Organization: InsideNGO
Registration deadline: 22 Mar 2017
Starting date: 23 Mar 2017
Ending date: 24 Mar 2017
OVERVIEW
This two-day workshop helps individuals and organizations develop, implement, and maintain effective financial management systems in order to be eligible for US Government funding, reduce audit risk, and build effective collaboration across the organization. If your NGO is a prime and/or subrecipient of grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts, this highly participatory program offers you and your team the most comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals of financial management of US Government funding, including budget management, maximizing cost recovery, and how to deal with donor audits and reviews.
Note: This training fulfills one of three required courses for InsideNGO's Certificate in USAID Assistance Management.
PREREQUISITE(S)
USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements or USAID Contract Management for NGOs: An Introduction
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Finance, compliance, and program staff who manage budgets and reconcile activity costs with program budgets
- We highly recommend that both finance and program staff from within an organization attend together
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
This workshop is an exploration of the skills you need for financial management of US Government funds. You will learn how to:
- Identify accounting system basics required to be eligible for US Government funding
- Compile and assess accurate financial statements
- Prepare and manage the audit process according to funding guidelines
- Develop and manage budgets in support of programmatic success
- Apply methods for recovering indirect costs
THE INSIDENGO ADVANTAGE
For more than 35 years, InsideNGO has been “inside” the NGO community, supporting organizations as they address the world’s most pressing social issues. We are widely recognized as the leader in US government assistance compliance training. Our training activities are designed to help you and your organization build capacity, strengthen decision-making, develop more efficient systems, and identify effective solutions to important challenges. Our learning programs are modeled on the best practices in adult learning. In today’s complex operating environment, learning has never been more important, and we take great pride in being your partner in professional and organizational development.
CPE Credits
Participants at the workshop will earn 15.6 CPE credits and receive a certificate of attendance. The course level is Intermediate. Please see the Description tab for information on course pre-requisites. The delivery method of this program is Group Live and the Field of Study is Specialized Knowledge.
InsideNGO is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
How to register:
Registration requires filling out a form that includes information such as your job title, organization, area of responsibility, and form of payment. If you have questions, please contact workshops@insidengo.org.