In the Accra Agenda for Action (2008), donors and developing country governments commit to deepening their engagement with civil society organisations (CSOs). Better aid requires a broader understanding of the aid effectiveness agenda and a place for CSOs as development actors in their own right and as aid donors, recipients and partners. This book is a resource for implementing the recommendations on civil society and aid effectiveness emerging from the Accra High Level Forum and its preparatory process. These recommendations address a broad community, including developing country governments, donors, and CSOs from developing and developed countries. The report summarises the findings and recommendations of the Advisory Group on Civil Society and Aid Effectiveness, which was set up in the run up to Accra. It draws on analytical work, multi-stakeholder consultations and case study investigations carried out in 2007 and 2008. This book is specifically designed as a reference tool for readers wishing to explore the practicalities of specific recommendations and offers concrete examples of good practice in different parts of the world.