Do you need a quick guide to non-profit financial management? If you are a ministry leader without a financial background and are looking for help to establish a bookkeeping system and financial policies, take a look at this article from CIVICUS. CIVICUS has prepared several handy articles called toolkits and this one is titled Financial Control and Accountability. It is also available in Spanish and French. It gives a good overview of the importance of a bookkeeping system, how to create financial policies, and the role of boards, staff, and auditors. See this page for more toolkits.
Other CIVICUS Toolkits:
- Writing Effectively & Powerfully
- Writings Within Your Organization
- Producing Your Own Media
- Handling the Media
- Promoting Your Organisation
- Planning Overview
- Action planning
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Strategic Planning
- Developing a Financing Strategy
- Financial Controls and Accountability
- Writing a Funding Proposal
- Budgeting
- Internal Communication Toolkit