4 staff
Basic knowledge about the ways that VCO staff work together within and/or between departments and/or within teams.
Competency 4 Resources
- Cass Centre for Charity Effectiveness – Tools For Success – People guide Whilst this is more about managing than relationships, it is still a useful summary of the employment cycle especially on learning and development.
- The Importance Of Working Together With Your Team – an overview of how to best manage teams (pdf file 101Kb). There are a lot more project/team management articles on the Project Smart website.
Module 1 Resources
- Voluntary but not Amateur – A essential book giving guidance to the law for voluntary organisations and community groups – a Directory of Social Change publication. A major resource for the sector for many years, it is regularly updated to stay current with the changes in the law.
- The (US based) idealist.org Nonprofit FAQ is an indexed collection of answers to Frequently Asked Questions about nonprofit organizations. Started in 1994, the Q&A in the FAQ is continually updated using new materials from many sources including online discussions. The range of resources in the FAQ is accessed through five topical indexes: Organisation, Management, Regulation, Resources, Development
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