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CRS Guide to Working with Volunteers

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This document, developed by Catholic Relief Services, is intended to provide information for country program staff and others who work with or who are planning to work with volunteers in their programs. It is not meant to be prescriptive, but rather to be a guide which is to be adapted to local contexts. Individuals may want to reference the document when preparing new project proposals involving volunteers.

Organizational Authors: 
Catholic Relief Services
Year Published: 
2012
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Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods (EFSL) 48-hour Assessment Tool

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The purpose of this tool is to obtain a quick understanding of the emergency food security and livelihood situation, within the first few days after a rapid-onset disaster. The tool is independent of other multi-sectoral assessments and collects information only on food security and livelihoods (EFSL).

This tool is designed specifically for:

  • humanitarian staff with no or limited technical skills, for example humanitarian program managers
  • food security and livelihoods technical staff with little experience of rapid-onset disasters in urban and rural contexts, for example staff usually involved in long-term livelihood programming

The EFSL training materials can be used to train participants to confidently apply the ‘48-hour Assessment tool’ to assess the impact of a shock/hazard on an affected population’s food security and livelihoods. The training materials can be accessed on the Emergency Capacity Building Project website.

Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam
Emergency Capacity Building Project
CARE
Catholic Relief Services
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
World Vision
Year Published: 
2012
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Leadership in Action: Leading effectively in humanitarian operations

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This study seeks to contribute to improved humanitarian leadership by considering
the factors that make humanitarian leadership successful, and identifying actions that
actors within the humanitarian system can take to improve the quality of leadership in
humanitarian responses. It focuses specifically on the operational level of leadership.

Authors: 
Margie Buchanan-Smith
Kim Scriven
Organizational Authors: 
ALNAP
Year Published: 
2011
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Building Trust in Diverse Teams: a concise facilitation handbook

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This toolkit provides any team member, manager or external facilitator with exercises they can use to develop trust in a new team or to enhance trust later in a team's existence

Also available in French and Spanish

Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam GB for the Emergency Capacity Building Project
Year Published: 
2007
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Developing Managers and Leaders:Experiences and Lessons from International NGOs

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This paper – a collaboration of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative – is an exploration of how INGOs approach the development of managers and leaders. It discusses the context, practice and lessons related to management and leadership development in a handful of large INGOs focused on humanitarian and development efforts.

Authors: 
Sherine Jayawickrama
Organizational Authors: 
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organizations
Year Published: 
2011
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Draft Guidance: How to Measure the Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI)

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application/pdf iconDraft Guidance: How to Measure the Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI)

The Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI) is a self-assessment tool that food security programs can use to measure their knowledge of important guidance and staff capacity in key programming areas. It currently consists of 10 elements, each of which measures one of the core capacities needed to design and execute a food security program. Aside from its use in measuring program capacity, the consensus-based method used to calculate the FSPCI is an important and effective tool for orienting new staff and refreshing existing staff on the key concepts that Africare uses in its Title II programs. This document is intended to be a draft guide for food security staff within Africare and other Cooperating Sponsors (CS) on how the tool is being revised and how it should be calculated. Although the index provided here focuses on the basic skills and guidance needed for food security programming, the template could be adapted to other types of programming.

Organizational Authors: 
Africare
USAID
Year Published: 
2007
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Training in Qualitative Research Methods: Building the Capacity of PVO, NGO, and MOH Partners

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application/pdf iconTraining in Qualitative Research Methods: Building the Capacity of PVO, NGO, and MOH Partners

This training is designed to help PVOs improve the quality of their qualitative research in order to make more informed programming decisions for their child survival projects.

