African Palliative Care Association

Organisational development resources

There are many good organisational development resources available on the internet including:

Alin F, de Boer S & Freer G et al. (2006) How to Build a Good Small NGO. Amsterdam.

Business Plan Software
www.planware.org/strategy.htm?source=trpanel

International HIV/AIDS Alliance
www.aidsalliance.org

Help the Hospices
www.helpthehospices.org.uk

INTRAC - International NGO Training and Research Centre

Praxis Paper 2
Hailey J, James R & Weigley R (2005) Rising to the Challenges: Assessing the Impacts of Organisational Capacity Building.
www.intrac.org/pages/PraxisPaper2.html

Praxis Paper 3
Britton B (2005) Organisational Learning in NGOs: Creating the Motive, Means and Opportunity. www.intrac.org/pages/PraxisPaper3.html

Praxis Paper 6
James R, with Oladipo J, Isooba M, Mboizi B & Kusiima I (2005) Realities of Change: Understanding How African NGO Leaders Develop.
www.intrac.org/pages/PraxisPaper6.html

Praxis Paper 7
Sorgenfrei M & Wrigley R (2005) Building Analytical and Adaptive Capacities for Organisational Effectiveness.
www.intrac.org/pages/PraxisPaper7.html

NGO Manager E-Library
www.ngomanager.org

NGO Manager web site provides a selection of the best management tools and key articles available on the internet free of charge. The NGO Manager E-Library currently contains links to more than 300 commented tools and articles. NGO Manager helps managers of NGOs to find practical solutions to the following challenges:

  • How to develop an organisational strategy, aims and objectives
  • How to create, promote and manage projects successfully
  • How to obtain funding and to use funds properly
  • How to manage human resources well
  • How to communicate an organisation's aims internally and externally and how to plan and carry out a marketing strategy

Organisational Development Network
www.odnet.org