Books & publications · since 2007

Books & publications

Six methodological books authored or edited by IMACON principals, published with ISBN through international donors and academic partners. Free PDF downloads of all editions.

Note Most editions were published in Russian or Belarusian for the regional CSO audience that funded their original development. English-language summaries and forthcoming editions will appear here as they become available.

For institutional republication contact sergei@gotin.org

Russian

IMACON Model: Project Appraisal, Monitoring, Organizational Development

Sergei Gotin, Uladzislau Vialichka

A practitioner's methodology for systematic appraisal of project proposals, with primary focus on grant-funded NGO initiatives. The IMACON model lets sub-granting programme managers run a comprehensive review of a proposal — surface design weaknesses, recommend specific revisions before funding decisions, anticipate implementation risks, and visually compare competing applications.

2013 · Vilnius · ISBN 978-609-420-306-0

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Russian

Logical Framework Approach in activity planning and management

Sergei Gotin, Vladimir Kalosha

A working manual on the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) — the EU-standard methodology for project design, implementation and monitoring. Written for nonprofit managers, civil-society leaders, local-authority officials, and education and social-sector practitioners working with international cooperation programmes.

2007 / 2008 · Moscow, 118 pages · ISBN 978903360055

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Russian

Organisational Viability Toolkit

Uladzislau Vialichka, Sergei Gotin

A practice-oriented guide to organisational development for environmental civil-society organisations. Built on the authors' fifteen-plus years of work with environmental CSOs, with theoretical framing and a methodology validated across multiple project cycles. Equally applicable beyond the environmental sector to any organisation that fits the institutional model.

2014 · Regional Environmental Center, Szentendre — funded by SIDA

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Russian

Creating Change Through Organizational Development

Sigrid Bergfeldt, Anja-Christina Beier, Kristina Ljungros · Russian translation edited by Sergei Gotin

Russian translation of Forum Syd's practical handbook on organisational development for development-cooperation actors. Frames OD as a precondition for delivering change — covering democracy and human-rights dimensions, internal power distribution, and the analytical 'Who has the power?' tool developed by Forum Syd.

2008 · Forum Syd, Sweden — Russian edition · ISBN 978-83-917747-4-8

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Russian

The Just Enough Planning Guide: Spitfire Campaign Guide

Spitfire Strategies — Russian adaptation by IMACON

A Russian adaptation of Spitfire's 'Just Enough Planning Guide' for nonprofit advocacy campaigns. Translates the campaign-design framework for the Eastern European context — where Western typical solutions don't map directly to local advocacy realities. Walks managers through a step-by-step planning algorithm.

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Belarusian

Logical Framework Approach: The Planning Guide (NORAD)

NORAD experts (Samset & Stokkeland) · Belarusian translation

Belarusian translation of the classic NORAD planning guide — first published in 1990 by Norway's development agency with consultancy from Samset & Stokkeland. The goal-oriented (logical-framework) approach presented here is used across all stages of project and programme implementation and remains a foundational text in international development planning.

1990 · NORAD — Belarusian edition · ISBN 82-7548-170-8

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