Information Resources

• Portal ngo.by

• database of Belarusian NGOs(in Belarusian and English);

• information on grant-makers;

• resource materials on NGO management and fund-raising;

• Database of Civil Initiatives • Belarusian NGO Periodicals Database;

• Press Monitoring database featuring newspaper articles about the activities of NGOs and foreign foundations;

• Publications;

• Telephone information service "Third Sector"

• NGO specialized library: directories of grantmakers, fundraising manuals, periodicals and reference sources of NGO activity in Belarus, NIS and Central and East European Countries, books on public management.

Consultancy

UWB has got an extensive experience in providing consulting services to Belarusian NGO's since 1995. This kind of assistance is unanimously recognized as one of the most efficient and demanded by organizations. Typical consultations regularly provided by UWB specialists also include ones on NGO management, fundraising and proposal writing. Grass-roots and advanced NGO's have a free access to consulting services provided by the Center's specialists – Legal Consultant, Organizational Development Consultant and NGO Financial Specialist:

• Consultations on NGO management;

• Legal consultations on NGO activity and regulation;

• Consultations on fundraising, proposal writing and project management;

• Consultations on accountancy;

• Consultations for PC users

Training Programmes

(conferences, round-table" discussions, workshops, training courses, and etc).

• seminars for NGO leaders;

• seminars within "Training for Trainers" programme, raising professional skills of trainers working with NGOs;

• "round-table" discussions for Minsk NGOs;

• seminars, trainings, round table discussions for Minsk-based and regional NGOs on timely issues of NGO activity;

• "ABC of Success: Step by Step" for newcomers in the third sector;

• "New Woman – to a new Millenium" program designed for women working in NGOs;

• Computer Literacy Courses (elementary, advanced and special PC course);

• Management of Business Papers and Office Work in NGOs Course;

Participation in NGO Resource Centres Networking and Joint Projects

• Participation in the Orpheus Civil Society Network administered by the European Foundation Center (networking, joint initiatives, training events, etc.);

• First National Informational Portal for Belarusian NGOs;

• Focal Point for Norwegian Refugee Council;

• Cooperation with Ukrainian NGO Resource Centers;

• Participation of Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economics in the joint project of UWB and Danish NGO “The European House” aimed to support development of local institutional building process through partnership building between local NGOs and local and regional authorities in Vitebsk Oblast;

• Participation in “Business incubators” within UNDP and Ministry of Economy joint project “Promotion of enterprise activity through development of partnership between the state and a private sector»;

• Cooperation with NGO Department of the Ministry of Justice

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office in Belarus NGO Project;

• UNDP Program for Support to Partnership and Civil Society Development

Technical Services Technical Assistance:

• Computers, printers, photocopying machine, scanner;

• INTERNET