NGO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (BA5024)

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This course introduces essential financial and operational strategies used in the management of NGOs and Mission-based Enterprises (MBEs). Topics covered include: financial management and operations of NGOs and MBEs, developing a clear mission statement, establishing organizational accountability and transparency, organizational design, financial management and reporting, financial controls and audits, marketing, fundraising, grant writing and operational management of organizational missions.

Code: 
BA5024
Name: 
NGO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Discipline: 
BA (Business)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Credits: 
2
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
Major=MSc: International Management OR Major=MSc: Int'l Mgmt (NGO & Mission-Based Track) OR Major=MSc: Int'l Mgmt (Sustainability Systems Track) OR Major=MSc: Strategic Brand Management
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
NGO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (GR5024)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand the importance of mission statements and how to render them into an organizational and operational reality
  2. Recognize and be able to deploy basic financial and operational frameworksrelevant inan NGO or MBE context
  3. Identify the typical problemsfaced by NGOs and MBEs in various sectors and be able to develop strategically relevantactions in response
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of fundraising, marketing, and operational techniques in an NGO or MBE environment

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