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Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement
Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement is a road map for voluntary organisations of any size, that proposes strategies to effectively involve volunteers. In many organisations, support of volunteers through volunteer programs exists only at the periphery of the organisation. The Code proposes ways...
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a large multi-stakeholder network of thousands of experts, in dozens of countries worldwide, who participate in GRI’s working groups and governance bodies, use the GRI Guidelines to report, access information in GRI-based reports, or contribute to develop the...
American Institute of Philanthropy
American Institute of Philanthropy is a charity watchdog service whose purpose is to help donors make informed giving decisions. The website includes an A-Z list of USA Charities. The website will provide you with information about the organization, the charities they rate, and their method of...
The Sullivan Foundation
Inspired by the life and principles of Leon H. Sullivan, the Sullivan Foundation, exists to promote the political, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership of the African Diaspora and friends of Africa, and to advocate on behalf of Africa and the world’s vulnerable people. Our dynamic approach...
Business Case for Employee Volunteering: Race for Mentors -A Tripartite Relationship
Business Case for Employee Volunteering, a project report of Credit Suisse First Boston's engagement with students from a secondary school, shows how powerful and rewarding the experience was for all involved - to business, its employees and the community. It presents a clear business case for...
Twelve Habits of Highly Effective ICT-Enabled Development Initiatives
Twelve Habits of Highly Effective ICT-Enabled Development Initiatives are a set of best practice guidelines for project management, which aim to ensure the internal health of initiatives harnessing ICT for development. Like the Real Access criteria, the 12 Habits can be used proscriptively for...
Business guide to development actors
Business guide to development actors, a report, provides guidance to development actors who aim to introduce the business community to potential partners in the development community. The main part of this guide consists of profiles of 30 organisations already engaging in collaboration with the...
Doing business with the poor - a field guide
Aid has its role in a needy world, but business, if undertaken responsibly, can be instrumental in providing long term, sustainable answers to poverty. _This thinking sees people in developing countries more as partners and clients, and less as recipients or aid beneficiaries._
Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)
Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) is an independent national association of Australian non-government organisations (NGOs) working in the field of international aid and development with over 80 members. It administers a Code of Conduct committing members to high standards of...