Management in the Non-Governmental Organizations

This general course involves a detailed study of topics with a bearing on the managerial function, but taking account of the special features of management in the Non-Governmental Organization context. It aims:

• To develop the management skills of staff holding managerial responsibility in NGOs in Spain, equipping them to bring a more efficient and effective focus to bear in the course of their own programmes and actions. Management tools and instruments are explained and practised, enabling participants to structure the management tasks that form part of their respective areas of responsibility (human resources, voluntary action, communications, fund raising, new technologies, etc.)

• To help create a culture that fosters improved internal management among staff with managerial responsibilities in NGOs through encouraging continuous learning and the exchange of experiences among participants. Experience-sharing will have two facets: learning from what other organizations have done, and learning from the managerial experience of other professionals in the same situation.

• To build on the leadership abilities of NGO managers, empowering them to act as sponsors of innovation and change in their home organizations, always subject to prevailing NGO values and attitudes. The course takes the view that in a world like the present, in constant evolution, NGO managers face ever-greater challenges. There is a need for people and organizations capable of innovating to deal with emerging social needs. However, better management does not mean more management. It means engaging in strategic thinking to identify which new tasks must be assumed, and which old tasks must be discarded.

• The course aims to instil in participating managers a culture of effectiveness and efficiency, assimilating both transparency and a consistent process of accounting to all relevant groups (public administrations, local counterparts, members, the media, society in general, etc.) for the management of their NGOs.

• To strengthen management skills of senior NGO staff, placing particular emphasis on teamwork, decision-making, communication and negotiation.

With the help of a tutor, each participant will choose his or her own organizational improvement project to carry out during the final part of the programme. This will be presented at the end of the course.

The course is specifically designed for people who:

• Currently hold posts of managerial responsibility in NGOs.

• Have extensive professional experience in NGO contexts.

• Are taking responsibility for increasing amounts of resources, and need to learn how to manage them using criteria of efficiency and effectiveness.

Participants will acquire a management perspective on financial information and will learn how to interpret such information, thus reinforcing their decision-making skills. By gaining a thorough knowledge of key issues in finance, managers will be able to anticipate the results of their economic management while fostering leadership values at the head of their companies.

Dates	Tuition Eur.	Location
October, 2008 to May, 2009	2.750	Madrid

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Madrid