Category Archives: Institutional Development
Good Discussion of Indirect Costs for Non-Profits/NGOs
Based on a fifty year career managing non-profit organizations and programs, I REALLY think it’s existentially important for NGOs/CSOs to collect the true costs of their operations from contracts and donors. Unfortunately, I’m not sure that Mr. Klotz’s graphic presentation … [Read more]
Euan McFarlane Environmental Leadership Award for 2016 to Tadzio Bervoets of St. Martin
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has just announced that the Euan P. McFarlane Environmental Leadership Award Fund (McFarlane Fund, which is administered by the CFVI, based on a grant from the now-sunsetted Island Resources Foundation) for calendar year 2016 goes … [Read more]
Fifth Edition of the Ramsar Handbook Series
The Secretariat of Ramsar Convention has just announced the launch of the first Handbook in the 5th Edition Ramsar Handbook Series. It is entitled “An Introduction to the Convention on Wetlands” and replaces “The Ramsar Convention Manual”. http://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/handbook1_5ed_introductiontoconvention_e.pdf “An Introduction … [Read more]
Why is Facebook Important and What Should Island NGOs Do About it
The attached slide show provides useful information for local NGO leaders who wonder, “Will participating in Facebook will help us be more competitive?” in a world where the mega-NGOs are hoovering up ever larger shares of voluntary contributions from local … [Read more]
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