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Measuring the impact of humanitarian aid

This report investigates the current state of the art in measuring and analysing the impact of humanitarian assistance. It is concerned with questions around how impact can be measured, why this is increasingly being demanded, and whether it is possible to do it better. It also explores the...

World Travel Guide - Culture/Religion

The World Travel Guide Culture/Religion section provides information about the culture of various countries, and includes a detailed section on world religions.

Corporate Volunteer Reporting Standards v2.0

Corporate Volunteer Reporting Standards v2.0 are used for reporting the activities of a company’s employee volunteer program. Standards relate to areas such as volunteer activities, employee volunteers, volunteer hours and dollar value of volunteer hours.

GoodCompany Guidelines for Corporate Social Performance

The GoodCompany Guidelines for Corporate Social Performance provide a framework for implementing socially and environmentally responsible initiatives at the company level. This is a practical tool, with additional resources to assist companies in implementing the initiatives it decides to pursue....

TravelHealth

TravelHealth offers practical health advice and vaccinations for travellers.

Colgate University Center for Career Services

Colgate University Center for Career Services is a site that provides information on volunteer work and student internships at non-profit organisations.

The Community Chest of Hong Kong Member Agencies

The Community Chest of Hong Kong is a non-profit organisation and a network of HK based member agencies. It obtains donations through fund raising and distribute the funds to member social welfare agencies. This web page lists its 120+ member organisations, all working to help those in need in Hong...

Code of Conduct for NGOs in Ethiopia

Code of Conduct for NGOs in Ethiopia aims to ensure transparency and accountability in the operation of NGOs by voluntary self-regulation. The Code also seeks to improve the quality of services provided by NGOs by helping NGOs to adopt high standards of conduct and to devise efficient...

Charity Village: Sources of Funding

This page contains links to online databases and directories of funding agencies and foundations of interest to Canadian individuals and organisations, together with online tools and resources useful for anyone involved in fundraising.

Country Maps Directory

Country Maps Directory, a service of EmbassyWorld.com, provides a world map directory of national maps from a number of sources.

Iraq Climate

The Iraq Climate page, compiled by an international security company, provides information about the Iraqi climate, including min/max temperatures for four regions (Mountains, Western/Southern Desert, Rolling Upland, and Tigris/Euphrates Delta). The page also provides temperature and rainfall...

Mennonite Disaster Service

Mennonite Disaster Service is a volunteer network through which various constituencies of the Anabaptist church can respond to those affected by disasters in Canada and the United States.

Inclusive Business: Profitable business for successful development

Inclusive Business: Profitable business for successful development, a paper published by The Alliance for Inclusive Business and the WBCSD, defines Inclusive Business as one that seeks to contribute to poverty alleviation by including lower-income communities within its value chain while not losing...

Middle Eastern NGOs Gateway Project - Libya

The Middle Eastern NGO Gateway Project provides a database and information about NGOs operating in countries in the Middle East, together with information about technology, recent articles and press releases of interest to NGOs.

West Africa News

West Africa News provides current affairs news, economic news and a variety of special reports relating to humanitarian aid, natural disasters and warfare all specific to West African countries including Mauritania, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Congo.

AccountAbility Rating

AccountAbility Rating, a tool developed by CRS Network and AccountAbility, measures the extent to which companies put responsible practices at the heart of their business, assessed across key domains. These domains include stakeholder engagement, strategy, governance, performance management, public...

Needs assessment and decision-making in the humanitarian sector

This report documents the findings of a year-long study into the link between needs assessment and decision-making in the humanitarian sector.

Virtual library on international development - Bhutan page

A collection of links to international development resources on the internet, including lists of NGOs, government organisations, development statistics, and related documents for Bhutan.

Accord Interagency Gifts in Kind Standards

Accord Gifts in Kind Standards govern US-based member organisations' Gifts in Kind (GIK) activity.

Global Corruption Report

Now in its eighth year, this annual publication by Transparency International brings together scholars and civil society activists to examine the state of corruption around the globe. The latest edition (2009) focuses on corruption and the private sector.