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A Budgeting Guide for NGOs
Whether you’re overseeing a budget for an entire non-governmental organization (NGO) or a project, good budget management is essential for success. Humentum works with hundreds of NGOs and finance professionals across the globe and understands the importance of preparing a strong budget. We have compiled a free Budgeting Guide to give you the confidence to prepare a meaningful and useful budget for your NGO.
Financial Health Check Assessment Tool
Want to check the pulse of your organization’s financial management abilities? Humentum’s Health Check is a simple self-assessment tool that does just that. It can be done in less than a day and you’ll get immediate recommendations on ways to improve, based on your score.
Top Tips: Dealing with Fraud
Sometimes, fraud can happen despite having solid financial management practices and internal controls in place. Many NGOs have been the…
Top Tips: Warning Signs of Fraud
Unfortunately, fraud is not unique occurance within organizations. The following signs may be an indication of fraud or abuse at…
40 Essential Features of a Modern Accounting System contributed by Sage Intacct
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The Nonprofit Accounting Software Buyers Guide contributed by Sage Intacct
Download the Nonprofit Accounting Software Buyer’s Guide to get a valuable tool to help you evaluate and select the right accounting software for your nonprofit.
How to Check a Bank Reconciliation Statement – Top Tips
A bank reconciliation is a very powerful control tool that enables the organisation to identify omissions and errors in its own records, as well as being the only way to spot cheque fraud, bank errors and even bank fraud. It is therefore very important for managers to carefully check bank reconciliation statements every month.
Reading Project Budget Monitoring Reports – Top Tips
A budget monitoring report is a financial report that shows actual income and expenditure for a certain period compared to the budget for the same period. Finance staff should prepare budget monitoring reports regularly throughout each project, normally once per month
Petty Cash Float Top-Up Example
When you operate a fixed float for petty cash (called an imprest) then the amount you top up is always equal to the amount that you spent. This form lists out all the payments made since the previous top up, as the basis for requesting the next top up. Use it every time you wish to top up your petty cash float, so that signatories can know what the money was spent on before withdrawing more cash from the bank.
Payroll Spreadsheet
This payroll spreadsheet can be used in most countries, and is designed for small NGOs with fewer than 15 or so employees.