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Finance for Non-Financial Managers
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Business Planning for Non-Profits
Financial sustainability depends on effective, strategic long term planning, as well as accurate, efficient, and transparent monitoring of funds at the every level of an organisation
To successfully run programmes, non-profit managers must be well-versed in the financial aspects of their works, and able to report this in a clear and knowledgeable manner to various stakeholders.
This one-day Finance for Non-Financial Managers seminar, will teach you to:
- Create and manage a basic financial management system for your organisation (budget, cash flow, income statement, balance sheet)
- Read and interpret financial statements
- Better understand your organisation’s financial risk.
On a more strategic level, Business Planning for Non-Profits will explore the strategic aspects of financial planning, and then look at the detailed components of business planning, to help you in designing a sustainable financial plan for your organisation or programme over the long term. Using in-depth case studies and key planning tools, you will explore how to:
- Develop strategies for the non-profit organization to achieve financial stability
- Develop a high level strategic management framework for your organization
- Apply entrepreneurial principles and strategies
- Develop a high level business plan for your organization
About John Ford…
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John was educated at Boys High in Mutare Zimbabwe and thereafter received his B Com (Hons) at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. In 1988 he received his M Com from RAU. John qualified as a CA (SA) with Arthur Young & Co (now Ernst & Young) where he worked for some 12 years. His final position there was that of partner responsible for Computer Audit Education.
In 1983 he joined the Wits Business School where he attained the position of Associate Professor in Business Administration (in the areas of Accounting, Control and Management Information Systems) which he held till his departure in December 2004. From 1995 to June 2004, John also held the position of Executive Education Director at the WBS.
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He is the founder and convenor of the 2 year H Dip Computer Auditing Course run by Wits University (previously the NACCA course). His consulting interests are in the following areas: Product/Customer Costing and Profitability; Key Ratio and Performance Measures; Management Accounting reporting as well as bridging the gap between users and the finance department.
His research interests include: Corporate Governance, Management Control (via costing systems) and the problems encountered by external auditors in their quest to effectively audit increasingly complex systems. A practical interest area is why some firms do well despite all odds and why some do badly despite everything going for them!
Currently John is an Associate Professor at GIBS (where he convenes the Finance for Non-financial Managers and Board Leadership programs and developed the Mastering Finance program). He is also the Programme Director of the GIBS Senior Leadership Programme at the Standard Bank Group, a part-time lecturer at various other Business Schools, a Non-executive Director and Audit Committee member of Teba Ltd, and the Honorary Treasurer of the Johannesburg Parent and Child Guidance Clinic. Previously held the position of Chairman of the Audit Committees of Transtel and Datavia (both divisions of Transnet Ltd).
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About Troy Dyer
Troy works as an independent business adviser, coach and lecturer specializing in business strategy, innovation and finance. He has worked with clients in a diverse range of industry sectors, including banking, private equity, asset management, energy, environmental management, media & telecommunications, education management and professional services. Prior to starting his own firm in 1996, he gained experience in business transformation and strategy at two global consulting firms (Gemini Consulting and Monitor Company), working in SA, Europe and the UK.
Troy has lectured at top-ranked SA business schools in various subjects, including strategy, finance, entrepreneurship and innovation, since 1996. He has been a visiting lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) from its inception in 2000. He previously lectured in entrepreneurship and strategy at Wits Business School as Director of the WBS Centre for Entrepreneurship. His experience includes lecturing on executive education, company-specific and MBA programmes.
Beyond his experience as an independent adviser and business school lecturer, Troy has held various finance related positions including that of chief financial officer at an aerospace and engineering company (Denel Dynamics), regional finance manager and also investment analyst at a property investment company (Old Mutual Properties), finance analyst at a mining holding company (Strategic Minerals Corp), and articled clerk at a major audit firm (KPMG).
He has also served as the executive officer of the SA Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SAVCA). His contribution at SAVCA includes coordinating a report to SARS motivating tax reform in the private equity industry in SA, developing SAVCA’s annual training programme for new practitioners in the industry, and developing strategies to market the private equity industry as an asset class among institutional investors.
Troy is a member of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), CFA South Africa, and the Investment Analysts Society of Southern Africa. He has an MBA from Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, and Bachelor Degrees in Accounting and Commerce from University of the Witswatersrand.
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