Organizational Authors: 
CORE Group
USAID
Year Published: 
2005
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Strengthening Organizational Capacity to Enhance Community Food Security

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application/pdf iconStrengthening Organizational Capacity to Enhance Community Food Security

This study demonstrates the practical application of CRS' partnership principles. CRS Niger and CADEV Niger (Caritas Niger), with the support of USAID's Food for Peace program, worked together to identify areas of CADEV Niger's organizational strengthening plan for CADEV Niger's human, material, and financial management, its institutional framework, and its access to and use of management tools. CADEV Niger, with CRS support, also worked to increase the capacity of field agaents and volunteers, while simultaneously increasing the involvement of community members.

Authors: 
Maryce Famsey
Organizational Authors: 
CRS
USAID
Year Published: 
2008
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Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods (EFSL) 48-hour Assessment Tool

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Files: 
application/zip icon48-hour Assessment Tool

The purpose of this tool is to obtain a quick understanding of the emergency food security and livelihood situation, within the first few days after a rapid-onset disaster. The tool is independent of other multi-sectoral assessments and collects information only on food security and livelihoods (EFSL).

This tool is designed specifically for:

  • humanitarian staff with no or limited technical skills, for example humanitarian program managers
  • food security and livelihoods technical staff with little experience of rapid-onset disasters in urban and rural contexts, for example staff usually involved in long-term livelihood programming

The EFSL training materials can be used to train participants to confidently apply the ‘48-hour Assessment tool’ to assess the impact of a shock/hazard on an affected population’s food security and livelihoods. The training materials can be accessed on the Emergency Capacity Building Project website.

Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam
Emergency Capacity Building Project
CARE
Catholic Relief Services
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
World Vision
Year Published: 
2012
Your rating: None Average: 5 (1 vote)
Categories:

Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods (EFSL) 48-hour Assessment Tool

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Files: 
application/zip icon48-hour Assessment Tool

The purpose of this tool is to obtain a quick understanding of the emergency food security and livelihood situation, within the first few days after a rapid-onset disaster. The tool is independent of other multi-sectoral assessments and collects information only on food security and livelihoods (EFSL).

This tool is designed specifically for:

  • humanitarian staff with no or limited technical skills, for example humanitarian program managers
  • food security and livelihoods technical staff with little experience of rapid-onset disasters in urban and rural contexts, for example staff usually involved in long-term livelihood programming

The EFSL training materials can be used to train participants to confidently apply the ‘48-hour Assessment tool’ to assess the impact of a shock/hazard on an affected population’s food security and livelihoods. The training materials can be accessed on the Emergency Capacity Building Project website.

Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam
Emergency Capacity Building Project
CARE
Catholic Relief Services
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
World Vision
Year Published: 
2012
Your rating: None Average: 5 (1 vote)
Categories:

Leadership in Action: Leading effectively in humanitarian operations

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application/pdf iconLeadership in Action: Leading effectively in humanitarian operations

This study seeks to contribute to improved humanitarian leadership by considering
the factors that make humanitarian leadership successful, and identifying actions that
actors within the humanitarian system can take to improve the quality of leadership in
humanitarian responses. It focuses specifically on the operational level of leadership.

Authors: 
Margie Buchanan-Smith
Kim Scriven
Organizational Authors: 
ALNAP
Year Published: 
2011
No votes yet
Categories:

Building Trust in Diverse Teams: a concise facilitation handbook

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Files: 
application/pdf iconBuilding Trust in Diverse Teams: a concise facilitation handbook
application/pdf iconFrench version
application/pdf iconSpanish version

This toolkit provides any team member, manager or external facilitator with exercises they can use to develop trust in a new team or to enhance trust later in a team's existence

Also available in French and Spanish

Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam GB for the Emergency Capacity Building Project
Year Published: 
2007
No votes yet
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Draft Guidance: How to Measure the Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI)

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application/pdf iconDraft Guidance: How to Measure the Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI)

The Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI) is a self-assessment tool that food security programs can use to measure their knowledge of important guidance and staff capacity in key programming areas. It currently consists of 10 elements, each of which measures one of the core capacities needed to design and execute a food security program. Aside from its use in measuring program capacity, the consensus-based method used to calculate the FSPCI is an important and effective tool for orienting new staff and refreshing existing staff on the key concepts that Africare uses in its Title II programs. This document is intended to be a draft guide for food security staff within Africare and other Cooperating Sponsors (CS) on how the tool is being revised and how it should be calculated. Although the index provided here focuses on the basic skills and guidance needed for food security programming, the template could be adapted to other types of programming.

