management resources for community media

How to do Community Radio: UNESCO-CI
A Primer for Community Radio Operators. By Louie Tabing of the Philippines.

The African Community Radio Manager’s Handbook - PDF
By AMARC Africa and the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism.

Community Radio Step by Step

• Community Radio- the Promise & Potential….
• Community & Community Radio…..
• Profiles of Community Radio …..
• Existing Platforms for Community Participation
• Performances & Practices in India
• Content Planning
• Simple & Sustainable
• Impact & Evaluation
• Global & Regional Models

iTrainOnline Community Radio training materials
A collection of online training materials on content development, technology, etc.

Community Media Manuals from Open Society Foundation South Africa

OSF SA has published three manuals for community media.

- Community Radio Manual
- Curriculum for Training Community Radio Station Managers
- Community Radio Technical Manual

Go to http://www.osf.org.za/ and select Publications and then Media Programme from the menu.

CIVICUS Better Communications and Planning Toolkits

CIVICUS has produced a range of toolkits to enable organisations to improve their capacity in a number of communication and planning areas. From learning how to write a funding proposal to developing more effective action planning skills, the toolkits provide many useful tips and ideas to help strengthen organisations.

Many of the toolkits are available in English, French & Spanish.

- Writing Effectively & Powerfully
- Writings Within Your Organisation
- Producing Your Own Media ? ? (Word) or (PDF)
- Handling the Media
- Promoting Your Organisation
- Planning Overview
- Action planning
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Strategic Planning
- Developing a Financing Strategy
- Financial Controls and Accountability
- Writing a Funding Proposal
- Budgeting