Resources

Budgeting, World Alliance for Citizen Participation

This toolkit provides basic guidelines on how to develop and monitor a budget. It is useful for planning, developing and using budgets effectively in organizations. It is aimed specifically at people with little or no budgeting experience.

Political Parties and Civil Society: Working Together to Deliver Solutions to Citizen Concerns.

In 20 years of work with political parties in more than 50 countries, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has seen that successful parties are those that are committed to best practices in outreach to new sectors, transparency, and internal democracy. Effective party engagement with civil society can strengthen all three of these areas as explored in this workbook for party activists and trainers.

Toward the Development of International Standards for Democratic Legislatures: A Discussion Document for Review by Interested Legislatures, Donors and International Organizations

Prepared by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), this document is intended as a basis for discussion within the international community regarding standards for the functioning of democratic legislatures. Just as there is no single, international body that certifies the democratic nature of a given electoral process, there can be no one arbiter of whether a legislature functions properly.

Guide pratique du representant des candidates

Service and Accountability: Representing the People