Resource Materials by Session

Updated 2/25/05

Conference Materials

• Session Summaries
• Speaker Presentations
• Complete Bibliography of Conference Resources (PDF 31KB)

General Materials:

Ott, Dana. “An Internet Guide to Organizational Development.”

U.S. Agency for International Development/Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance/Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad. Washington, D.C.: January 2003. (PDF 22KB)

Ott, Dana. “Defining Organizational Development: Visions, Attributes

and Strategies.” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Agency for International Development/Bureau for Democracy Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance/Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad, 2004. (PDF 22KB)

Session Materials

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.   Panel Discussion: Changing Development Context - Challenges and Opportunities

Bryant, Coralie and Marc Lindenberg. “Responding to Globalization. ” Chapter 1 in

Going Global: Transforming Relief and Development NGOs.(Bloomfield: Kumarian Press, 2001) 1-30. (PDF 310KB) Reprinted with permission.

Bryant, Coralie and Marc Lindenberg. “Accountability, Evaluation and

Organizational Learning.” Chapter 8 in Going Global: Transforming Relief and Development NGOs. (Bloomfield: Kumarian Press, 2001) 209-241. (PDF 310KB)

“The Non-Governmental Landscape.” Chapter 3 in “Ambiguity and Change:

Humanitarian NGOs Prepare for the Future.” Boston: The Feinstein International Famine Center, 2004. (PDF 308KB) Reprinted with permission.

Fowler, Alan. “PVO and NGO Futures: A Framework for Reflection and

Dialogue.”  August 2004. (PDF 126KB)

1:30 – 3:00 p.m.   Concurrent Sessions:

1. USAID #101:  An Introduction to USAID for New PVOs
   

   U.S. Agency for International Development/Bureau for Democracy Conflict and

   Humanitarian Assistance/Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad. “A USAID Resource Guide for Private Voluntary Organizations.” Washington, D.C.: October 2004. (PDF 62KB)

2. PVO/NGO Collaborative Mechanisms

African Humanitarian Action and the International NGO Training and

Research Center. “Institutional Co-operation Between African NGOs and External Partners.” Paper presented at the International Symposium on Building Capacity and Resources of African Non-Governmental Organisations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 2004. (PDF 208KB) Reprinted with permission.

African Humanitarian Action, SaferAfrica and the University of South Africa. “

An African Perspective on Sustainable Humanitarian Capacity.” Paper presented at the International Symposium on Building Capacity and Resources of African Non-Governmental Organisations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 2004. (PDF 217KB) Reprinted with permission.

Durr, Barbara, Joseph D. Stuckey, and Gwen M. Thomas. “Partnership Principles:

What We Have Learned About Partnering and Institutional Capacity Building Concepts.” Atlanta: CARE USA, 2001. (PDF 267KB) Reprinted with permission.

Durr, Barbara, Joseph D. Stuckey, and Gwen M. Thomas. “Promising Practices,

A Case Study Review of Partnership Lessons and Issues: What We Are Learning at CARE.” Atlanta: CARE USA, 2001. (PDF 385KB) Reprinted with permission.

Durr, Barbara, Joseph D. Stuckey, and Gwen M. Thomas. “Partnership and

Institutional Capacity Building Bibliographic Resources.” Atlanta: CARE USA, 2000. (PDF 131KB) Reprinted with permission.

Buzzard, Shirley and Anna Kathryn Webb. “Mechanisms for PVO-NGO

Collaboration: The Development Community’s Experience,” December 2004. (PDF 45KB)

Brehm, Vicky. “Autonomy or Dependence? North-South NGO Partnerships.”

INTRAC Briefing Paper No. 6, (July 2004). (PDF 55KB) Reprinted with permission.

3. NGO Networks: The Impact of Networks on NGO Capacity

   Liebler, Claudia. “NGO Networks: Building Capacity in a Changing World.”

   Washington, D.C.: U.S. Agency for International Development/Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance/Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad, 2004. (PDF 819KB)

4. Organizational Development in Conflict-Affected Areas

U.S. Agency for International Development/Bureau for Democracy Conflict and

Humanitarian Assistance/Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation. “Conducting a Conflict Assessment: A Framework for Analysis and Program Development.” Washington, D.C.: August 2004. (PDF 299KB)

U.S. Agency for International Development/Bureau for Democracy Conflict and

Humanitarian Assistance/Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad. “USAID-PVC Dialogue on Working in Conflict.” Washington, D.C.: January 2003. (PDF 649KB)

Anderson, Mary B., Kristin Doughty and Lara Olson. "Confronting War: Critical

Lessons For Peace Practitioners.” Cambridge: The Collaborative for Development Action, 2003. (PDF 768KB) Reprinted with permission.

Friday, January 14

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  Panel Discussion: International Trends in Standards and Impact on Our Work

Panel 1:

"A New Era of Giving: Guidelines for Accountable Philanthropy."

Washington, D.C.: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, 2004. (PDF 82KB) Reprinted with permission.

Fogel, Elaine. “The Times, They Are A-Changing.”

http://www.onphilanthropy.com (23 July 2004). (PDF 82KB) Reprinted with permission.

Budak, Susan. “Why All the Fuss About the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?”

http://www.onphilanthropy.com (1 October 2004). (PDF 58KB) Reprinted with permission.

Panel 2:

Shea, Catherine and Sandra Sitar. “NGO Accreditation and Certification:

The Way Forward? An Evaluation of The Development Community’s Experience.” (PDF 285KB), Program Comparison Chart (PDF 60KB) and Criteria Chart (PDF 152KB), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Agency for International Development/Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance/Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad, 2004.

“Zimbabwe NGO Bill Likely to Restrict Human Rights Operations.”

http://www.trocaire.org (23 November 2004). (PDF 14KB) Reprinted with permission.

1:45 – 4:00 p.m.  Plenary Session: Discussion on Private Sector Partnerships

“Public-Private Partnerships: The Role of the Non-Profit Leader.”

Sterling: INMED Partnerships for Children, 2004. (PDF 390KB) Reprinted with permission.

U.S. Agency for International Development/Global Development Alliance Secretariat.

"USAID's Global Development Alliance." Washington, D.C.: January 2005. (PDF 36KB)

U.S. Agency for International Development/Global Development Alliance Secretariat.

"Introduction to USAID for the Private Sector." Washington, D.C.: September 2004. (PDF 263KB)