http://cso-effectiveness.org/IMG/pdf/120110-of-advocacy_toolkit-en-web-2.pdf
Tax justice advocacy: a toolkit for CS
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/images/completetaxadvocacytoolkit.pdf
Advocacy Toolkit: Guidance on how to advocate for a more enabling environment for civil society in
your context. http://www.cso-effectiveness.org/IMG/pdf/120110-of-advocacy_toolkit-en-web2.pdf
Policy Engagement How Civil Society Can be More Effective
http://www.tacso.org/Capacity_Development/online_courses/decision_making_course/cpt_12.pdf
Freedom of association in Arab countries: A toolkit
http://www.annd.org/english/data/publications/pdf/30.pdf
Mapping Political Context. A Toolkit for Civil Society Organisations
http://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/186.pdf
Internal Communication Toolkit-CIVICUS
http://www.civicus.org/view/media/CIVICUSInternalCommunicationToolkit.pdf
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Internal governance and management
Compendium of toolkits for Non-profit management Organisational Development-CIVICUS
www.civicus.org/new/media/NonProfitManagement.doc
Strategic Thinking and Planning in Civil Society Organisations: Course Toolkit
http://www.intrac.org/data/files/resources/630/INTRAC-Strategic-Thinking-and-Planning-in-CSOsToolkit.pdf
Measuring Institutional Capacity
https://www.k4health.org/sites/default/files/Measuring%20Institutional%20Capacity.pdf
Toolkit on action planning- CIVICUS http://www.civicus.org/view/media/Action%20Planning.pdf
A Budget Guide for Civil Society Organisations Working in Education http://www.pamoja-westafrica.org/English/Documents/Guide%20CSO.pdf
Guidelines for Annual reports and financial statements for non-governmental organisations
http://www.dochas.ie/Shared/Files/2/Guidelines_web.pdf
Accounting Regulations for Charities http://www.dyoa.co.uk/Charities.html
Internal Financial Controls for Charities
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/media/530593/cc8text.pdf
Charities and tax: the basics http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/tax/basics.htm
Guide to Good Governance Programming
http://www.mercycorps.org/sites/default/files/mcgoodgovernanceguide.pdf
Principles and Guidelines for Good NGO Governance / A Handbook of NGO Governance
http://www.oneworldtrust.org/csoproject/cso/initiatives/363/principles_and_guidelines_for_good_
ngo_governance_a_handbook_of_ngo_governance
Developing a Financing Strategy-CIVICUS
http://www.civicus.org/view/media/Developing%20a%20Financing%20Strategy.pdf
Capacity building
Writing Effectively and Powerfully-CIVICUS
http://www.civicus.org/view/media/Writing%20Effectively.pdf
Capacity Building Compendium: A Collection of Capacity Building Tools and Resources
https://www.k4health.org/sites/default/files/CapacityBuildingCompendium2008_0.pdf
Writings within your organisation-CIVICUS http://civicus.org/index.php/en/media-centre129/toolkits/231-writings-within-your-organisation
NGO Capacity Analysis Toolkit
https://www.k4health.org/sites/default/files/NGO_Capacity_Analysis_toolkit_eng.pdf
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CBO capacity analysis. A toolkit for assessing and building capacities for high quality responses to HIV
http://www.bsf-south-sudan.org/sites/default/files/CBO_capacity_analysis_web.pdf
Guidelines for Gender mainstreaming in project stages-CIVICUS
http://civicus.org/index.php/en/media-centre-129/toolkits/670-guidelines-for-gendermainstreaming-in-project-stages
NGO capacity analysis http://www.khana.org.kh/publicationimages/other-publications/0018-ecapacity-analysis.pdf
Civil Society’s Role in Poverty and Social Impact Analyses: A Resource Guide and Toolkit for
Engagement http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPSIA/Resources/UNDP-Civil-SocietyEngagement-PSIA.pdf
Civil society empowerment. A toolkit.
