Organization: NGO Management School
Registration deadline: 08 Jun 2015
Starting date: 15 Jun 2015
Ending date: 19 Jun 2015
How to manage and lead an NGO
Next courses
- 15 – 19 June 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
- 9 – 13 November 2015, Geneva, Switzerland
Course overview
Click here to download the course leaflet (PDF format).
Successful NGOs provide high quality services to beneficiaries. Competition among NGOs in the delivery of services and in the acquisition of donor funding is rising. To achieve success, NGOs have to continually improve and professionalise their work, which puts more and more demands on the management and leadership of an organisation.
This comprehensive introductory course provides you with core knowledge, practical skills and tools to manage and lead effectively a non-profit organisation. All course modules are presented by experienced specialists with both field and headquarter experience with many organisations in numerous countries.
On day one, you first learn about the history and principal types of development cooperation and humanitarian aid, the main actors involved and their different approaches to development. You will then discuss perspectives and challenges of sustainable development.
Day two focuses on the strategic management of non-profit organisations, including an introduction to strategic and operational planning.
Day three is dedicated to fostering good communication, skilful leadership and professional human resource management – management is, in the end, “the art of getting things done through people” (Mary Parker Follet).
Day four in an introduction on how to prepare successful fundraising approaches and grant proposals.
On day five, the focus is on Results-Based Management, which is the dominant management approach of most organisations and donors, and on the project cycle. You learn the basics of how to make a need assessment, how to design and plan a project, and how to assess whether the project is on track and what is has achieved. This course includes short lectures, many exercises, group work on case studies and facilitated discussions.
Who should attend
The course will benefit in particular:
- Newly appointed directors
- Project and programme managers
- Team leaders
- Newcomers to the non-profit sector
- Consultants who carry out assignments for NGOs
How you and your organisation will benefit – Learning Objectives
The overall objective is to facilitate participants in understanding the importance and practice skills needed for strategic planning and organisational development within the context of the development sector.
On this course, participants will be able to:
- Become familiar with the history of development cooperation and humanitarian aid, learn about current international trends and challenges
- Describe the principal types and instruments in international development cooperation
- Understand the role and challenges of NGOs vis-à-vis the development concerns of the community
- Understand why strategy is important to the success of an NGO
- Learn what is involved in strategic planning
- Understand how to translate a strategic plan into an operational plan
- Learn the basics of how to develop and lead a team and how to resolve conflicts
- Gain insight into key criteria for successful human resource management.
- Become familiar with the principles of good communication and negotiations
- Understand how to select marketing tools for fundraising
- Describe the different criteria of donor agencies in supporting a project
- Learn how to structure and prepare a grant proposal
- Become familiar with Results-Based Management
- Learn the basics of project management: How to make a needs assessment, how to design and plan a project, and how to integrate monitoring into the project plan
- Learn about the process of internal assessments and about the use of and main criteria for external evaluations
Course programme
Day 1
Sustainable Development: Concepts and Perspectives
- Development cooperation: From the Second World War to today
- Principal types and instruments in international development cooperation: Development aid, humanitarian aid, grants/donations, loans, budget support
- Main actors in cooperation: States, UN, NGOs, bilateral and multilateral organisations, business companies
Day 2
Strategic Management: From Strategic Planning to Implementation – Introduction to Strategic NGO Management
- Identifying strategic challenges facing NGOs
- Using strategy and strategic thinking for NGO management
Strategic Planning: Achieving your Vision
- Identifying the key elements of a strategic plan (Vision, Mission, Objectives, etc.)
- Prerequisites for successful strategic planning: Where you are now? Where you want to go?
- Selecting appropriate strategy frameworks and strategic planning tools
- Formulating a strategic plan
Operational Planning: Translating Strategy into Action
- Identifying strategic challenges facing NGOs
- Using strategy and strategic thinking for NGO management
Day 3
Communication, Leadership Development and Human Resource Management
- Principles of good communication
- Successful negotiations
Leadership Development
- Building and leading a team
- Conflict resolution
Human Resource Management
- Human resources policy, staffing and salaries
- Staff development
Day 4
Fundraising and Grant Proposals – Fundraising Readiness
- Identification of fundraising needs and budget lines
- Identification of potential donors and targeting
- Development of a coherent fundraising mix (channels and tools)
- Grant Proposals
Day 5
Introduction to Project Cycle Management and Result-Based Management (RBM)
- Introducing the RBM concept
- The result chain
Project Cycle Management: Overview and Phases
- Needs Assessment
- Planning & Programming
- Monitoring and Evaluation
Practical information
Course trainers
Day 1 and 2: Mrs Smruti Patel / Day 3: Mrs Claire Bellman / Day 4: Mrs Aurore Bui / Day 5: Mrs Mija-Tesse Ververs
Language
English
Location
NGO Management Association, Route de Chêne 41A, 1203 Geneva, Switzerland
Individual coaching sessions
This course offers the possibility to book 3 hours of individual coaching sessions with one of the trainers to further develop and improve a project developed during the course, or on another subject selected by the participant.
How to register:
Registration and course fees
1st course: Registration and payment deadline: 8 June 2015. Early bird fee available for payments until 15 April 2015.
2nd course: Registration and payment deadline: 2 November 2015. Early bird fee available for payments until 9 September 2015.
Early bird fee / Full fee * :
This course is subsidised with CHF 750 by the Chèque Annuel de Formation (CAF), available for individuals living and paying their taxes in and around the canton of Geneva (course no. 2897). CAF students benefit from the Early bird fee at any time of the course registration. More info here.
Above fees are in Swiss francs (CHF) and include:
- Tuition
- Training materials and handouts
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- Course certificate
10% discount for returning students (within 12 months since the last course) or additional course participants from same organisation.
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To register, please fill in the online registration form, or download the form and send it to us by email. For further inquiries, please contact us.
Individual coaching sessions
This course offers the possibility to book 3 hours of individual coaching sessions with one of the trainers to further develop and improve a project developed during the course, or on another subject selected by the participant.
Price: CHF 480 for 3 hours of individual coaching during or after the course. Please contact us to discuss how coaching can be best adapted to your needs.