• General management
• Boards/management committees
• Leadership
• Development, planning and change
• Funding, income generation and social enterprise
• Human resources
• Conflict and mediation
• Law
• Financial management
• Information, communication and social networking
• Training & consultancy

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Just About Managing? Effective management for voluntary organisations and community groups
by Sandy Adirondack.
London Voluntary Service Council, 4th edition 2006.
£25 from the suppliers above.

Planning Together: The art of effective teamwork
by George Gawlinski and Lois Graessle.
Planning Together Associates, 1988.
£18 from Planning Together Associates, www.planningtogether.com.

Meeting Together: How to transform your meetings, conferences and other gatherings
by Lois Graessle and George Gawlinski, with Martin Farrell.
Planning Together Associates, 2006.
£25 from the suppliers above or Planning Together Associates, www.planningtogether.com.

The Really Useful Stuff Handbook: A guide for voluntary and community groups
by Karen Austen, Ruth Holmes, Christopher Moses and Anne Mumby.
Lincolnshire County Council Healthy Communities Team, 2008.
Free download at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?sectiontype=fileattachment&catid=2886&docid=67189.

The Minute Taker's Handbook
by Lee Comer and Paul Ticher.
Directory of Social Change, 2002.
£12.95 from the suppliers above.
2nd edition forthcoming.

BOARDS / MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES

Governance Stories: A practical guide to setting up your management committee and making it work
by Shirley Otto and Jo Clifton.
Russell House Publishing, 2005.
£24.95 from the suppliers above or RHP, www.russellhouse.co.uk.

LEADERSHIP

Leadership Labyrinth: Examining current leadership practice
by Felicity Dwyer.
Third Sector Leadership Centre, 2008.
£5 from NCVO via tinyurl.com/66gpkcz.

Learning to Lead: Ten ways to develop your leadership skills
by Felicity Dwyer.
Third Sector leadership Centre, 2007.
£5 from NCVO via tinyurl.com/5ugu75a.

DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND CHANGE

The Complete Guide to Creating and Managing New Projects for Voluntary Organisations
by Alan Lawrie.
Directory of Social Change, 3rd edition 2010.
£19.95 from the suppliers above.

Developing Your Organisation
by Alan Lawrie.
Directory of Social Change, 2000.
£19.95 from the suppliers above.

Capacity Building Framework: A values-based programming guide
by Brenda Lipson and Martina Hunt.
International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC), 2008.
£12.95 from INTRAC, www.intrac.org.

Building Organisational Capacity in Iranian Civil Society: Mapping the progress of CSOs
by Catherine Squire.
Praxis Paper 8, International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC), 2006.
Free download at www.intrac.org/resources.php?action=resource&id=403.

FUNDING, INCOME GENERATION AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

How to Raise Funds: A guide for Scottish voluntary organisations
by Pam Judson.
Scottish Council for Volunary Organisations, 2010.
£16 for SCVO members, £20 others from SCVO, www.scvo.org.uk.

The Grant Funding Handbook: A step by step guide for voluntary and community groups
by Frances McIntyre and Ruth Holmes.
Lincolnshire County Council Healthy Communities Team, 2007.
Free download at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?sectiontype=fileattachment&catid=2886&docid=60216.

Social Enterprise: What it is and why it matters
by Martin Price.
Fflan Ltd, 2nd edition 2009.
£9.99 from Fflan Ltd, www.fflan.com.
Kindle £8.04 from www.amazon.co.uk.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Bully Off! Identifying and tackling workplace bullying
by Jo Clifton.
Russell House Publishing, 2000.
£19.95 from the suppliers above or RHP, www.russellhouse.co.uk.

Bright Futures, Positive Influence: Creating a successful work experience placement in the third sector
by Felicity Dwyer.
Workforce Hub, 2007.
£5 from NCVO via tinyurl.com/5tvvcxr.

People Count: Benchmarks for the human resource function in voluntary organisations
by Rachel Bailey, Roger Parry and Keith Smith.
Agenda Consulting, 2004.
£395 from Agenda Consulting, www.agendaconsulting.co.uk.

Managing Absence: A handbook for managers in public and voluntary organisations
by Sarah Hargreaves, Christina Morton and Gill Taylor.
Russell House Publishing, 1998.
£19.95 from the suppliers above or RHP, www.russellhouse.co.uk.

The Employment Records Handbook
by Paul Ticher with Gill Taylor.
Directory of Social Change, 2005.
£16.95 from the suppliers above.

CONFLICT AND MEDIATION

You're Not Listening to Me! Dealing with disputes: Mediation and its benefits for voluntary organisations
by Linda Laurance and Anne Radford.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations, 2003.
£10 from NCVO, www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/publications.

Managing Conflict
by Gill Taylor.
Directory of Social Change, 1999.
£16.95 from the suppliers above.

LAW

The Russell-Cooke Voluntary Sector Legal Handbook
by James Sinclair Taylor and the Charity Team at Russell-Cooke Solicitors, edited by Sandy Adirondack.
Directory of Social Change, 2009.
£60 voluntary organisations, £90 others from the suppliers above.

Data Protection for Voluntary Organisations
by Paul Ticher.
Directory of Social Change, 3rd edition 2009.
£18.95 from the suppliers above.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Building Capacity through Financial Management: A practical guide
by John Cammack.
Oxfam GB, 2007.
Free download from Oxfam via tinyurl.com/6xgbvu9.

Basic Accounting for Small Groups
by John Cammack.
Oxfam GB, 2nd edition 2003.
Free download from Oxfam via tinyurl.com/6l49qlg.

Financial Management for Development: Accounting and finance for the non-specialist in development organisations
by John Cammack.
International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC), 2000.
£8 from INTRAC, www.intrac.org.

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL NETWORKING

Information Management for Voluntary and Community Organisations
by Paul Ticher and Mike Powell.
Directory of Social Change, 2000.
£16.95 from the suppliers above.

Social by Social: A practical guide to using new technologies to deliver social benefit
by Andy Gibson, Nigel Courtney, Amy Sample Ward, David Wilcox and Professor Clive Holtham.
NESTA, 2009.
£9.99 from bookshops, Amazon etc or download free at www.socialbysocial.com.

TRAINING & CONSULTANCY

Community Work Skills in a Rural Context
by Ann Hindley.
Community Work Training Company.
£10 from Community Work Training Company, www.community-work-training.org.uk.

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