Capacity-Building - Other Useful Links
General Resources
Funding Resources
Health and Disability Resources
Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Resources
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Washington, DC, USA, is a professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits, in order to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission. More information is available at: http://www.allianceonline.org/.
Capacity.org, founded by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), Maastricht, the Netherlands, and published jointly with SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is an online portal intended for practitioners and policy makers who work in or on capacity development in international cooperation in the Southern hemisphere. Professionals involved in the field of capacity development are invited to contribute their views, or to exchange and share information with other professionals in the sector. More information is available at: http://www.capacity.org/.
NGO Capacity-Building from the Development Gateway contains an extensive list of resources for strengthening the performance of NGOs. Focus areas include: strategic planning, financial management, human resource management, monitoring and evaluation, information and communication technology, and service delivery. More information is available at: http://topics.developmentgateway.org/civilsociety/rc/BrowseContent.do?source=RCContentUser&folderId=3266
Pact's Capacity-Building Services Group (CBSG), Washington, DC, USA, is a leading facilitator of leadership and organizational development for NGOs, networks, and intermediary organizations around the world. More information is available at: http://www.pactworld.org/.
UNDP Capacity Development, Washington, DC, USA, provides information on capacity development strategies that have over the years emerged as good practice of UNDP work and in helping achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These strategies may be applied to address capacity development needs in a variety of sectors. More information is available at: http://www.capacity.undp.org/.
The Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA, seeks to advance capacity-building for NGOs. Its mission is to promote sound social policy and public debate on national priorities. The Urban Institute gathers and analyzes data, conducts policy research, evaluates programs and services, and educates Americans on critical issues and trends. More information is available at: http://www.urban.org/.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA, was established to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world, including the area of health and development. More information is available at: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/.
The Disability Funders Network (DFN), Midlothian, Virginia, USA, a national philanthropic advocacy organization that seeks equality and rights for disabled individuals and communities by bridging philanthropic resources, disability, and community. It promotes awareness, support and inclusion of people with disabilities and disability issues in grant-making programs and organizations. More information is available at: http://www.disabilityfunders.org/.
Disability Resources provides a list of funding resources available to organizations active on behalf of people with disabilities. More information is available at: http://www.fundsnetservices.com/disable2.htm.
Enable New Zealand/Disability Funding Info, Palmerston North, New Zealand, provides information about Ministry of Health funding for people with disability related needs. More information is available at: http://www.disabilityfunding.co.nz/.
The European Forum on Philanthropy and Research Funding, Brussels, Belgium, launched by the European Foundation Centre, helps to support philanthropic funding for research by exchanging experiences and best practice, developing cooperation on research funding, and promoting a favourable environment for foundation and private philanthropic activities. The Forum is supported by the European Commission and individual funders. More information is available at: http://www.epha.org/a/3124.
The Ford Foundation, New York, New York, USA, aims to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. More information is available at: http://www.fordfound.org/.
Independent Living Fund, Nottingham, United Kingdom, is a national resource dedicated to the financial support of people with disabilities enabling them to choose to live in the community rather than in residential care. More information is available at: http://www.ilf.org.uk/.
The King's Fund, London, United Kingdom, is an independent charitable foundation working for better health. Its goals are to help develop: informed policy through undertaking original research and providing objective analysis; effective services through fostering innovation and helping put ideas into action; and skilled people through building understanding, capacity and leadership. More information is available at: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/.
The Self-Help Funding Programs, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, provide non-recurrent grants of up to $5,000 to local disability and health self-help groups that are not eligible for other government grants. The primary objective of the programs is to increase the capacity of people who are affected by a disability, chronic health condition, and/or mental illness to live independently and fully in their own community. More information is available at: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/disability/improving_supports/self-directed-support.
United Nations Voluntary Fund on Disability, Geneva, Switzerland, provides support to organizations for persons with disabilities. Funding priority is targeted at building the capacity of NGOs to take part in the implementation of The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Fund also provides small grants to support catalytic and innovative action, which will promote greater awareness of disability issues and exchanges of knowledge and experience, and permit wide dissemination of appropriate disability technologies. More information is available at: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=8&pid=29.
Health and Disability Resources
Action on Disability and Development (ADD), London, United Kingdom, is an international development agency, supporting organizations of disabled people as they campaign for their rightful inclusion in society. ADD was established in 1985 in recognition of the fact that disabled people, especially disabled women and children, are among the poorest, most disadvantaged, and socially excluded. More information is available at: http://www.add.org.uk/.
