This section of Mango's Guide explains the basic techniques you need to handle money in an NGO on a day to day basis.

Take a look at this slideshow for a quick overview of key concepts and jargon of financial management:

Read more about each of the four building blocks of financial management in The Guide:

• Financial planning (ie budgeting)
• Keeping accounts
• Financial monitoring (ie reporting )
• Internal control (including procurement)

All these basics depend on programme staff and finance staff working together. Finance staff cannot do them on their own - managers have to be actively involved.

If you are working in an urgent emergency response, have a look at Financial management for emergencies, a survival guide for humanitarian programme managers

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