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InterAction's Private Voluntary Organization Standards
InterAction's Private Voluntary Organization Standards is a code of best practice for InterAction's members. The standards relate to the activity of non-profit organisations in areas of governance, volunteer involvement, support from the private sector, fundraising, service and programme...
Towards Global Partnerships
Towards Global Partnerships, a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly, encourages partnerships between the UN and the private sector, outlines the principles that should govern such partnerships, and stresses the important role that the private sector can play in encouraging development and...
Independent Sector
Independent Sector is a network for organisations in the U.S. charitable and philanthropic sector. The organisation's website provides a detailed section on giving and volunteering in the U.S., as well as a wide range of resources on accountability and public policy. The site also has a resource...
Brilliant Brokerage: tips for success
Brilliant Brokerage: tips for success, a booklet, is a guide to brokering business community partnerships. It demonstrates the value and importance of the brokerage role and identifies the key skills and processes required for effective delivery.
Complementarities, Competition and Convergence in Humanitarian Quality Assurance
Complementarities, Competition and Convergence in Humanitarian Quality Assurance, a meeting report, addresses the issues surrounding the importance of quality and accountability in improving performance in humanitarian action. The report also outlines the initiatives that would be undertaken by the...
Partnership Governance and Accountability (PGA) Framework
Partnership Governance and Accountability (PGA) Framework aims to promote best practice in the management of partnerships for sustainable development through improving partnership performance and credibility through good governance practice with clear accountability. The PGA Framework is made up of...
Charity Commission Hallmarks of an Effective Charity
This document sets out the standards that will help charity trustees to improve the effectiveness of their charity, and the principles that the regulatory framework of the Charity Commission exists to support.
ACFID Code of Conduct
The ACFID Code of Conduct is a voluntary, self regulatory industry code for non government development organisations.
Private sector delivery of public benefit goods and services
This documents presents a framework for doing business in low-income environments, utilising the power of marketing, and grounded in a number of actual case studies.
From Challenge to Opportunity: The role of business in tomorrow's society
From Challenge to Opportunity: The role of business in tomorrow's society, a paper from the Tomorrow's Leaders group of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), presents a fresh perspective on the role of business in society. The paper sets out a model through which companies...