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), Washington, DC, USA, is an international association leading the way to inclusive communities through research, education and advocacy. TASH members are people with disabilities, fellow citizens, advocates, and professionals. More information is available at: http://www.tash.org/.
Capacity Building Institutes, supported by the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, aims to build the capacity of stakeholders to create opportunities for youth with disabilities so that they can achieve successful futures. The institutes adopt a "train-the-trainer" approach and develop materials for multiple types of users including technical assistance providers, dissemination centers, Regional Resource Centers, state and local agencies, and others. More information is available at: http://www.ncset.org/institutes/default.asp.
Disability LIB (Listen Include Build), London, UK, aims to confront discrimination and disablism, and to secure the full and equal rights of disabled people. Disability LIB will provide disabled people's organisations with information, advice and support that will enable them to be more effective, and to play a full part in achieving their aims. More information is available at: http://www.disabilitylib.org.uk/.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Berkeley, California, USA, founded in 1979, is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities, and parents who have children with disabilities. More information is available at: http://www.dredf.org/.
Disabled Peoples International, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a network of national organizations or assemblies of disabled people, established to promote human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalization of opportunity, and development. More information is available at: http://www.dpi.org/.
Handicap International, Brussels, Belgium, is an international solidarity organization specializing in the field of disability. It works alongside people with disabilities, offering them assistance, and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. More information is available at: http://www.handicap-international.org/.
The National Coordinating Center for Research Capacity, Leeds, United Kingdom, manages the Research Capacity Development (RCD) Program, which is one of the programs of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and is funded by the Department of Health. The RCD Program presents research training awards to individuals who show the potential to become research leaders in their field and whose research is people or patient-focused and relevant to the National Health Service (NHS). More information is available at: http://www.nccrcd.nhs.uk/.
Rehabilitation International, New York, New York, USA, is a global and diverse network of persons with disabilities, NGOs, government agencies, service providers, and advocates who work together to advance the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities worldwide. More information is available at: http://www.riglobal.org/.
World Health Organization Capacity-Building WHO's priorities for capacity building in the area of disability and rehabilitation are to: advocate for the implementation of the UN Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities; develop training materials for health professionals involved in disability and rehabilitation; contribute to disability and rehabilitation curriculum for health-related institutions; and promote the inclusion of disability issues in the curricula of technical and professional schools so that their graduates are able to influence decisions about and facilitate access to services for people with disabilities. More information is available at: http://www.who.int/disabilities/capacity_building/en/.
Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Resources
Association for Children with a Disability, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, provides information, support and advocacy for families who have a child or young adult with any type of disability or developmental delay. More information is available at: http://www.acd.org.au/.
Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is helping to support the community mental health sector in the province by ensuring that agencies working in the sector have the skills and resources they need to function effectively. More information is available at: http://www.ontario.cmha.ca/capacity_building.asp.
Consumer Participation and Capacity-Building of the Manitoba Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, provides information to assist consumers of mental health services gain the information and skills they may need to participate as full and equal members of society. More information is available at: http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=284-683-1480-1497-1510&lang=1.
Dorset People First, Dorchester, United Kingdom, is an organization led by people who have intellectual disabilities supporting each other to "speak up and lead change," Its projects include: The Forum, Total Communication, Just Say, Citizenship, Person Centred Planning, training and project development. More information is available at: http://www.dorsetpeoplefirst.co.uk/.
The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is a coalition of eight international disability rights organizations, among them Inclusion International and the World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry. The goals of the IDA are to encourage disability rights organizations to collaborate more, to strengthen existing international disability rights networks, to collaborate on strategies and positions, to lobby the United Nations on disability issues, and to encourage the involvement of people with disabilities in world politics. More information is available at: http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/.
The Self-Help Connection, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a non-profit organization established to promote self-help groups. Its work in the area of capacity-building includes development of projects/programs to: meet the health needs of specific health populations; help individuals set up, lead, and maintain self-help groups; assist professionals in setting up support groups and peer support networks. More information is available at: http://www.selfhelpconnection.ca/.
The South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, seeks to provide leadership in advocating, funding and implementing initiatives that recognize the inherent dignity of each individual, and promote independence, productivity, respect and inclusion for all persons with disabilities and their families. More information is available at: http://www.scddc.state.sc.us/.