Election Fraud: Comparative Perspective
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
The presentation describes pre-election day fraud through the campaign or registration, election day fraud, vote buying, abuse of state resources and detecting abuse.
International Electoral Observation Briefing & Information session
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
The presentation describes the Organization of American States, mandates to observe elections, activities of observers, and inclusive and clean elections.
Elections and Transparency in the Gulf Countries
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes the importance of media for fair, free and transparent elections.
Election Management Bodies (EMBs): Composition, Roles and Types
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes election management bodies (EMBs), including key elements, basic models and guiding principles.
Global and Regional Perspectives on Money and Politics in Political Campaigns
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
The presentation describes challenges facing emerging democracies and factors different from western systems that can impact campaign finance. Results from a study of campaign finance are summarized.
Minority Participation
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes definitions and types of minorities, minority rights, reasons for minority representation, the "mirror" notion, and how to preserve electoral rights.
New York City Campaign Finance Board
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) in New York, campaign finance components, mandates, public funding issues and audit reports.
Campaign Finance in the United States
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes contribution limits in U.S. federal elections, including national party committee limits, local party limits, and political action committee (PAC) limits.
Regulating Campaign Finance in the United States
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation focuses on transparency, regulation of political finance in the U.S., enforcement, trends in campaign finance including the Internet, the role of media, and civil society and trust.
Elements of Democratic Elections
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes seven key differences between democratic and undemocratic elections.
A Comparative Perspective on Gulf Elections
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes the role of elections in democratization and historical paths to democracy in monarchies. It also gives background information on Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Delimiting Electoral Boundaries
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes the importance of delimitation, types of electoral systems that delimit electoral districts, legal framework, authority, communities of interest and examples from Sierra Leone and Lebanon.
Palestinian Elections Case Study
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation focuses on the Palestinian elections - how it was successful, key players, the role of the international community and shortcomings.
Election Standards: An Introduction
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation gives an overview of election standards, declaration of principles, standards for assessing elections and international obligations.
Transparency Through Election Observation*
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes the emergence and state of election monitoring, its contribution to democratic transition, and problems and shortcomings of election observation. It also focuses on vote count verification and improving professionalism.
Election Observation
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes the purpose of election observation, international standards for elections, regional recognition and election monitors.
Election Management Training Institute - Agenda
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This agenda outlines the 10 day Election Management Training Institute, organized by the Center for Democracy & Election Management, part of American University's School of Public Affairs.
The Permanent Campaign: Political Branding and Governing
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
The presentation describes defining success in a political context, understanding types of political brands, developing a tool kit of political brand techniques and creating a political brand using public opinion polling.
Building Skills for Empowerment - Workshop 1
Langue(s): Arabe
Publié: 2006
This Educator's Notes and Curriculum Guide has information for 14 sessions, including: social construction of gender, problem identification, legal rights, understanding power and empowerment. Each session includes goals, handouts, trainer's tips and more.
Building Knowledge, Understanding and Skills for Education and Action - Workshop 2
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2006
This Educator's Notes and Curriculum Guide has information for seven sessions, including: social, economic and political timeline; understanding the global economy; and participatory education techniques. Each session includes goals, handouts, trainer's tips and more.
Personal Productivity and Time Management
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
The presentation focuses on time management, personal productivity and "mastering the mundane." It includes a productivity pyramid, time matrix and a summary of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
Personal Productivity and Time Management: Time Matrix
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This handout is part of the Personal Productivity and Time Management presentation. It includes eight questions about the amount of time and energy participants spend in each quadrant of the Time Matrix.
Personal Productivity and Time Management: Time Matrix Scoring
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This handout is the scoring sheet for the Time Matrix Handout. It is part of the Personal Productivity and Time Management presentation.
Volunteer Enrollment Form
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This volunteer enrollment form includes skills and interests, preferences in volunteering, availability and background verification.
Volunteer Interview Record
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This is a form with questions to ask potential volunteers during their interview.
Volunteer Position Description
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This is a form to fill out volunteer position descriptions, including sample activities, timeframe and qualifications sought.
Volunteer Position Planning Worksheet
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This position planning worksheet includes recruitment strategies, screening procedures and training the volunteer will need.
Recruitment
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This handout has eight questions that an organization should consider prior to volunteer recruitment.
Exiting Volunteer Survey
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This survey form is meant to evaluate the exiting volunteer's experience with orientation and training, the job and the time commitment.
