Building Capacity Through Financial Management : a practical guide / John Cammack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cammack, John.

Series:

Oxfam skills and practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Finance--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Nonprofit organizations--Finance.

Physical Description:

x, 136 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxfam ; Herndon, VA : Stylus Publishing LLC [distributor], 2007.

Summary:

Much has been written about capacity building but little on how to use financial management to build capacity. Donors are increasingly requiring their non-profit beneficiaries to have sound financial systems before they will provide funds. This guide provides an overview of financial management and the practical tools that can help build the financial capacity of non-profit organizations. Using case studies to demonstrate good practice, this guide will offer practical advice in how to work with a partner organization to build its financial capacity. It will also detail tools and techniques for using financial skills to improve organizational and program management. The guide is intended for managers and trustees of non-profit organizations, providing tools and techniques for them to build their own financial system, and for those assessing another organization??'s financial capacity.

Contents:

Part 1 Linking Capacity-Building and Finance

1 Capacity-building and finance 2

2 Assessing financial management capacity 8

Part 2 Building Financial Management Capacity

3 Planning and budgeting 16

4 Accounts record-keeping 28

5 Financial reporting 33

6 Financial controls 39

7 External audit 51

8 Organisational aspects of financial management 59

Part 3 Moving Towards Sustainability

9 Reserves 78

10 Core costs 86

Part 4 Tools for Building Financial Management Capacity

11 'Toolkit' for financial management capacity-building 94

12 Training for financial management capacity-building 102

Appendix A Minimum financial requirements for growing organisations 108

Appendix B Review of financial systems 110.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-134) and index.

ISBN:

9780855985769

0855985763

OCLC:

154754262