AfID Workshop – Building NGO Capacity through Financial Management
If you are considering a career in International Development or an overseas volunteer assignment and you would like to find out more about the role of the accountant and how your skills can make a difference we would strongly recommend attending a workshop. It’s a great way to learn about development, the varied roles for finance professionals, our assignments and the needs our many non-proft partners. The day is very relaxed and it is carefully designed to provide detailed insight into the different challenges, stakeholders and environments you will encounter; mixing real case studies and volunteer feedback with John Cammack's and AfID founder Neil Jennings wealth of experience.
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Charity Accounting Courses
Cass Business School – PGDip/MSc in Charity Accounting & Financial Management
ICAEW – Diploma in Charity Accounting
ACIE – Association of Charity Independent Examiners
Humentum (formerly MANGO) - works with NGOs to strengthen their operational excellence, including a focus on financial management. They offer a range of relevant short courses both face to face and online. Check out their website for details: https://www.humentum.org/training/financial-management
Resources on International Development
BOND
BOND is the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in international development. They offer many 2 day training courses ranging from ‘introductions to international development’ to ‘fundraising and finance’ in the sector; have a look at their link below for their schedule.
http://www.bond.org.uk/learning-and-training.php
LIDC – The London International Development Centre
LIDC offers information on over 140 short courses available to study at a distance. They cover the range of skills and knowledge areas expected of the international development professional. Please see website below for more details.
http://www.lidc.org.uk/
DSA – Development Studies in the UK and Ireland
DSA works to connect and promote the development research community in UK and Ireland. You can find details of courses from centres in the UK and Ireland from the website link below:
https://www.devstud.org.uk/
RedR
RedR is an international disaster relief charity which trains aid workers and provides skilled professionals to humanitarian programmes worldwide. They offer specialist training courses for individuals interested in aid work in humanitarian disasters. Please see more information at their website link below:
http://www.redr.org.uk/en/Training-and-more/
