General resources A-Z

The following resources are provided to facilitate the mission and actions of our partner organizations, and the general public. These resources span a broad range of functions, from developing and running your own organization to providing evidence-based, community-engaged humanitarian aid.

Please note that many of the resources are provided by external organizations, for these resources all linked content is the property of the respective organizations.

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y– Z

A

Accessibility

Ensuring accessibility when posting on social media – University of Rochester

Accountability

Integrity Action engages with governments, NGOs, and academia to ensure that aid delivery is achieved with integrity and accountability. Resources are provided online and at the point of aid dissemination, which include community integrity, academic integrity and teaching case studies.
Managing complaints package – CHS Alliance

Advocacy

B

Board of directors

Board roles and responsibilities – National council of non-profits

Branding

Nonprofit Branding: A Complete Guide and Best Examples – Loop, design for social good

C

Coalition building

Collaborating

Toolkits on how to implement Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) in order to achieve better development outcomes – USAID Learning Lab

Communication

The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement provides free resources & toolkits on various aspects of communication:
– Delivering factual information on policy
– How to properly engage others with ideas
– Communication with higher education institutions
– Cultural change
– Ethics
– Public engagement

Community

D

Data

Data science for non-profits – Discover Data Science

Donations

E

ECOSOC

ECOSOC at a glance – United Nations

F

Fact-checking

FactCheck.org (US) is a nonprofit website that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics by providing original research on misinformation and hoaxes.
How to spot fake news infosheet – IFLA
(available in multiple languages)
VIDEO: How to spot fake news – FactCheck

Funding

G

Grant writing

Free online grant writing classes – Nonprofitready.org, Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation

I

(Brand) identity

Nonprofit Branding: A Complete Guide and Best Examples – Loop, design for social good

L

Leadership

Developing a Community Leadership Corps: A Model for Service-Learning – Community toolbox

Legal action

Initiating legal action – Community toolbox

M

Media

Misinformation

FactCheck.org (US) is a nonprofit website that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics by providing original research on misinformation and hoaxes.
How to spot fake news infosheet – IFLA
(available in multiple languages)
VIDEO: How to spot fake news – FactCheck
Retraction Watch is a blog that reports on retractions of scientific papers and on related topics – Center for Scientific Integrity

N

Newsletters

Mailchimp, free email software to easily create newsletters and other types of email marketing.

P

Policy making

Influencing policy development – Community toolbox

R

Research

PubMed®, a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally. The PubMed database contains more than 36 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature.

Research library

The Research-Aid Networks Zotero research library

Library collections:
– Air filtration
– Immune dysfunction after COVID
– Long Covid
– Efficacy of masks

S

Social media

Using social media for digital advocacy – Community toolbox

T

Tools (free)

W

Writing

If you have any questions about these resources or would like to suggest a new addition, please contact us at mail@researchaidnetworks.org

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