Toolbox Management & Financing

Community Radio Performance Assessment System
Key Guidance

Raghu Mainali, Yadab Chapagain, Bikram Subba

Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) (2009), 86 pp.

"This publication allows community radio stations to assess their performance regarding: community participation and ownership; radio governance structures and procedures; radio programme structure; radio station management; financial management and resource structure; as well as networking. Using a ... more

Training Needs Assessment of Independent Newspaper Managers in South Africa

Tiffany Tracey, Johanna Mavhungu, Peter du Toit, Francis Mdlongwa

Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA); Sol Plaatjie Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) (2009), 86 pp.

"The findings of the research reflect two overarching concerns: training content and training delivery. It is a central finding of the research that financial skills are required by the sector. Related to this is the need to encourage professional attitudes, processes, and systems within the sector. ... more

Building Commitment to Reform Through Strategic Communication: The Five Key Decisions
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Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa, Helen Garcia

Washington, DC: World Bank (2009), xiii, 133 pp.

"The Five Communication Management Decision Tool helps reformers and their teams develop a framework for their communication strategies. This decision tool helps managers see change initiatives through the eyes of those who will be affected by the reforms. When the decision tool is used in the early ... more

Many Voices - Our Voices: Guide to Establishing Community Radios in Lao PDR

Bianca Miglioretto

Xaisongkham Induangchanthi (transl. and research assist.)

Khoun Radio Support Project (2009), 58 pp.

"This guide and the included mulitimedia CD will guide you step by step mulitimedia CD will guide you step by step through the process of establishing your own community radio. It starts by explaining what community radio is and how to determine the communication needs of a community. It continues w ... more

Wissensmanagement-Brevier für Projektleiter und andere Entscheidungsträger: Aus Erfahrung klüger werden

Jan Schwaab

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), 2nd ed. (2009), 32 pp.

"Dieses Handbuch fasst die wichtigsten Schritte und Entscheidungen zusammen, die für ein gutes Wissensmanagement getroffen werden sollten. Es richtet sich an TZ-Vorhaben und ihre Partnerinstitutionen auf lokaler, regionaler oder zentraler Ebene sowie an die Organisatoren von Netzwerken. Das Handbuc ... more

Community Radio Organization Development Guidebook
Key Guidance

Raghu Mainali, Yadab Chapagain, Bikram Subba

Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) (2009), 292 pp.

"This guidebook offers instructions for strengthening the organisation of community radio stations, in order to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. The all-embracing essentials of community radio station management, ie, governance and programme/financial/technical management, are discussed i ... more

Transformar: Tras las huellas de la voz de los K'iches. La experiencia de una radio en Sololá, Guatemala

Lourdes Barrezueta Barzola, Edgar Dávila Navarro

Buenos Aires: Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias América Latina y Caribe (AMARC ALC); Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER) (2009), 31 pp.

"[...] Radio Nawal Estéreo [es] una emisora indígena que transmite en idiomas K’iche, Kat’chiquel y castellano. Está ubicada en la localidad de Nahualá que, traducido al español, significa «el espíritu de las aguas». La ciudad, con unos 70.000 habitantes, huele a leña y a resistencia y ... more

Knowledge Management for Project Managers and Other Decision-Makers: Learning from Experience

Jan Schwaab

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), 2nd ed. (2009), 28 pp.

"This manual summarises the most important steps and decisions that need to be taken for good knowledge management. It is aimed at TC projects and their partner institutions at local, regional and central level, and at network organisers. The manual is no substitute for a coherent knowledge manageme ... more

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Capacity Works: The Management Model for Sustainable Development

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2009), iii, 289 pp.

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Media Management Manual: A Handbook for Television and Radio Practitioners in Countries-In-Transition
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John Prescott Thomas

New Delhi: UNESCO (2009), 138 pp.

"[...] upon the request of a great number of developing countries media managers UNESCO has initiated this handbook. The manual is designed with a specific focus on Public Service Broadcasting, but it could be used by every interested individual or media practitioner. It’s a straightforward guide ... more

La sostenibilidad de la radio ciudadana: Ruta para una nueva gestión

Asdrúbal Romero Marín

Bogotá: Ministerio de Cultura (2009), 25 pp.

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Maximising Income and Controlling Costs in Small and Medium Broadcasting Operations: A Handbook

Mano Wilkramanayake

Kuala Lumpur: Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD); Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) (2009), vi, 53 pp.

"Divided into three sections, the first part tackles ways to maximize income, discussing the various income streams (advertising, sponsorships, spots, product placement, etc.). This section then analyses factors that influence revenue: marketing, brand building, advertising, etc., offering valuable ... more

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A arte de editar revistas

Fatima Ali

São Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional (2009), 399 pp.

A Practical Guide to Programme/Project Proposal Writing

Carol Chi Ngang

Pretoria: Southern Africa Social Development Agency (SASDA) (2009), 35 pp.

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Behind the Scenes: Transparency in Lebanese Media Business Practices

Internews Network (2009), 64 pp.

"The present study is a first attempt to look inside media organizations in Lebanon in order to understand what kind of business decisions are being made. This study analyzes employee diversity, as well as political affiliation or media owners [...] There was a clear reluctance among media owners to ... more

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Practical Financing Management for NGO's: Course Handbook

Terry Lewis

Oxford: Management Accounting for Non-Governmental Organisations (Mango) (2009), iv, 100, 26, 10 pp.

Para fazer rádio comunitária com “C” maiúsculo

Ilza Girardi, Rodrigo Jacobus (eds.)

Porto Alegre: Revolução de Idéias (2009), 80 pp.

Sustainability Challenges Facing Community Radio: A Comparative Study of Three Community Radio Stations in Limpopo Province

Muswede Tavhiso

Limpopo: University of Limpopo, Master Thesis (2009), xii, 193 pp.

"This is a qualitative comparative study on sustainability challenges facing the community radio sector in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study explores and determines community radio’s social acceptance to target communities, identifies its fundraising and marketing strategies, and evaluates ... more

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Faith-Based Organisational Development (OD) with Churches in Malawi

Rick James

International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) (2009), 10 pp.

"Church-based development organisations are distinct from secular NGOs. They have particular organisational features. These are the source of their potential value added, but also their major challenges. Good organisation development (OD) needs to be tailored to these specific contextual characteris ... more