management resources for community media

UNESCO: Community Radio Handbook - English PDF
UNESCO: Manuel de la Radio Communautaire - Français PDF

By Colin Fraser and Sonia Restrepo Estrada. - UNESCO, 2001.

This Community Radio Handbook aims to show that ordinary people, even non-technical rural folk, can plan, set up, manage and produce radio programmes by themselves with a minimum of dependence on outside help, whether for technical advice and training or for funds and equipment. Although quite a number of radio stations began with a big helping hand from outside, many community stations that are on air today were self-start-ups”. They began with a minimum of equipment and technical knowledge, but a strong community organization and a group will to push ahead and succeed.

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Workbook Series - Board Development Program

The Board Development Program of the Government of Alberta, Canada created a series of workbooks for Boards. While in some cases they may use more complex board models than you have in mind for your community media, their format makes it easy for you to find the elements and exercises that will be of use.

Available workbooks are:

• Developing Job Descriptions for Board Members of Nonprofit Organizations
• Drafting and Revising Bylaws
• BOARD BUILDING: Recruiting and Developing Effective Board Members for Not-for-Profit Organizations
• Hiring and Performance Appraisal of the Executive Director
• Financial Responsibilities of Not-for-Profit Boards

BOARD BUILDING: Recruiting and Developing Effective Board Members for Not-for-Profit Organizations - PDF
Want to get the best people on board, and keep them there?

Recruit and develop skilled and committed leaders for your not-for-profit organization. Consider board member responsibilities, expectations and motivation. Target volunteers with appropriate qualities and learn more about retaining them through effective orientation, training, recognition and evaluation.

This 198 page manual was produced for the Board Development Program of the government of Alberta, Canada

Financial Responsibilities of Not-for-Profit Boards - PDF
Designed to be used by board members, this book will guide you through the maze of financial management. It transforms a confusing list of numbers into helpful information. The financial responsibilities of a not-for-profit organization are clarified. Budgets, book keeping and reading the financial statements format.

Produced for the Board Development Program of the government of Alberta, Canada. 92pp - PDF

Global Development Network: Toolkits: Proposal writing
This toolkit provides tips and practical suggestions for applying for funding and proposal writing. It is based on interviews with experienced research fundraisers.

This toolkit is divided into six sections.

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Civicus: Financial Controls and Accountability

This toolkit provides an introduction for the non-financial manager or leader on controlling the finances of the organisation in such a way that the organisation can be held financially accountable. It looks at the basics of a good bookkeeping system, at the importance of having financial policies and how to develop them. It also spells out the role of key structures in financial control and accountability, making a distinction between the Board and the CEO of the organisation. There is a section dealing with the annual external audit, and several examples to illustrate the financial control tools dealt with in the toolkit. The whole toolkit is geared towards enabling a non-financial manager or leader to manage the finances in an informed and competent way.

Civicus: Contrôle et responsabilité financières

Civicus: Control financiero y reponsabilidad