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Innovative MOOC for counsellors’ training

If this is your first time here – Welcome to the IMAGES project! Our name comes from “I Manage and Empower My Skills” which clearly describes our aims: to support managers of third sector not-for-profit organisations to identify their skills…

Competences validation for NGO managers

Validating your competences is not only about the certificate, but also about the absolute added value it brings – here is a quote from an NGO manager who has already participated in IMAGES and who has validated his competences. Interested…

Managing volunteers – the secret key?

You know that we in IMAGES try to innovate through gathering and research the broader picture, collecting perspectives from experienced NGO managers in different European countries. Today, meet Thierry Cloâtre, from Secours populaire Français. Thierry explains how a key skill…

How important is it to handle change?

Today meet Maria Giovanna Dessí, from Forum Nazionale Terzo Settore, Italy. She argues that one of the most important managerial skills is to be able to handle change, trying to control emotions and get the whole group to follow the…

What are YOUR top 3 factors that make an NGO effective?

Among 29 attributes that leaders identified in peer organizations that they regarded as particularly effective, leaders stressed: instantiation of sound principles or strategy a grass-roots approach, large organisational size and resources, being collaborative, singleness of focus, campaigning abilities, funding and…