Going International - Resources

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Toolkits and Manuals

  • Knowledge Sharing Toolkit Excellent resource of sample processes, tools and methods for group work. A collaborative of Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the KM4Dev Community
  • Evaluation Toolkit from The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
  • Leadership Toolkit from the WorldYWCA
  • Intercultural Dialogue toolkit
  • The Barefoot Guide to working with organisations and social change
  • Global health delivery toolkits K4Health and Hesperian
  • CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation - Civil Society / NGO Management
  • Shared Learning, ActionAid International
  • American Library Association's Toolkit on international protocols, organizing events, and other international programs
  • International Partnership Toolbook

    • General International Information - Websites

  • NGO Manager
  • CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, News and resources for non-governmental organizations
  • Acronym - American Society of Association Executives - International Topics
  • Development Gateway , Information on a range of International Development Issues
  • Idealist , Worldwide partners for non-governmental organizations
  • Union of International Associations , Links on global civil society issues and trends
  • World Public Opinion , Surveys from around the world on a variety of topics
  • Worldwide newspapers in English , Worldwide newspapers

    • Social Media

  • Global Development Commons Social Media toolkit from U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Socialbrite: Social Media Sharing Center
  • Cultural Differences in Social Media
  • Social media staff guidelines for the International Red Cross (IFRC)
  • > Multicultural social media workshops
  • A wrap up of how Social Media sites spread awareness of World AIDS Day

    • Country specific

    International Management and Governance of NGOs - Publications

  • Digh, Patricia, Gardenswartz, Lee; and Rowe, Anita; The Global Diversity Desk Reference, Pfeiffer, USA
  • Ebrahim, Alnoor, NGOs and Organizational Change: Discourse, Reporting and Learning, 2003, Cambridge University Press, Western funders and development NGOs
  • Going Global: An Association Primer, 1999, Washington, D.C., USA, American Society of Association Executives
  • Goman, Carol Kinsey, 1994. Managing in a Global Organization - Keys to Success in a Changing World, California, USA, Crisp Publications
  • Koenig, Bonnie, September 2008, Association FORUM magazine, International Engagement: Steps to Success in another country. Article from September 2008 Association FORUM magazine Association FORUM article- International Engagement: Steps to Success in Another Country
  • Koenig, Bonnie, 2004, Going Global for the Greater Good: Succeeding as a Nonprofit in the International Community, Jossey Bass, California, USA Going Global for the Greater Good: Succeeding as a Nonprofit in the International Community
  • Koenig, Bonnie, May 2004, Association Forum's FORUM journal, "Current International Trends" Current International Trends for Associations
  • Koenig, Bonnie, January/February 2001, Nonprofit World, "How Relevant is Global Thinking?"
  • Koenig, Bonnie, Spring 2000, The Journal of Volunteer Administration, "The Benefits of a Global Perspective"
  • Koenig, Bonnie, May/June 1998, Nonprofit World, "Is It Time For You To Go International?"
  • Koenig, Bonnie, 1996, Transnational Associations, "The Mangement of International Non-governmental Organizations"
  • Marschall, Miklos "Legitimacy and effectiveness: civil society organisations role in good governance", 2002 Global Policy Forum
  • Stakeholder Forum, How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings, 2004, How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings
  • Svevo-Cianci, Kimberly. 1995, Associations and the Global Marketplace, Washington, D.C., USA, American Society of Association Executives
  • Suzuki, Naoki, 1998, Inside NGOs: Managing Conflicts Between Headquarters and Field Offices, London, Intermediate Techonology Publications
  • Wiarda, Howard, 2003, Civil Society: The American Model and the Third World, Westview Press
  • Wild, Leni, 2006, Strengthening Global Civil Society, Strengthening Global Civil Society
  • Young, Dennis, 1992, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, "Organising principles for international advocacy assocations"
  • Young, Dennis, Koenig, Bonnie, Najam, Adil and Fisher, Julie, 1999, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, "Strategy and structure in managing global associations."
  • Zweifel, Thomas, 2003, Culture Clash: Managing the High-Performance Team, Select Books, New York, USA

    • Cross Cultural Communication

  • Multicultural social media workshops
  • Social Workers Cultural Competencies manual
    • Communicating Across Cultures article Some practical advice from practitioner Sylvia Boyd
  • Varner, Iris and Beamer, Linda, Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace, Irwin Press, 1995
  • Zweifel, Thomas, Culture Clash: Managing the Global High Performance Team, Swiss Consulting Group, New York, New York, U.S., 2003

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