Charities Aid Foundation

CAF is a rich source of publications and reference materials for those involved in third sector work in the NIS. Following are examples of their publications, some of which were co-published with other agencies. All are in Russian.

• Blagotvoritel'noe Dvizhenie: Regiony Rossii Kto Pomogaet Detyam? O Rabote Blagotvoritel'nykh Organizatsii 1995. (Charitable Activities: Russian Regions) Gives contact information and describes the work of 157 nonprofit organizations throughout Russia.
• Kto Pomogaet Detyam? 1994. (Who Helps the Children?) Describes in detail the work of 79 organizations in Moscow dedicated to addressing the social, economic and medical problems of children. It also features two essays, one surveying the range of social problems Russian children encounter today, the other giving a historical review of charitable activities in Russia from the 17th century to the present.
• Yuristy Nekommercheskogo Sektora Rossii A guide to law firms in various cities of Russia that assist nonprofit organizations.
• Rossiiskaya Blagotvoritel'nost' (Istoriya v Materialakh Pressy. Published in two volumes (1987-92 and 1993-94), this is an annotated guide to articles published in the mass media on third sector issues during an eight-year period. Each entry gives the article's title and date of publication and summarizes its contents. Referenced articles come from more than 100 newspapers. CAF and Charitable Fund "Soprichastnost" are the co-publishers.
• Osnoby Deyatel'nosti i Uspekha Chekommercheskikh Organizatsij. 1995. (Main Activities and Programs of Nonprofit Organizations.) A comprehensive, well-organized manual for use in seminars and workshops on NGO management training.

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