Relevant Links

CoST stakeholders may benefit from the following external resources:

1. CoST is based on principles similar to the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA). The three initiatives have strong operational connections at the global and national levels and have benefitted from regular lessons sharing and learning.
2. https://www.unodc.org/corruption/en/uncac/index.html
3. Budget monitoring support by the International Budget Partnership. It collaborates with civil society organizations in developing countries to analyze, monitor, and influence government budget processes, institutions, and outcomes. The training is supported by practical materials in a number of languages.
4. Idealist.org provides information for nonprofit organizations including documents on starting and managing an organization, fundraising, marketing, and using the web.
5. UN-HABITAT’s Training and Capacity Building Branch (TCBB) assists local authorities and civil society organizations to build core skills in competencies in diverse areas including leadership, financial management, local economic development, participatory planning and conflict management.
6. Lessons can be learned from initiatives such as the EITI and Publish What You Pay where sub-groups have been established to address particular issues and create consensus for greater civil society voice and action.
7. NGO/Civil Society web page — Part of the World Bank web site, the purpose of this site is to keep NGOs and civil society groups informed about opportunities for interaction with the Bank. The site also lists links which assist NGOs in networking and communications.
8. Benton’s Best Practices Tool Kit — This is a searchable directory of tools to help nonprofits effectively use new information technology.