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NPI-Connect eNews provides New Partner Initiative (NPI) grantees with information about implementing an HIV program under NPI. Each newsletter concentrates on a single topic in one of eight capacity-building domains: compliance, external relations, financial management, human resources, monitoring and evaluation, program management, governance and HIV/AIDS technical resources. The complete newsletter archive may be accessed below. The free newsletter is distributed electronically every month. To subscribe for free, click here.
 

Compliance 

Procurement: Restricted & Prohibited Items

Gifts to & Lobbying USG Employees

Vehicle Procurement

Foreign Tax (“VAT”) Reporting

Source and Origin Restrictions

Travel Part 1 - International Travel Planning and Requirements

Travel Part 2 - Expenses and Reimbursement

Procurement Policies  

Procurement Processes and Allowability

Excluded Parties and Terrorism Searches

Procurement: Solicitation and Selection

USAID Environmental Requirements: Environmental Impact Assessment

External Relations

NGO Marketing: Developing a Communication Plan - Part 1

NGO Marketing: Branding Your Program - Part 2

NGO Marketing: Developing a Marking Plan - Part 3

Success Story Reporting

Managing Your Relationship with Your Donors

Financial Management

Pipelines and Burn Rates

SF-425: The New Financial Status Reporting Form

Cost Share

Annual Audit Requirements - Part 1

Annual Audit Requirements - Part 2

Requesting USG Funds Using SF-270

Sharing Costs Across Projects vs. Shared or Indirect Project Costs

Understanding Fluctuating Exchange Rates

Governance

Your Strategic Planning Timeline

Governance, Management & the Board of Directors

Human Resources

Key Personnel

Human Resources Policies

Human Resources: Putting Policies into Practice

Performance Appraisal

Supportive Supervision

Volunteer Management

Monitoring and Evaluation

Managing Targets

Program Management

You and Your USG Team - Part 1

You and Your USG Team - Part 2

Faith-Based Organizations and USG Funding

Recipients, Subrecipients and the USG

Using Your Workplan as a Management Tool

Semi-Annual Performance Reporting

Project Close Out - Part 1

Project Close Out - Part 2

Organizational Capacity Assessment