Financial Management for Donor-Funded Projects

An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Financial Management for
Donor-Funded Projects

Enhancing the Accountability, Credibility and Transparency of Your Donor Funded Projects

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Classroom sessions
DateVenueFee
30 Jun-04 Jul 2025London - UK$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
27-31 Oct 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
Online sessions
DateVenueFee
18-22 Aug 2025Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT
15-19 Dec 2025Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT

Training Course Overview

The primary challenge of Donor-Funded Projects lies in balancing social objectives with effective financial management aligned with donor requirements. Financial planning and management within Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are essential to achieving overarching goals, including accountability to donors, ensuring future sustainability, preventing fraud and theft, making informed decisions, enhancing credibility, and bolstering fundraising efforts.

This Financial Management for Donor-Funded Projects training course is specifically crafted to enhance accountability, credibility, and transparency in periodic donor-funded NGO projects. It places significant emphasis on improving participants' proficiency in Financial Accounting and Project Finance, aiming to empower them with practical skills for effective management and reporting.

This training course will feature:

  • Fundamentals of Donor Funded Projects
  • Financial Statements Analysis
  • Work Plan, budgets, and cash flow Statements
  • Regulatory & Governance and Risk management requirements of Donor Funded Projects
  • Costing factors of Donor Funded Projects
  • Monitor and evaluate donor-funded projects

Training Course Objectives

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

  • Implement institutional and oversight arrangements for proper performance management and accountability
  • Properly manage people, processes, and systems in line with the donor-funded programs
  • Efficiently perform internal controls, including but not limited to finance, governance, and compliance requirements
  • Mitigate operational fiduciary and financial risks
  • Effectively and efficiently use the funding provided for the intended purposes
  • Communicate periodic, accurate financial reports

Designed for

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Board level members who wish to develop their understanding of Donor -funded projects
  • Auditing Professionals working with NGO
  • Corporate governance directors
  • Internal auditors
  • Corporate compliance officials
  • Professionals seeking to develop their understanding of the NGO financial management
  • Public sector finance and accounting personnel

Learning Methods

This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes interactive case studies from the real world/delegates’ company, discussion and evaluation of the latest international tools & techniques and doing role plays.

The Course Outline

Day One: Introduction to Donor-Funded Financial Management
  • Definition of donor funds projects
  • Introduction to Financial management of donor funds projects
  • Objectives of donor funds
  • Understanding Financial Statements for donor funds projects
  • Interpretation and Analysis of Financial Statements
Day Two: Costing and Budgeting of Donor Funded Projects
  • Costing in Donor Funded projects
  • Marginal, Absorption and Activity Based Costing
  • Management of Accounting & Decision making
  • Types of budgets and work plan
  • Investment appraisal and capital budgeting
  • Key steps of Budget reporting and Internal Controls
Day Three: Donor Funds Management
  • Defining the legal provision of a Donor
  • General Withdrawals Arrangement
  • Break-Even Analysis
  • Managing Donor Funds reporting
  • Procurement of Goods, Works and Services
  • Accounts and Audit
Day Four: Project Management
  • Defining the donor funded project cycle management
  • Planning & scheduling
  • Project Monitoring & Evaluation and Reporting
  • Evaluation of international aid programs
  • Critical path and network analysis
Day Five: Risk Management, Governance and Regulatory Disclosures
  • Regulatory compliance requirements
  • Financial reporting and independent audits
  • Understanding accountability, Probity & Transparency for Donor Funded Projects
  • Governance and anti-corruption
  • Fraud prevention and detection
  • Internal control policies & procedures
  • Risk monitoring and control and control frameworks

The Certificate

  • Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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