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NGO Advisor Toolkit
I. Legislation and the Legal Environment
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) assists in the
creation and improvement of laws and regulatory systems that permit, encourage,
and regulate the not-for-profit sector. http://www.icnl.org/
Related to Ukraine:
· Press Release: Ukrainian
Parliament Passes Bill on Non-Entrepreneurial Organizations (Nov.
13, 2000):
· Press Release: About
new NGO law that passed second draft, ICNL
· Speech: Why
Advance the Legislation on Public Benefit Activities in Ukraine? (September
1999)
· Article: The
Tax Code and Non-Profit Organizations in the Ukraine (June 1999)
· The
Law of Ukraine on Charity and Charities (September 1997)
· The
Law of Ukraine on Humanitarian Aid (October 1999)
Organizations active in promoting NGO law reform include:
· Counterpart Alliance
for Partnership, in Kyiv and Donetsk, provides trainings related to
NGO law and fundraising -
· EcoPravo ("EcoRights"),
located in Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkov, assists NGOs with environmental law
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· Gurt
Resource Center, in Kyiv, provides consultation and publishes handbooks
about NGO development and legal issues in Ukrainian. Their web site also
provides a summary of legal issues:
· Innovation and Development Center,
in Kyiv, conducts research and publishes material related to legal issues
and philanthropy. For a 60 hv donation, all material and journals will
be mailed to you.
II. Local Fundraising
Article - Ukrainian
NGO funding, sustainability and legal issues
Article - "Resurrecting
Philanthropy" (NIS focus)
Article - fundraising ideas for grassroots groups
III. Organizational Structures and Responsibilities
NGO Capacity Profile - Developed
by PC Slovakia, this tool helps volunteers to identify NGO strengths and
weaknesses. [click to download word file]
DOSA homepage - Capacity tool for assessing NGOs
Logical Framework (Logframe) - a project improvement tool that communicates
a complex project clearly and understandably on a single sheet of paper.
There are numerous online resources, including:
http://www.netcom.net.uk/~n/nri/forms2/phflfg.htm
http://www.iucn.org/themes/eval/english/lfa.htm
http://global.finland.fi/julkaisut/yleis/pdme/design.htm
http://lgausa.com/logframe_approach.htm
PACT Civil Society Toolbox - Resources covering many aspects of NGO development
Free Management Library - Articles and links ranging from leadership development, organizational performance and group skills to fundraising, evaluations and social entrepreneurship
The Alliance Resource Center - Database of websites, books and newsletters on topics including advocacy/public policy, community building, fundraising, board development, marketing/public relations, leadership and strategic planning:
Board Member Online - Newsletter on board development. November/December 2000 issue includes articles on finding funding, simplicity and a checklist, "Keeping the Goal in Sight."
Helping.org - Tools and resources related to technology and the Internet for nonprofit organizations. , including a list of tech-related funding
IV. Other Possible Areas of Interest for NGO Advisors:
Promote partnerships with your sister city
US-Ukraine Foundation's Community
Partnerships Program
Sister Cities International
Promotion of International Volunteer Day and Year
United Nations IVD page
U.N. article - "From
the Volunteer Week to the Triumph of Voluntarism" (Focus on Russia,
Belarus and Tajikistan)
Volunteer recognition
ideas
Media Development
Freedom House,
and IREX ProMedia,
offer trainings for NGOs to better work with media. Freedom House offers
an online guide.
For information about ProMedia trainings for NGOs, contact katya@ipc.kiev.ua.
For NGO training material in English and Russian, contact PCV Natasha
Wanchek at natasha@inca.donetsk.ua
Article on NGO mistrust of
media