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

Websites on Project Cycle Management

I have been looking for some useful websites for people interested in finding out more about PCM - here is what i found - some are in English and some in Japanese.

Share others in the comments section!

http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/tools/pcm.html
http://www.fasid.or.jp/kenshu/pcm/index.html
http://www.reliefweb.int/training/ti1375.html

www.h6.dion.ne.jp/~gakuhoku/PCM-Handbook-J0406.pdf

www.pref.okinawa.jp/kenzou/sukoyaka/pdf/79p_81p.pdf
http://www1.neweb.ne.jp/wb/fukud/glossary.htmA
http://www1.neweb.ne.jp/wb/fukud/hyousijp.htm
http://www1.neweb.ne.jp/wb/fukud/hyousi%20eng.htm
http://www.ipma.ch/Pages/IPMA.aspx
http://www.aidworkers.net/?q=node/252
http://www.apo-tokyo.org/cgi/apo_p-glossary.pl?record=79
http://www.env.go.jp/policy/assess/1-3sanka/3/mes/mes_sim033i.html
http://www.worldbank.org/aidsecon/toolkit/project.htm

Refugees and microfinance online readings

Online readings for participants of Tuesday's Tsuda International Development Skills course.

July 10 - focus on refugees and related issues Basic info on refugees - read any two

http://hrw.org/doc/?t=refugees&document_limit=0,2 http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~take-waya/main_refugee/japan.htm http://www.unhcr.org/basics.html

http://www.issj.org/english/Intercountry/ic18-2e.htm

Refugees International http://www.refintl.org/

Refugees International Japan http://www.refugeesinternationaljapan.org/

July 17 - focus on Microfinance for poverty alleviation

Basic info http://www.cgap.org/about/faq01.html http://www.waterberry.org/articles/Introduction%20to%20Microfinance.htm

http://www.planetfinance.org/EN/microfinance-entreprise/microfinance-presentation.php

http://www.blogger.com/www.ids.ac.uk/ids/pvty/pdf-files/SocialImpactMicrofinance.pdf

http://www.grameenfoundation.org/what_we_do/microfinance_in_action/?gclid=CIjvnoi0iI0CFQqgYgodRVGzow

Case studies - see handouts or read this site: http://www.akdn.org/microfinance/case-studies.html