Guide to Approaching Gender and Development
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This guide presents an overview of theories on gender and development, including historical and religious perspectives and references to Morocco. The guide concludes with data collection and analysis methods for integrating gender into development approaches.
Leaders' Guide
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This guide offers a general overview of leadership skills and collective action strategies.
A Training Session on: The Activation of Participatory Techniques for Group Work
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This extensive presentation details strategies for effective group participation and community partnership. Although focused on a rural education project, it offers a general framework for community participation and engagement.
A Training Session on: Measuring Conflict: Mediation and Negotiation
Organization: Near East FoundationLanguage(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
Strategic Planning and Management of Educational Projects
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This training guide outlines approaches to strategic planning, with special attention to strengthening partnerships and resource mobilization. The focus is on institutional development and educational projects.
A Training Session on: Participatory Strategic Planning
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This presentation outlines various approaches to strategic planning with special attention to strengthening partnerships and resource mobilization. The focus is on institutional development and educational projects.
A Training Session on: The Preparation of Projects in Partnership
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This presentation describes project design and management techniques that utilize social and community partners. Attention is given to aspects of financial and human resource management for sustainable programs.
Project Formulation
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This presentation on project management focuses on financial, technical and institutional management. Special focus is given to the importance of participatory project management in the development sector.
Best Practice Guide for Voluntary and Non-Profit Management
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This manual covers best practices for operating a non-profit, including how to create a strategic plan, how to motivate new volunteers, how to apply for grants, and how to utilize mass communication and the media. It includes examples of documents and case studies.
NGOs and Local Development
Language(s): French
Published: 2010
This presentation provides an overview of the relationship between NGOs and the local community. It focuses on community development and advantages and limitations of NGOs in this setting. It also provides tools for improving the relationship.
Project Documentation
Language(s): French
Published: 2010
This manual provides an outline for documentation of a strategic plan. Through examples and worksheets, the reader can learn to create an official write-up for his/her planned project.
Guide to Project Planning
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This guide focuses on strategic planning for non-profit projects. It includes exercises and worksheets.
Capacity Building
Language(s): French
Published: 2010
This manual provides a framework for strategic planning and local capacity building using the Program Planning Objectives (PPO) method. The presentation outlines a roadmap for project planning from deciding to pursue a project through implementation. The training also provides worksheets to guide the planning process.
Fictional Example
Language(s): French
Published: 2010
This handout accompanies the previous manual and provides a fictional case of a troubled train company to illustrate the Program Planning Objectives (PPO) method of strategic planning. The case outlines a method for outlining the problem and developing a workable solution.
Social Advocacy
Language(s): French
Published: 2010
This document provides detailed information for those interested in social advocacy. The training defines advocacy, outlines the planning process, as well as implementation. It also provides useful examples.
Youth in Action
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This selection of handouts from a workshop on creating a violence-free environment includes guidelines on how to conduct effective interpersonal communication, how to negotiate effectively and how to create a strategic plan for implementing NGO projects.
Planning
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This presentation provides a brief overview of how to develop a strategic plan and goals for an organization. It outlines the benefits of having a strategic plan and details, step-by-step, how to set realistic goals and how to effectively utilize resources.
Introduction to Concepts in Citizenship and Public Life
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This presentation briefly defines the terms "citizenship" and "citizen" and the link to the concept of democracy. It also outlines the general rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democratic system.
Training Course for Women Candidates for the 2010 Municipal Elections
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This document provides background information on the need for increased women's participation in Lebanon and on the basic principles of democracy and local governance. It also includes training modules covering public service, leadership, communication and campaigning.
Executive Guide - A Civil Society Approach to the Media
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This manual contains a table of contents, as well as an introductory section focusing on the manual's goals - who it is intended for and how to benefit from it. It also contains a chapter on "The Media and Us," covering the history, financing and importance of the news media.
Writing and Editing - A Civil Society Approach to the Media
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This chapter covers general guidelines on writing and editing a news report, including deciding what is newsworthy, investigating and conducting interviews.
Media Outreach - A Civil Society Approach to the Media
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This chapter covers ways to conduct media outreach for civil society organizations, including press conferences, promotional brochures, websites and new media.
Glossary - A Civil Society Approach to the Media
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This chapter contains an Arabic-English glossary of key media-related terms.
Social Marketing - Curriculum
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2011
This curriculum on social marketing gives definitions and describes the role of social marketing in enhancing corporate social responsibility. In addition, the curriculum discusses the relationship between the consumer protection and social marketing. An accompanying slide presentation is available.
Social Marketing - Presentation
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2011
This presentation is linked to the Social Marketing curriculum resource. It focuses on the definition of social-marketing, its importance, ethics and common problems in cause-related marketing. The presentation provides examples, exercises, and an action and monitoring plan on social-marketing.