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Accounting and Finance · AF-046
Financial Management for Non-Profit Organisations
Non-profit organisations must manage restricted funds, donor requirements, grants and limited resources while maintaining transparency. Good financial management builds…
- Duration5 days
- Next date16 - 20 Nov 2026
- Cities7 cities
- Fee from£2,840
Course overview
Why Attend
Non-profit organisations must manage restricted funds, donor requirements, grants and limited resources while maintaining transparency. Good financial management builds donor confidence and sustainability.
This LLMI course covers non-profit financial frameworks, fund accounting, budgeting for programmes, grant management and donor reporting, cost allocation, internal controls, financial sustainability and reporting to boards. Participants build a programme budget.
Course Objectives
Understand non-profit financial frameworks
Apply fund accounting and restrictions
Budget for programmes and projects
Manage grants and donor reporting
Allocate costs and recover overheads
Strengthen controls and financial sustainability
Target Audience
Finance managers in NGOs and charities
Programme managers
Grant managers
Board treasurers
Auditors of non-profits
Foundation staff
Course Methodology
Practical exercises
Case studies
Budget workshops
Group discussions
Templates
Course outline
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1Day 1: Non-Profit Finance
- Non-profit context
- Accounting frameworks
- Stakeholders
- Transparency
- Exercise: Financial health check
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2Day 2: Fund Accounting
- Restricted and unrestricted funds
- Fund tracking
- Reporting
- Reconciliations
- Workshop: Fund accounting
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3Day 3: Budgeting and Grants
- Programme budgets
- Grant proposals
- Donor requirements
- Reporting
- Lab: Programme budget
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4Day 4: Costs and Controls
- Cost allocation
- Overhead recovery
- Internal controls
- Fraud risks
- Case study: Donor audit
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5Day 5: Sustainability
- Reserves
- Diversified funding
- Board reporting
- Financial strategy
- Capstone: Financial sustainability plan
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