Archive
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.
Administration Costs Research Project
The Funders for Real Cost, Real Change (FRC), a collaborative of private foundations, commissioned research and sought recommendations on how funders could provide adequate cost coverage and strengthen their grantees’ financial health and resilience.
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
Download the Nonprofit Accounting Software Buyer’s Checklist and get a list of the 40 essential features of a modern accounting system
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
Risk Assessment
One aspect of strategic financial management is assessing and managing the risks facing the organisation. If there are significant financial risks facing the organisation that the trustees fail to address, it may threaten the organisation’s financial sustainability. The trustees have a responsibility to ensure that a risk assessment takes place. It is often best done by a group of people including some board and management, say once a year. Your auditors may also be able to help or advise.