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Also I would like to expand the listing so if you have any online resources to share in these categories or others - please contact me with the category, title, 1-2 line description and link.
please only send information on Japanese or English sites.
Thanks!
Sarajean

Categories for future online resource updates
1. advocacy & campaign mgt.
2. community organizing
3. empowerment training tools
4. fundraising
5. MDG related
6. nonprofit Mgt
7. organizational mgt - general
8. online activism
9.PR and outreach tools for nonprofit NGOs
10. project development and mgt
11. social/political educational resources
12. socially responsible business models
13 sustainable living
14. the development of the Japanese nonprofit sector
15. volunteer mgt
16. other:

Skills Build online resources - social change

Toolkits and books useful for anyone interested in social change
HIV/AIDS Advocacy Guide, International Planned Parenthood Federation © 2004
www.aidsportal.org/store/1245.pdf

Advocacy in Action, Toolkit, The International HIV/AIDS Alliance, © 2002
http://www.aidsalliance.org/sw17212.asp

MDG Campaigning Toolkit, by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and Millennium Campaign Office.
http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/site/pp.asp?c=grKVL2NLE&b=403123

Advocacy Tools and Guidelines: promoting policy change, © 2001 Care International
www.care.org/getinvolved/advocacy/tools.asp

Connecticut Association of Nonprofits Advocacy/Lobbying Toolkit © 2003
http://www.ctnonprofits.org/pages/NonprofitResources/Advocacy_Lobbying_Toolkit.asp

AIDS Map Advocacy toolkit
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/docs/6F2FA05C-8B05-4136-9048-27B0C95091E4.asp


Useful Manuals

Lobbying and advocacy handbook for nonprofit organizations (by Marcia Avner, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits)

Organizing for Social Change, The Midwest Academy Manual for Activists (Steve Max, Kim Bobo and Jackie Kendall, the Midwest Academy)

Skills Build online resources - advocacy

To learn more about advocacy - here are some useful links:

Japanese sites:

Books: NPOと政治 アドボカシーと社会変革の新たな担い手のためにhttp://www.hanmoto.com/bd/isbn978-4-7503-2756-3.html

English introductions, guides, manuals and workshop outlines

The how and why of advocacy
www.bond.org.uk/pubs/guidance/2.1howwhyadvocacy.pdf

Free advocacy materials
http://www.democracyctr.org/advocacy/materials.htm

ADVOCACY IN ACTION:
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/docs/6F2FA05C-8B05-4136-9048-27B0C95091E4.asp

Advocacy in Action and resources
http://www.ngosupport.net/sw17212.asp

Advocacy and lobbying toolkit
http://www.ctnonprofits.org/pages/NonprofitResources/Advocacy_Lobbying_Toolkit.asp

Grassroots advocate training exchange (GATE)
http://www.grassroots-advocacy.com/

Advocacy resource exchange
http://www.advocacyresource.net/

Media Advocacy Manual
www.apha.org/about/news/mediaadvocacy.htm

Advocacy Training Materials from The Public Policy Collaboration
http://www.thearc.org/ga/trainmat.html

Media advocacy and access
www.publicstrategies.org/pdfs/step_series_access.pdf

Advocacy: A Core Competency of Nonprofit Management (opinion piece)
http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/section/159.html

Riding the International Wave: Sustainable Development, Advocacy NGOs and Official Development Assistance (ODA) Policy in Japan in the 1990s
By Dr. Kim DoHyang Reimann
http://www.isanet.org/archive/reimann.html

Advocacy guide for HIV/AIDS: IPPF Advocacy Guide
http://www.ippfwhr.org/publications/publication_detail_e.asp?PubID=60

Advocacy ideas
www2.eastwestcenter.org/research/popcomm/pdf/IPPF_HIV_AIDS_Advocacy.pdf

Grass roots advocacy guide
http://www.aaasc.org/advocacy/grassroots/gr_guide.html

Volunteer and Intern mgt. resources

Useful websites for any one interesting in proactive volunteer and intern managment program development.

Energize – online volunteer mag http://www.energizeinc.com/hot.html

Speech on volunteerism http://www.maq.org.au/programs/conf01/proceedings/dimorg04.htm

Nonprofit mgt. help article: http://www.managementhelp.org/staffing/outsrcng/volnteer/volnteer.htm

Action without borders http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/QuestionViewer/default?categoryid=54&item=1&section=4&sid=58344449-92-vbAPh

Sites related to fundraising:

From the August 4 workshop at Temple University Japan
PWW 101 - grant proposal writing workshop

Charity channel http://charitychannel.com/

The Chronicle of Philanthropy http://philanthropy.com/

Grants and related resources http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/percat2.htm#aspen

Council on Foundations http://www.cof.org/

The Foundation Center http://fconline.fdncenter.org/
http://foundationcenter.org/cgi-bin/ffindershow.cgi?id=FISH132

UK fundraising http://www.fundraising.co.uk/

Europe grants and loans http://europa.eu.int/grants/

Guidestar http://www.guidestar.org/

Community organizing links

References for July 28 workshop at Temple University Japan
COS 101

Nonviolent Direct Action http://ruckus.org/resources/nvda/

Organizing guide for peace and justice groups http://www.ibiblio.org/netchange/cco/

Organizational power mapping http://www.ivaltd.com/Pmap.doc

Citizen’s handbook on community organizing http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/

Midwest academy, organizing outline
http://www.mindspring.com/~midwestacademy/Organize/page5.html

Community organizing: the basics http://www.nfg.org/cotb/07whatisco.htm

Non-violent résistance
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/about_king/encyclopedia/nonviolent.resist.html

Dr. King’s teachings on strategy and tactics http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0111-20.htm

Organizing and action: getting started http://www.radio4all.org/aia/org_community.html

Appropriating the Internet for Global Activism YES! Spring 2004
http://www.globalpolicy.org/ngos/advocacy/network/2004/2004appro.htm

Microfinance training program

Here is the link for the microfinance training program for all who are interested http://mftot.jointokyo.org/ .

the deadline to register for the training which begins on Aug 16th until sometime in Nov is July 31!!

The course is 2,500 yen but the package for 5,000 yen in total is recommended to have access to online tutors.

Sign up now if you are interested - share with others you might be interested - it is also possible to download the majority of the course info for free from the website.

info jobs and internships

Data
Development, NGOs, and Civil Society Annotated Bibliography
http://www.developmentinpractice.org/readers/NGOs/biblio.htm

Action without borders http://www.idealist.org

These have info & job listings in Japanese:
TVAC http://www.tvac.or.jp

Yahoo! Volunteer http://volunteer.yahoo.co.jp

NPO support center – kyuin jyouhou centa
http://www.nport.org/index.php?p=SearchRecruitPage&show=true

NGO/NPO Walker http://www.npo.info/
NPO Linkletter http://homepage3.nifty.com/npolink/

NGO Network Japanhttp://www.ngo.ne.jp

NGO job listings outside Japan:
* Most of these are US based websites.

Ethical Jobs http://www.ethicaljobs.net/

One world net http://www.oneworld.net/jobs/

Nonprofit careers http://www.nonprofitcareer.com/

Opportunity knocks http://www.opportunitynocs.org/

Work for a good cause http://www.work4agoodcause.com/job_locationsearch.asp

Charity Careers http://www.charitycareers.com/do/Home

Development Executive Group http://www.developmentex.com/index.jsp (Main)
http://www.developmentex.co.jp/gdbintro.jsp

International, India and Iraq NGO websites:
International development jobs http://www.devnetjobs.org/

Relief net http://www.reliefnet.com

GUIDELINES - PREP. FOR UN JOBS http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/guidenew.htm