Civil society sustainability: Stepping up to the challenge
By Rachel Hayman. Welcome to the first contribution to a new INTRAC blog series on civil society sustainability. Over the […]
Making it personal
By Rick James This blog is no. 7 in a series of nine on the subject of capacity building: No. […]
It’s (almost) all about leadership
By Rick James This blog is no. 4 in a series of nine on the subject of capacity building: No. […]
Creating Space to Lead: A Guide for Small and Diaspora NGOs
Leadership may sound impressive, but it is immensely difficult. While many of us know what we should do as leaders, […]
Global changes and civil society. Background paper for ‘Civil society at a new frontier’ conference
This short paper explores the challenges confronting civil society at a time of unprecedented and widely underestimated global change.
Praxis Note 59. Leadership, gender and youth: Reviewing the old and experimenting with the new
Gender had long been a priority in INTRAC’s programme to strengthen NGOs supporting self-help movements in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and […]
Praxis Paper 10. NGO Leadership Development: A Review of the Literature
NGO leaders often face extraordinary challenges – both at a personal and organisational level. These challenges are demanding, and distinct […]
Praxis Note 25. Learning Leadership Development from African Cultures: A Personal Perspective
This note argues that, to stand any chance of being effective, leadership development in Africa must be rooted in the influential cultural heritage. The note explores aspects of leadership and leadership development in precolonial Africa and draws lessons for leadership development in civil society organisations.
Praxis Note 14. Autocratics Anonymous: A Controversial Perspective on Leadership Development
This note suggests an alternative approach to leadership development , guided by the similarity between the behavioural change processes that leaders went through and some key elements of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Twelve-Step process.
ONTRAC 9. Building the internal strength of urban NGO’s: the right way round or from the inside out?
How do we judge our capacity as NGOs in a realistic way? How do we know if a partner is […]