http://www.oecd.org/cleangovbiz/CivilSocietyEmpowermentDraft.pdf
Resource mobilisation
Writing a Funding Proposal-CIVICUS
http://www.civicus.org/new/media/Writing%20a%20funding%20proposal.pdf
Resource Mobilisation Toolkit
http://www.akdn.org/akf_resource_mobilisation.asp
10 principles of good practice for the intelligent funder-CIVICUS
http://civicus.org/index.php/en/media-centre-129/toolkits/270-10-principles-of-good-practice-forthe-intelligent-funder
Monitoring and evaluation
Toolkit on Monitoring and Evaluation-CIVICUS
http://www.civicus.org/new/media/Monitoring%20and%20Evaluation.pdf
Monitoring and Evaluation Planning: Guidelines and Tools
https://www.k4health.org/sites/default/files/MEmodule_planning.pdf
Networking and partnerships
Networking and Relationship Building for CSOs. Course Toolkit
http://www.intrac.org/data/files/resources/628/INTRAC-Networking-and-Relationship-Building-forCSOs-Tookit.pdf
A toolkit for strengthening partnerships, UNDP and CSOs http://cqpublish.dev.undp.org/content/dam/aplaws/publication/en/publications/democraticgovernance/oslo-governance-center/civic-engagement/undp-and-civil-society-organizations-atoolkit-for-strengthening-
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partnerships/UNDP%20and%20Civil%20Society%20Organizations%20a%20Toolkit%20for%20Strengt
hening%20Partnerships.pdf
How to make a transparent registration in the European Commission Register of Interest
Representatives.
http://www.oneworldtrust.org/csoproject/cso/initiatives/360/how_to_make_a_transparent_registr
ation_in_the_european_commission_register_of_interest_representatives
The Advocacy Toolkit: Influencing the post-2015 Development Agenda-CIVICUS and
Stakeholder Forum
http://www.civicus.org/index.php/en/resources/2021-advocacy-toolkit-influencing-thepost-2015-development-agenda
Accountability
Ensuring Credibility and Effectiveness: Designing compliance systems in CSO self-regulation (2010)
Robert Lloyd, Virginia Calvo and Christina Laybourn
http://www.oneworldtrust.org/csoproject/images/documents/SRI_Compliance_Mechanisms.pdf
Civil Society Accountability: Principles and Practice. A toolkit for CSOs in the Pacific Region
http://www.oneworldtrust.org/csoproject/cso/initiatives/367/civil_society_accountability_principle
s_and_practice._a_toolkit_for_csos_in_the_pacific_region
Code of Ethics and Conduct for African Civil Society Organisations. African Women's Development
and Communications Network
http://www.oneworldtrust.org/csoproject/cso/initiatives/369/code_of_ethics_and_conduct
Code d'Ethique et de Déontologie (Code of Ethics)- Réseau des Plates-formes nationales d'ONG
d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre (Network of National NGO Platforms in Central and West Africa)
http://www.oneworldtrust.org/csoproject/cso/initiatives/368/code_dethique_et_de_deontologie_c
ode_of_ethics
Engaging with the media and social media
A practical guide to #SocialMedia for #Charities & #SocialEnterprises
http://www.unity.co.uk/upload/pdf/About%20that%20First%20Tweet%20%20a%20practical%20guide%20to%20%23socialmedia.pdf
Handling the Media-CIVICUS
http://www.civicus.org/view/media/Handling%20the%20Media.pdf
Producing your own media-CIVICUS
http://www.unicef.org/magic/resources/civicus_producing_your_own_media.pdf
Engaging with the media-CIVICUS/Stakeholder Forum
http://www.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/Engagingwiththemedia.pdf
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Engaging with the private sector
Changing Dynamics between VOs and Private sector http://www.vaniindia.org/publicationpdf/BookEED-Report-Pvt-VO-inside-pgs-Final.pdf
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