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Nonprofit Essentials 04: Financial Stewardship & Controls

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Nonprofit Essentials 04: Financial Stewardship & Controls introduces practical, real‑world methods charity leaders use to deliver impact with integrity. You will translate concepts into concrete decisions using short scenarios, checklists, and templates that fit small and growing organisations.

Across five applied lessons, you will map your current practice, stress‑test it against regulatory expectations, and build a lightweight operating system you can actually maintain. Each lesson ends with a worksheet and a practice task.

By the end, you will have a mini‑portfolio of policies, workflows, and evidence you can show to trustees, donors, and regulators. The final quiz confirms competence and gives targeted explanations to close gaps.

Learning outcomes: define key terms; apply decision frameworks to realistic constraints; document choices and risks; and align actions with your charity’s mission and duty of care.

Course Content

NE04 — Lesson 1: Budgets & Forecasts
2 Topics
1 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 1: Budgets & Forecasts — Concept
NE04 — Lesson 1: Budgets & Forecasts — Practice
NE04 – Lesson 1 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 2: Internal Controls
2 Topics
1 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 2: Internal Controls — Concept
NE04 — Lesson 2: Internal Controls — Practice
NE04 – Lesson 2 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 3: Restricted vs Unrestricted
2 Topics
1 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 3: Restricted vs Unrestricted — Concept
NE04 — Lesson 3: Restricted vs Unrestricted — Practice
NE04 – Lesson 3 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 4: Reporting & Audit Trail
2 Topics
1 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 4: Reporting & Audit Trail — Concept
NE04 — Lesson 4: Reporting & Audit Trail — Practice
NE04 – Lesson 4 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 5: Cash Flow Management
2 Topics
1 Quiz
NE04 — Lesson 5: Cash Flow Management — Concept
NE04 — Lesson 5: Cash Flow Management — Practice
NE04 – Lesson 5 Quiz