Managing Projects

Index by Region

Illawarra

• Flexible models of community management
  - Five different approaches to community management in the Illawarra Region.

International

• BoardSource - Building Effective Nonprofit Boards (USA)
  - BoardSource increases the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of directors through their consulting practice, publications, tools, and membership program.
• Non-Profit Times (USA)
  - The business publication for non-profit management
• Guide to Pilot Projects for Social Entrepreneurs
  - This toolkit from the Community Action Network (UK) takes you through three key stages of running a pilot project: planning, monitoring and evaluating.
• Management Quick Guides
  - A series of 24 page books on management topics for non-profits, charities, NGOs, community groups, educational institutions, agencies and other organisations worldwide.
• The Wheel of Change Towards Sustainability
  - This article by Bob Doppelt identifies seven key ‘sustainability blunders’ made by organisations trying to reduce their impact on the environment, and 7 interventions to remedy these. It also looks at sustainable governance systems, and their role in implementing an organisation culture of sustainability.
• Civic Society Toolkits
  - CIVICUS has produced a range of toolkits to enable organisations to improve their capacity in a number of areas, from communications and planning to writing funding proposals.
• A Brief Review of 20 Tools to Assess Capacity
  - A survey of twenty organisational capacity assessment tools, drawing from publicly available resources of non-profit organisations, management consultancies, United Nations agencies and other donor organisations.
• Non-profit Sector in a Changing Economy
  - This Report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) covers new trends in the non-profit sector, reviews the sector in a number of countries and provides tools to finance monitor and evaluate the sector.
• Community Building Toolboxes/Toolkits/Handbooks
  - These guides available through the communitybuilders.nsw website contain a wealth of practical information on community building and development.
• Using Consultants
  - This general guide from the Scottish and English Arts Councils helps organisations wanting to hire consultants.
• Results and Performance Accountability Implementation Guide - Mark Friedman
  - This online guide is intended for people who are working to implement some form of results or performance accountability in their community, city, school district, county, state or nation.

National

• ATO Releases New NFP Guide
  - The Australian Tax Office has released a new guide to provide Not for Profit organisations, charities and gift-deductible entities with information to help them meet their GST obligations.
• Free Downloadable Resources for Community Projects
  - Chris Chappell, an independent contractor from North Queensland, has made available on his website resources relevant to place based development for Indigenous communities, integrated case management, risk management, strategic planning and natural resource management planning.
• Boards, Committees and Governance Centre
  - A range of resources to attract new people to serve on the boards and management committees of community organisations.
• Organisational Development and Maintenance Resources from the Change Agency
  - Skills required to establish and maintain sophisticated organisational structures associated with effective community action.
• Evaluate IT Resource Kit
  - Produced by the Evaluate IT Team at the Queensland University of Technology, this resource kit simplifies the task of reviewing or evaluating your IT project
• Project Management Resources from the Tasmanian Government
  - The Tasmanian Government has a project management website containing useful tools for project managers.
• Managing Community Groups – online resources from the Community Management Centre at ourcommunity.com.au
  - Information and resources on management of community groups
• Australian Standards on Corporate Governance
  - Standards Australia has published a series of five Australian Standards to help organisations develop and implement effective corporate governance practices.
• Tax Ruling for Public Benevolent Organisations
  - A ruling on Income Tax and Fringe Benefits tax for public benevolent institutions has been issued by the Australian Taxation Office.
• Emerging VOICE and Survival of Small Not-for-Profit Organisations
  - One of the primary reasons for sustaining small NGOs is to maintain the distribution of power related to resources and the representation of diverse groups and communities that make up our nation.
• community.gov.au - Information and Services for Australians
  - community.gov.au is a portal that links to thousands of web sites providing information and services by all levels of government and the non-government sector.
• Community Insurance and Superannuation Program from NSW Meals on Wheels
  - Affordable insurance for community organisations.

