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In an effort to support local not-for-profit organizations, LIN promotes the sharing of resources and information. As such, NPOs are encouraged to download the following documents, which were created especially for the following LIN workshops and/or training courses: 

• Meet the Expert on the topic "Human Resource Management and Volunteer Management" (May 7&8, 2013) : FAQ (in Vietnamese)
• Housewarming to introduce "NPO Capacity Building System and LIN Community Center" (Mar 9,2013) - NEW
  • Presentation of the "NPO Capacity Building System and LIN Community Center"
  • Agreement of Irish Aid - LIN project

• Meet the Expert on the topic "Effective Fundraising" (Feb 27,2013): FQA (in Vietnamese)

• Workshop on "How can the Not-for-profit community engage in CSR" (Nov 15, 2012) - Funded by Talisman Company
  • Presentation from Mr. Carey, Global Standards and Ms. Catherine, Attune Consulting
  • Presentation of Talisman company - Ms. Tran Thi Dan Phuong, Talisman Company (in Vietnamese)
  • Coca cola case study
  • Adidas case study
  • CSR information from Talisman company

• Workshop on "Gender and Women Issues: intervention Models in Vietnam" (Oct 25, 2012) - Funded by Global Fund for Community Foundation
  
  • Presentation on Domestice Violence Club in Hanoi and Northern Vietnam - Ms. Nguyen Van Anh (CSAGA)
  • Presentation on Domestic Violence Project in HCMC - Mr. Pham Thanh Van (Tinh Than Network)
  • Presentation on LIN Community Grant 2012 - Mr. Pham Truong Son (LIN Center)

• Workshop on "Gender and Women Issues" (Sep 25, 2012) - Funded by Global Fund for Community Foundation
  • Presentation on Women Issues in Vietnam of Ms. Nguyen Bao Thanh Nghi, Hoa Sen University (VN)
  • Gender Survey - LIN Center for Community Development Aug 2012(VN)

• Workshop on "Succession Planing for NPO" (August 31, 2012) - Grant Thornton
  
  • Presentation of Mr. Ken Atkinson, Managing Partner and International Practice Partner of Grant Thornton
  • A Succession Readiness Checklist, Grant Thornton
  • Emergency Succession Plan Checklist, Grant Thornton

• Workshop on "Strategy for raising funds and building networks for NPO" (July 13, 2012)
  • Presentation of the workshop (Vietnamese) (Son Pham and Dana Doan, LIN Center)

• Training workshop on "Grant Report Writing" (May 31, 2012)
  • Presentation of Ms. Elizabeth Pham, director of LIN PAS

• Workshop on "NPO Transparency" (April 12, 2012)
  
  • Presentation of Ms. Nguyen Phuong Linh, MSD director (VN)
  • Presentation of Mr. Le Quang Minh, E&Y (VN)

• Training "Access to justice for NPO staff" (7 and 14 April 2012)
  • Handout of the training (VN)
  • Decree 158 about civil status registration and management (VN)
  • Circular 01-2008 guidance to implement decree 158 on civil status (VN)
  • Dispatch of MoJ sending to HCMC DoJ on birth certificate registration (VN)

• Year-end Networking Event for NPO Community (January 14, 2012)
  
  • 2011 Report Presentation from LIN Center (in Vietnamese)
  • Video clip: the LIN Center 2011 (in Vietnamese)

• Networking for a Cause and Community Grant 2011 (Dec 18, 2011)
  • Presentation of the HCMC migrant workers issues - Le Van Thanh, Chief of Department Culture and Social Studies, HCMC Institute for Development Studies
  • Presentation of SPI House (first winner)
  • Presentation of Thien Tam vocational traning center (second winner)
  • Presentation of A New Day Group (third winner)
  • Agenda for Networking for A Cause 2012

• Workshop "Research report on access to justice from 60 representatives of CSOs in HCMC" (Nov 24, 2011)
  • Presentation of the research's results - Nguyen Thi Minh Chau, Southern Institute of Sustainable Development (SISD)

• Training workshop on "Proposal Writing Skills: Budgeting and M&E" (Nov 3, 2011) - Ms. Do Thi Nhu Tam, Life Center - LIN board member and Mr. Tran Cong Binh, UNICEF
  • Presentation on Budgeting - Ms. Do Thi Nhu Tam (In Vietnamese)
  • Presentation on M&E - Mr. Tran Cong Binh (In Vietnamese)

• Training workshop on "Proposal Writing Skills" (Oct 21 and 28, 2011) - Ms. Katka Chebenova
  • Presentation of the Proposal Writing Skills - Katka Chebenova
  • Tips for Writting Effective Grant Proposal - Richard Male

• LIN Team Attend PATC/MSD Seminar on INGO-VNPO Partnerships in Vietnam

  • Overview of Civil Society Organizations in Vietnam - Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Lam, President of MSD
  • 40 funding opportunities for CSOs - Mr. Johannes Nordentoft, PATC Consultant

• Workshop on "Effective Networking" - Ms. Nguyen Thi Viet Thanh, Founder and CEO of Anphabe.com
  • Presentation on 7 habits of the most successful networkers (in Vietnamese)
  • 15 networking tips and pitfalls (from Ray Williams) (in Vietnamese)

• Irish Aid project: Financial Management and Audit (from 2011 - 2012): the training course (4 days)
  
  • Presentation of Day 1 (in Vietnamese)
  • Presentation of Day 2 (in Vietnamese)
  • Presentation of Day 3 (in Vietnamese)
  • Presentation of Day 4 (in Vietnamese)

• Tax Policy Guildance for International NGO (Vietnamese) (From Mr. Tu and Mr. Duong, HCMC Tax Department)
• Workshop on "Operational Planning: Moving from Goals to Results" (July 6, 2011) - Gail Nordheim, Consulting LLC in US
  • Presentation of the workshop
  • Operational Planning Worksheet
  • Operational Planning Workshet - Example from LIN Center

• Memo - Establishing an NPO in Vietnam
  • Russin and Vecchi Memo - Forms of NPO Establishment in Vietnam - UPDATE in June 2012
    
  • Circular: Guiding the establishment and operation registration of science and technology organization (No 02/2010/TT-BKHCN)
  • Decree on the Organization, Operation and Management of Association (No 45/2010/ND-CP)

• Breakfast coffee "Audit and Financial management training" (June 22, 2011) - Elizabeth Pham, LIN board member
  • Presentation on Audit Projection and Audit Service for NPO

• Workshop on "How to make a simple website and manage a digital marketing plan for your NPO" (May 28, 2011) - Mr. Huy Nguyen, Associate Digital Director of WHO digital company
  • Presentation on digital marketing and how to make a simple website

• Workshop on "Designing Effective Materials for NPO" (Mar 10, 2011) - Mr. Nguyen Cao Do, CEO, Creative Director of Cli2per Indochine Vietnam
  
  • Entry Form to win 6 moths Free Marketing Support from Cli2per Indochine Vietnam
  • How to communicate successfully as an NPO
  • Does your Elevator Speech Stop on the Wrong Floor

• Holiday Networking Event (Jan 22, 2011)
  • Presentation of the event

• Workshop on "Designing strategic plan for NPO" (Nov 18, 2010) - M.A Nguyen Anh Thuan, director of An Toan Song Social Enterprise
  
  • Presentation from M.A Nguyen Anh Thuan on Strategic Plan for NPO (in Vietnamese)

• HCMC Grantmakers' Forum (October 21st, 2010)
  
  • Panel 1: Framework for Philanthropy in Vietnam
    
    • Dana Doan, LIN Center for Community Development
    • Nguyen Thi Bich Diep, Justice Initiatives Faciliation Fund
    • Sarah Jubb, Ernst & Young
  • Panel 2: Value Added Grantmaking
    
    • Jocelyn Tran, Mast Industries
    • Kirsten Theuns, Education for Development
  • Panel 3: Best Practices in Grantmaking - Due Diligence
    
    • Joan Yoo, LGT Venture Philanthropy
  • Panel 4: Best Practices in Grantmaking - M&E
    
    • Phan Dang Cuong, Irish Aid
  • Panel 5: Partnership Among Grantmakers
    
    • Paul Finnis, Saigon Children Charity (Working with Others Programme)
    • Nguyen Thi Hong, Unilever Foundation
    • Pavithra Ram, TNS Vietnam
  • Panel 6: The Future

• Roundtable workshop on "LIN small grant proposal writing" - Elizabeth Pham
  
  • Presentation on "LIN small grant proposal writing" (In Vietnamese) - Elizabeth Pham

• Roundtable workshop on "Staff, Volunteers and Donors Working together to Fundraise for your NPO" - Mr. Dick Schmitt - Senior advisor of Brown Schroeder & Associates Group
  
  • Presentation on "Staff, Volunteers and Donors Working together"

• Workshop on "How to have effective meeting"
  • Presentation on "How to have effective meeting" - Ms. Gail Nordheim (CEO of Gail Nordheim Consulting LLC)
  • Planning effective meeting worksheet - Ms. Gail Nordheim

• Workshop on "Measuring your NPO organization's performance"
  • Presentation on Measuring your NPO organization's performance - Ms. Gail Nordheim (CEO of Gail Nordheim Consulting LLC)
  • A few thoughts on M&E - Richard Males and Associates
  • Basic Guilde to Outcome-Based Evaluation for NPO with very limited resources - Carter Mc Namara
  • Performance Measurement worksheet - Ms. Gail Nordheim

• Workshop on "Fundraising" (June 4, 2010)
  
  • Circular 7 (Implementing Decree 93)
  • Decree 93-2009, on management and use of foreign non-govenmental aid
  • Developing and implementing your fund raising plan - Ms. Mimi Vu (Director of Development - VinaCapital Foundation)
  • Sample VCF Donor Letter - Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Chau (Program Manager, Heartbeat Vietnam - Vina Capital Foundation)
  • Fundraising for your organization: The new model - Mr. Robin King Austin (Executive Director - Vina Capital Foundation), presented by Mr. Rad Kivette (Developmental Consultant - Vina Capital Foundation)
  • Elements of a fund raising plan - By Richard Male

• Workshop on "Hidden Sisters" (March 2010)
  
  • Presentation “Hidden Sisters" – Ms. Caroline Mayger (DRD Emplyment Advisor)

If you would like to receive related documents, please email us at: NPO@linvn.org.

• Workshop on "How Social Media can help local Not-for profit Initiatives" (March 2010)
  
  •  Presentation “How do not-for-profit organizations use social media  to achive their goal" – Mr. Bill Brower, Field Program Officer of Global Giving

If you would like to receive related documents on social media, please email us at: NPO@linvn.org. 

• Workshop on "Managing, Monitoring and Motivating Skilled Volunteers" (Nov 2009)
  • LIN Presentation "Recruiting Skilled Volunteers"
  • Notes on “Motivating Skilled Volunteers” – Ms. Nguyen Thu Ha, HR Manager for Horizon Capital Group
  • LIN Presentation on "Volunteer Management" based on the NVPC Volunteer Management System

In order to receive a full list of forms/templates to support NPO volunteer management, please email us at : NPO@linvn.org.

• Financial Management Course (Nov & Dec 2009)
  •  Presentation “Accounting and Financial Management" – Ms. Nghiem Thi Hai Ly (LIN Volunteer)

If you would like to receive related documents addressing labor taxes and labor laws, please email us at: NPO@linvn.org.

• Workshop on "Legal status for establishing a local NPO" (Sept 2009)
  • Decree 45 on the management of associations
    
  • Presentation "Legal Framework for establishing a local NPO/NGO" - Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Diep, VUSTA
  • Presentation "Establishing a local NPO through VUSTA" - Ms. Do Thi Van, VUSTA

If you would like to receive the related legal documents related to establishing a local NPO/NGO, please email us at: NPO@linvn.org.

Useful Website Links

• Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO)
• Ministry of Science Technology and Environment
• Ministry of Home Affairs
• MOLISA
• MOET
• HCMC People’s Committee
• Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA)

• VUFO-NGO Resource Center 
• United Nations in Vietnam
• UN Volunteers in Vietnam
• World Bank
• Vietnam Development Information Center
• Community Resource Exchange
• International Society for Third-Sector Research
• TechSoup
• Alliance Magazine 
• Idealist.Org