The Kingdom of Bahrain: A Guide to Parliament
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2007
This manual aimed to help members of the general public to understand Bahrain’s parliamentary system. It also was meant to serve as a resource for Members of Parliament and their staff. Contents include: type of legislative systems, parliament's role in democratic systems and the parliamentary system in Bahrain.
Supporting Local Governance in Yemen - Steps to Improving Relationships between Citizens and Government: Manual for Local Councilors, Civil Society Organizations and Citizens
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This manual is specific to Yemen and improving the relationship between citizens and their government. It focuses on participatory local governance and public expenditure tracking surveys (PETS) and a six-step process, including a SWOT analysis and engaging stakeholders.
The Algerian Law of Association
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation outlines the need for associations in Algeria, how to manage change and proposed amendments.
Essentials of Grant Management
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation describes key topics for award management including: documents in the award package, reporting, managing the funds, the grant management team, and communication. It also focuses on how to increase organizational accountability and credibility.
Webinar: Getting and Maintaining Support for Your Internal CSR Programs
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation focuses on the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR), getting buy-in at higher levels, making the “business case” for internal CSR programs, broadening internal colleague support networks, and making the program work for your company/organization.
An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship (Module 1)
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation offers an introduction to social entrepreneurship, walks learners through the first steps of identifying needs and gives examples of social enterprises. The instructor's notes provide answers to the questions posed on the slides.
Tools and Tips to Becoming a Social Entrepreneur (Module 2)
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation gives an overview of how to become a social entrepreneur. It offers techniques to starting a project, including brainstorming and individual assets audits, as well as tools such as social networking to ensure far reach. The instructor's notes help navigate the presentation.
Seminar Curriculum (Module 2)
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This document offers an overview of how to become a social entrepreneur, including techniques for starting a project, brainstorming and individual assets audits. It also describes tools such as social networking to ensure far reach. Self-reflection exercises are included, focusing on the process leading to social impact. It is to be used with the presentation prepared for the second module.
How to Change the World Activity (Module 2)
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This slide presentation gives the answers to the "How to Change the World" activity from Module 2.
Seminar Curriculum (Module 3)
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
Building off the previous session, this curriculum walks learners through the process of clearly identifying the project by using previously discussed techniques.
How to Best Communicate your Vision (Module 4)
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation offers tips on how to connect with the audience and communicate vision through clear presentations. Included are activities and peer review worksheets to assess fellow trainees' performance.
Seminar Curriculum (Module 4)
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This curriculum offers tips on how to connect to the audience and communicate vision through clear presentations. Included are activities and peer review worksheets to assess fellow trainees' performance. It is to be used with the presentation prepared for the fourth module.
Business Plan Worksheets
Langue(s): Anglais, Arabe
Publié: 2010
Measuring Performance in the Nonprofit Organization
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation focuses on performance measuring as it applies to non-profit organizations. It outlines the importance of measuring impact, what non-profits can and cannot measure, challenges and pitfalls to avoid. Also included are examples of impact assessment flowcharts.
Coalitions and Strategic Alliances for CSOs
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation focuses on strategic alliances and coalitions for CSOs. It defines strategic alliances and coalitions, explains the basic approach to collaboration, goes over different types of collaboration, touches upon how to manage collaborative efforts and mentions potential problems that may arise.
Strategic Planning for CSOs - Part 1: The Process
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation explains the different tasks of strategic planning and presents questions to ask oneself when clarifying an organization's mission. The presenter's notes give further details on the nine steps of strategic planning.
Strategic Planning for CSOs - Part 2: Analysis & Action
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation focuses on how to elaborate action plans, set goals and idenfitify problems and their causes. It also offers a framework for establishing contingency plans.
How to Build Effective, Democratic, Change-Minded Organizations - The EDCO Model
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation offers tips for building effective, democratic, change-minded organizations (EDCOs). It walks users through building a change model and includes tools for EDCO success.
Cash Flow Management - For Non-Profits
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation reviews accounting procedures for non-profit organizations and highlights key terms. It explains the cash flow forecast process and offers strategies to avoid cash flow shortfalls.
Quick Reference Guide to Terms Used in “Cash Flow Management for Non-Profits”
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This reference sheet offers definitions of terms used in the Cash Flow Management for Non-Profits presentation. Included are definitions of commonly used accounting terms.
Developing an Effective Board
Langue(s): Anglais
Publié: 2010
This presentation focuses on creating and managing effective boards. It reviews different board types, board member responsibilities, how boards can help with fundraising and tips for managing and organizing boards.