no geographical context

• communityNet Resources Compilation
  - What is it? 40+ pages of links to resources featured on communityNet News from November 2006 to October 2008. All links revised and updated. Fully indexed and searchable.
• Social Change Resources
  - Practical resources for community organisers, workers and activists from The Change Agency.
• Insurance: What's it all about? A guide for not for profit organisations
  - The guide, published by Council of Social Service of NSW, demystifies insurance by providing simple, easily understood information for organisations struggling to understand the insurance process and what their policies cover them for.
• Management Support Online - website
  - A web based service providing management support and assistance to community based, not for profit, non government organisations.
• Results and Performance Accountability Website
  - This is the website of the Fiscal Policy Studies Institute (FPSI), directed by Mark Friedman, which was established in 1996 to assist communities, cities, counties, states and nations working to measurably improve the wellbeing of their citizens.
• The People’s Network Change Management Toolkit
  - Practical ideas, insights, and tools to help you think through different approaches to change and to apply key principles to your own situation.
• Integrated Case Management - The LAC Project
  - The LAC Project was formed to promote the use of the Looking After Children [LAC] case management system in Australasia, to improve the life outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care.
• Paucity management practices in Australian non-profit human services organisations. Wagner, R and Spence, N
  - The research investigated some internal functions of non-profit human services organisations in response to a decline in resources and increased pressure to perform efficiently.
• Tampering with the Evidence: A Critical Appraisal of Evidence-based Policy Making – paper by Greg Marston and Rob Watts
  - This paper critically appraises the emergence of evidence-based policy discourse in Australia, defining and exploring the origins of evidence based policy in the field of social policy and questioning evidence, arguments and assumptions in a case study on juvenile crime.
• Technology Budgeting Basics
  - John Kenyon says the challenge for organisations to successfully use technology is to develop a budget that takes into account the cost of setting up a computer as well as all related expenses.
• Definition of Charities and Related Organisations
  - A report on the recommendations of the independent Inquiry into definitional issues relating to charitable, religious and community service not-for-profit organisations
• Tools for Nonprofits
  - Useful tools and guides for starting, running and funding a nonprofit organisation.
• Writing Policy and Organisational Manuals
  - These tools are designed to help people working in smaller community organisations develop written policies and organisational manuals.
• Voluntary Treasurer's Handbook For Small Non-Profit Organisations
• Charities Definition Inquiry - Government Response - 30 August 2002
  - Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello has today released the Commonwealth Government's response to the Report of the Inquiry into the Definition of Charity, which was established as a result of the tax reform debate and package.
• Natural Heritage Trust Skills Toolkit
  - A practical toolkit for people working or volunteering in Natural Heritage Trust or other community-based programs.

NSW

• Council Of Social Services NSW - Management Support Unit
• Management Training for Non-Government Organisations
  - Explore Tri Community Exchange's online Management Committee Training course for Non-Government Organisations.
• Roles and Responsibilities of a Board Member
  - The NCOSS Management Support Unit has developed a resource to assist people in understanding the roles and responsibilities of members of the board of a not-for-profit organisation.
• Business Networks - Brief from the NSW Small Business website
  - This Brief on Business Networks explains the why, what and how of successful business networks. It includes snapshots of several established networks and background on the program of assistance available from the NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) to assist business networks to form and develop.
• Public Liability Information Sheet
  - Community Cultural Development NSW has produced a Public Liability Information Sheet to help community organisations assess and improve their public liability insurance situation.
• Public Liability Insurance - Tips from the Insurance Council of Australia
  - Advice on finding Public Liability Insurance from the Insurance Council of Australia.
• Public Liability Insurance information from the Australia Council
  - Changes in public liability insurance are of importance to every arts organisation and artist in Australia and, consequently, to the Australia Council.
• Let’s Manage - Management Resources from the Local Community Services Association NSW
  - Information on Management Committee Issues produced as a resource for Neighbourhood and Community Centres.
• Evaluating Cross-Agency Programs: A Framework for Managing the Process
  - This is the report of a project concerned with developing a framework for managing evaluations of cross-agency programs which aims to increase the likelihood of the evaluation findings being used.
• Community Insurance to Fill Liability Void for Not-For-Profits
  - Local Community Insurance Services (LCIS) fills the gap in insurance services to clubs and community groups within Australia.

Western Sydney

• Voice for SONG
  - Voice for SONG, a coalition of workers representing a wide variety of small non-government organisations in Western Sydney have recently developed a web-site and published an issues paper.