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Managing Donor Funds | Print |  E-mail

Preamble

Most of the funds advanced by the donor community do not end up being used for the intended purposes. This leads to suspension of the donor funding hence uncompleted projects.
Target Group

Managers/Officers responsible for the management and accounting for donor funds.
Learning Objective

On completion, participants should be able to:

  • The accounting principles and procedures in the preparation of financial statements
  • Analyse and interpret information as contained in financial statements
  • Outline and evaluate the effectiveness of the legal provisions governing the procurement and
  • use of donor funds
  • Prepare and effectively manage implementation of budgets for donor funds
  • Participate more effectively identifying projects for donor funding
  • Design project proposal formats
  • Monitor and evaluate donor funded projects
  • Fulfil donor funds audit requirements to ensure compliance with standards and methods within

existing legal and administrative framework

Content

The course will address the following areas:

  • The need for donor funds
  • Disbursement procedures for donor funded projects
  • Revenue planning and cash management
  • Costing and cost reduction strategies
  • Supplies and procurement management for donor funded project
  • Preparation and interpretation of financial statements and reports for donor funds
  • Planning for donor funds and budgetary control systems
  • Evaluation of international aid offers
  • Planning, implementation and management of donor funded projects
  • The roles in the management of donor funds
  • Fraud prevention and detection

Benefit of attending

Participants will be equipped with pertinent knowledge and skills which will enhance their
organization’s capability to effectively meet donor accounting conditionality to facilitate continuous
participation by the donor.