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Guide to … Getting the Best Out of a Consultancy
London: Bond (2014), 15 pp.
"Consultancy costs can be a large budget item for many NGOs and so getting the best out of it is essential. This guide provides tips that will help you learn from good practices and avoid common mistakes. It is for staff involved in commissioning and managing consultants, particularly in programmes,
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The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change: Principles, Practices, and Perspectives
San Francisco: Pfeiffer, 2nd ed. (2014), xli, 710 pp.
"The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change is a vital tool for anyone who wants to know how to effectively bring about meaningful and sustainable change in organizations―even in the state of turbulence and complexity that today’s organizations encounter. Featuring contributions fro
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Connecting to Change the World: Harnessing the Power of Networks for Social Impact
Washington, DC; Covelo; London: Island Press (2014), 240 pp.
"This book offers eight orienting insights about network building; each one frames a separate chapter, backed by case studies, illustrations, and how-to information.
1. Know the Network Difference. Networks have unique capabilities for achieving social impact that distinguish them from other forms o
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Participatory Action Research: Theory and Methods for Engaged Inquiry
Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2013), xxi, 469 pp.
"In this book, the authors propose innovative strategies for engaged inquiry building on insights from many disciplines and lessons from the history of Participatory Action Research (PAR), including French psychosociology. The ongoing evolution of PAR has had a lasting legacy in fields ranging from
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Innovation in den Medien: Crossmedia - Storywelten - Change Management
München: Hooffacker; MedienCampus Bayern (2013), 204 pp.
"Google, Apple und Facebook haben die Medienwelt verändert. Auch lokale und regionale Medienunternehmen müssen sich massiv wandeln. Das Gute: Es entstehen neue Möglichkeiten, als Journalist zu arbeiten, seine Geschichten multimedial aufzubereiten und den Leser, Hörer sowie Zuschauer den ganzen T
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New Perspectives on Strengthening Science Journalism in Developing Countries: Approach and First Results of the ‘SjCOOP’ Mentoring Project
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 4, issue 2 (2012), pp. 157-172
"Many different educational and training sessions focusing on science journalism have been offered to journalists in Africa in the past decades. However, there is still insufficient quality reporting on health, environment, technology and science. We propose a new, flexible and needs-oriented concep
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Open and Closed Communicating Networks: Sectarian and Liberal Muslim Movements in Indonesia
Religion and Social Communication, volume 10, issue 1 (2012), pp. 19-38
Information and Communication Management Strategy Development: A Toolkit for Agricultural and Rural Development Organisations. Facilitator's Guide
Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2012), ix, 147 pp.
"This publication responds to the increasing need for organisations to think and plan strategically about managing and using their information and knowledge resources in an efficient and effective manner. Lack of strategy for information and knowledge management was identified as a major gap when CT
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The Sage Handbook of Social Network Analysis
London et al.: Sage (2011), xvi, 622 pp.
"This sparkling Handbook offers an unrivalled resource for those engaged in the cutting edge field of social network analysis. Systematically, it introduces readers to the key concepts, substantive topics, central methods and prime debates. Among the specific areas covered are: network theory; inter
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Networking African Journalism Educators: Bonding, Bridging, and Linking
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), 23 pp.
"Professional networking of African journalism educators is a complex matter for reasons related to the fragmentary identity and fragile resource base of this constituency. African journalism educators thus share many characteristics which ironically dilute the sense of a clear and common identity t
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People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
Key Guides
Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), viii, 465 pp.
"This is an applied facilitator’s guide for reform managers, change agents, development practitioners, and training professionals who need to use smart communication techniques—the relevant concepts, frameworks and applications—to promote change through governance reform. It is grounded on the
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Institutional Strengthening: Building Strong Management Processes
Baltimore: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2011), 666 pp.
"The Guide presents principles, minimum standards and best practices, business processes, references and tools deemed important for effective, efficient, and sustainable organizations. The Guide consists of ten chapters that cover the key functional areas of most organizations. Each chapter (and ind
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Making Data Talk: A Workbook
National Cancer Institute (2011), 44 pp.
"This workbook provides an overview of the main points contained in the book 'Making Data Talk: Communicating Public Health Data to the Public, Policy Makers, and the Press', as well as practical exercises for applying the book’s concepts and communication principles to your unique situation. The
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The Knowledge Translation Toolkit. Bridging the Know-Do Gap: A Resource for Researchers
New Delhi; Thousand Oaks et al.: Sage; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2011), xxviii, 253 pp.
"The knowledge Translation Toolkit provides a thorough overview of what knowledge translation (KT) is and how to use it most effectively to bridge the ‘know-do’ gap between research, policy, practice, and people. It presents the theories, tools, and strategies required to encourage and enable ev
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A Guide to Peer to Peer Mentorship in Science Journalism: Lessons from the SjCOOP Project
World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) (2011), 58 pp.
"In April 2006, the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) embarked on a three-year journey in peer to peer mentoring. Through Project SjCOOP (Science journalism COOPeration), 16 experienced science journalists from 15 African, Arab, European and North American countries became companions to
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Tools for Project Management, Workshops and Consulting: A Must-Have Compendium of Essential Tools and Techniques
Erlangen: Publicis, 2., revised and enl. ed. (2011), 382 pp.
"Typically today's tasks in management and consulting include project management, running workshops and strategic work - all complex activities, which require a multitude of skills and competencies. This standard work, which is also well accepted amongst consultants, gives you a reference or cookboo
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Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 3rd ed. (2011), xxiii, 323 pp.
"When the landmark best-seller Flawless Consulting was first published more than three decades ago, it was quickly adopted as the "consultant's bible." With his legendary warmth and passion, Peter Block explained how to deal effectively with clients, peers, and others. The book continues to speak to
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Capacity Development in Practice
London; Washington, DC: Earthscan (2010), xxii, 338 pp.
"Real-life practice is poorly understood and undervalued as a distinct professional domain. Written by practitioners, this innovative publication is designed to make capacity development more professional and increasingly effective in achieving development goals. Practical illustrations draw on expe
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GTZ Wissenstransfer: Eine Anleitung zum Debriefing von Erfahrungen und zur Sicherung von wertvollem Wissen
Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2010), 39 pp.
"Diese Handreichung richtet sich an alle, die Erfahrungen und Wissen sichern, aber auch an diejenigen, die vom Wissen anderer profitieren wollen. Nutzen Sie diese Handreichung, um Ihren Nachfolger einzuarbeiten, systematisch von Ihren Fachkollegen zu lernen und die Erfahrungen Ihres Vorhabens für d
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Capacity and Capacity Development: Coping with Complexity
Public Administration and Development, volume 30, issue 1 (2010), pp. 2-10
"This overview article introduces the topic of capacity and capacity development (CD), noting the vagueness and multiplicity of definitions and approaches. It presents the model of capacity developed by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) study, and reviews our evolving und
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