Financial Management for NGOs: Getting the Basics Right - Eastern Cape,
South Africa - Monday 15 to Friday 19 March 2004

"I had little knowledge or confidence in financial management but now my
mind has been opened. I have learnt a lot which I'll take back to my
organisation."

This course provides a practical introduction to financial management
for NGOs. It is aimed at senior managers and finance staff of NGOs
wishing to expand their knowledge and understanding of financial
management and the role it plays in successful programme management.
The course content includes the building blocks and tools of financial
management: keeping and understanding accounts, financial planning and
budgeting, internal control and audit, financial reporting and
monitoring.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

- access financial information from accounting records
- build effective project and organisational budgets
- prepare and use a simple cash flow forecast
- prepare and use financial monitoring and donor reports
- recognise weaknesses in their NGO's internal control systems
- understand the value and process of an external audit.

The cost is 495.00 GB Pounds (non-residential rate).

Getting the Financial Management Message Across: Training for Finance
Trainers - Pretoria, South Africa - Tuesday 23 to Friday 26 March 2004

"If I had not attended and applied the techniques I learnt at the
'Training for Trainers' course, I doubt very much that we would have had
such a successful training course. Thank you Mango!"

This course is ideal for those responsible for delivering financial
management training to finance officers and non-finance managers in
relief and development NGOs. It aims to build the skills and confidence
of finance trainers to deliver effective training events.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

- design and deliver a participatory-style training
session to demonstrate financial management concepts and procedures
- identify the requirements of clear and concise training
materials
- apply presentation techniques that make financial management
concepts more accessible to those in the field
- apply plain language in financial management training.

The cost is 450.00 GB Pounds (non-residential rate).

For bookings and further information, please contact Barbara Johnstone,
Training Administrator, [email protected] or visit the Mango
website www.mango.org.uk