Organizational Authors: 
Africare
USAID
Year Published: 
2007
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Categories:

Training in Qualitative Research Methods: Building the Capacity of PVO, NGO, and MOH Partners

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application/pdf iconTraining in Qualitative Research Methods: Building the Capacity of PVO, NGO, and MOH Partners

This training is designed to help PVOs improve the quality of their qualitative research in order to make more informed programming decisions for their child survival projects.

Organizational Authors: 
CORE Group
USAID
Year Published: 
2005
No votes yet
Categories:

Strengthening Organizational Capacity to Enhance Community Food Security

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Files: 
application/pdf iconStrengthening Organizational Capacity to Enhance Community Food Security

This study demonstrates the practical application of CRS' partnership principles. CRS Niger and CADEV Niger (Caritas Niger), with the support of USAID's Food for Peace program, worked together to identify areas of CADEV Niger's organizational strengthening plan for CADEV Niger's human, material, and financial management, its institutional framework, and its access to and use of management tools. CADEV Niger, with CRS support, also worked to increase the capacity of field agaents and volunteers, while simultaneously increasing the involvement of community members.

Authors: 
Maryce Famsey
Organizational Authors: 
CRS
USAID
Year Published: 
2008
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Categories:

Developing Managers and Leaders:Experiences and Lessons from International NGOs

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Files: 
application/pdf iconDeveloping Managers and Leaders:Experiences and Lessons from International NGOs

This paper – a collaboration of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative – is an exploration of how INGOs approach the development of managers and leaders. It discusses the context, practice and lessons related to management and leadership development in a handful of large INGOs focused on humanitarian and development efforts.

Authors: 
Sherine Jayawickrama
Organizational Authors: 
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organizations
Year Published: 
2011
No votes yet
Categories:

CRS Guide to Working with Volunteers

Download
Files: 
application/pdf iconCRS Guide to Working with Volunteers

This document, developed by Catholic Relief Services, is intended to provide information for country program staff and others who work with or who are planning to work with volunteers in their programs. It is not meant to be prescriptive, but rather to be a guide which is to be adapted to local contexts. Individuals may want to reference the document when preparing new project proposals involving volunteers.

Organizational Authors: 
Catholic Relief Services
Year Published: 
2012
No votes yet
Categories:

Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods (EFSL) 48-hour Assessment Tool

Download
Files: 
application/zip icon48-hour Assessment Tool

The purpose of this tool is to obtain a quick understanding of the emergency food security and livelihood situation, within the first few days after a rapid-onset disaster. The tool is independent of other multi-sectoral assessments and collects information only on food security and livelihoods (EFSL).

This tool is designed specifically for:

  • humanitarian staff with no or limited technical skills, for example humanitarian program managers
  • food security and livelihoods technical staff with little experience of rapid-onset disasters in urban and rural contexts, for example staff usually involved in long-term livelihood programming

The EFSL training materials can be used to train participants to confidently apply the ‘48-hour Assessment tool’ to assess the impact of a shock/hazard on an affected population’s food security and livelihoods. The training materials can be accessed on the Emergency Capacity Building Project website.

Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam
Emergency Capacity Building Project
CARE
Catholic Relief Services
Mercy Corps
Save the Children
World Vision
Year Published: 
2012
Your rating: None Average: 5 (1 vote)
Categories:

Building Trust in Diverse Teams: a concise facilitation handbook

Download
Files: 
application/pdf iconBuilding Trust in Diverse Teams: a concise facilitation handbook
application/pdf iconFrench version
application/pdf iconSpanish version

This toolkit provides any team member, manager or external facilitator with exercises they can use to develop trust in a new team or to enhance trust later in a team's existence

Also available in French and Spanish

Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam GB for the Emergency Capacity Building Project
Year Published: 
2007
No votes yet
Categories:

CRS Guide to Working with Volunteers

Download
Files: 
application/pdf iconCRS Guide to Working with Volunteers

This document, developed by Catholic Relief Services, is intended to provide information for country program staff and others who work with or who are planning to work with volunteers in their programs. It is not meant to be prescriptive, but rather to be a guide which is to be adapted to local contexts. Individuals may want to reference the document when preparing new project proposals involving volunteers.

Organizational Authors: 
Catholic Relief Services
Year Published: 
2012
No votes yet
Categories:

Developing Managers and Leaders:Experiences and Lessons from International NGOs

Download
Files: 
application/pdf iconDeveloping Managers and Leaders:Experiences and Lessons from International NGOs

This paper – a collaboration of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative – is an exploration of how INGOs approach the development of managers and leaders. It discusses the context, practice and lessons related to management and leadership development in a handful of large INGOs focused on humanitarian and development efforts.

Authors: 
Sherine Jayawickrama
Organizational Authors: 
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organizations
Year Published: 
2011
No votes yet
Categories:

Draft Guidance: How to Measure the Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI)

Download
Files: 
application/pdf iconDraft Guidance: How to Measure the Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI)

The Food Security Program Capacity Index (FSPCI) is a self-assessment tool that food security programs can use to measure their knowledge of important guidance and staff capacity in key programming areas. It currently consists of 10 elements, each of which measures one of the core capacities needed to design and execute a food security program. Aside from its use in measuring program capacity, the consensus-based method used to calculate the FSPCI is an important and effective tool for orienting new staff and refreshing existing staff on the key concepts that Africare uses in its Title II programs. This document is intended to be a draft guide for food security staff within Africare and other Cooperating Sponsors (CS) on how the tool is being revised and how it should be calculated. Although the index provided here focuses on the basic skills and guidance needed for food security programming, the template could be adapted to other types of programming.

Organizational Authors: 
Africare
USAID
Year Published: 
2007
No votes yet
Categories:

Leadership in Action: Leading effectively in humanitarian operations

Download
Files: 
application/pdf iconLeadership in Action: Leading effectively in humanitarian operations

This study seeks to contribute to improved humanitarian leadership by considering
the factors that make humanitarian leadership successful, and identifying actions that
actors within the humanitarian system can take to improve the quality of leadership in
humanitarian responses. It focuses specifically on the operational level of leadership.

Authors: 
Margie Buchanan-Smith
Kim Scriven
Organizational Authors: 
ALNAP
Year Published: 
2011
No votes yet
Categories:

Strengthening Organizational Capacity to Enhance Community Food Security

Download
Files: 
application/pdf iconStrengthening Organizational Capacity to Enhance Community Food Security

This study demonstrates the practical application of CRS' partnership principles. CRS Niger and CADEV Niger (Caritas Niger), with the support of USAID's Food for Peace program, worked together to identify areas of CADEV Niger's organizational strengthening plan for CADEV Niger's human, material, and financial management, its institutional framework, and its access to and use of management tools. CADEV Niger, with CRS support, also worked to increase the capacity of field agaents and volunteers, while simultaneously increasing the involvement of community members.

Authors: 
Maryce Famsey
Organizational Authors: 
CRS
USAID
Year Published: 
2008
No votes yet
Categories:

Training in Qualitative Research Methods: Building the Capacity of PVO, NGO, and MOH Partners

Download
Files: 
application/pdf iconTraining in Qualitative Research Methods: Building the Capacity of PVO, NGO, and MOH Partners

This training is designed to help PVOs improve the quality of their qualitative research in order to make more informed programming decisions for their child survival projects.

Organizational Authors: 
CORE Group
USAID
Year Published: 
2005
No votes yet
Categories: