Assessment and Monitoring Tools
These publications include tools for assessing and monitoring the legal enabling environment for civil society.
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Featured Tool: The NGO Law MonitorICNL produces country profile reports that provide an overview of key issues relating to the freedom of association and the NGO legal framework, with a focus on legal barriers affecting civil society. The NGO Law Monitor includes reports on 33 countries and 8 multilateral organizations. (Read more) |
USAID NGO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia
USAID NGO Sustainability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa
The annual NGO Sustainability Index assesses the strength and continued viability of a region's NGO sectors based on seven dimensions of the NGO environment: legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, advocacy, public image, service provision, and NGO infrastructure. Fourteen editions of the Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia are available. In 2009, the Index was expanded to Sub-Saharan Africa. (Eastern Europe and Eurasia | Africa)
CIVICUS Civil Society Index
The CIVICUS Civil Society Index (CSI) is a participatory needs assessment and action planning tool for civil society around the world. (Read more)
CIVICUS Early Warning System
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) have developed an Early Warning System (EWS) that seeks to monitor and identify indications of impending threats to civil society. (Read more)
Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies Global Civil Society Index
The Global Civil Society Index reports on multiple dimensions of the civil society sector in 34 countries and includes data from 1995-2002. (Read more)
The World Bank ARVIN Framework: A Way to Assess the Enabling Environment for Civic Engagement
The ARVIN Framework: Descriptors
The ARVIN Framework is an analytical tool to assess the legal and regulatory, political and governmental, socio-cultural and economic factors affecting civic engagement across five dimensions: Association, Resources, Voice, Information, and Negotiation. (www.worldbank.org | Read more)
Guidelines for Laws Affecting Civic Organizations
This report discusses international good practices for NGO legislation. (English | عربي | Монгол хэл | Español)
Sondeo sobre el ambiente legal que afectan a las OPD/ONG: Informe del proceso
This report by the Federation of Private Development Organizations in Honduras (FOPRIDEH) and ICNL, in Spanish, summarize the results of a survey of Honduran NGOs regarding the legal enabling environment for their activities. (Read more)
Definición de una agenda fiscal para el desarrollo de las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil en México
This study analyzes the fiscal environment for civil society in Mexico and offers recommendations for reform. (Read more in Spanish)
Monitoring and Tracking Tool Discussion Guide
This discussion guide summarizes the process for implementing ICNL’s Monitoring and Tracking Tool. (Read more)