The Interdependency of the Strategic Plan and the Financial Plan
Understanding the organisation, mission, vision and strategy
Dates & Times
22 & 23 Mar 2023
Day 1: 9AM to 5PM, Day 2: 1PM to 5PM
Venue: Online via Zoom
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SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS
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Led by Dr Isabel Sim, editor of the series of Accounting and Finance Handbooks for Charities, and lead author for Accounting for Good – Helping Charities Do Good Better, a project in collaboration with NUS and ISCA.
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Understanding the organisation, mission, vision and strategy
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Determine the financial implications of strategic plan
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Formulating the organisation’s financial strategy
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Pre-approved VCF funding of up to 80% available for charities.
ABOUT THE SEMINAR
Understanding the organisation, mission, vision and strategy :
• Where are we now?
• Where do we want to be?
• How are we going to get there?
Determine the financial implications of strategic plan by examining 'how are we going to get there?' and the associated risks.
Formulating the organisation’s financial strategy by :
• understanding current business model (sources of income and expenses, reserves)
• determining the resources required to implement the strategic plan
• tabulating the financial resources required and its impact on the reserves
• identifying the financial risks
Once the financial implications of the organisation are established, the senior management and board need to adjust their business model and operations, strategic plans to ensure the organisation’s medium and long term sustainability.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Prework to review organization’s mission, vision, strategic plan, financial position (sources of income, types of expenditure, and reserves), and other available and resources required for future work plans.
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Building the organisation’s financial strategy by
(i)understanding the organisation strategic plan
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Translating organisation’s strategic plan into future work plans
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Determining the resources required for the organisation current and future work plans
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Working out the financial implications of these future work plans
(ii) financial implications of the strategic plan
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Understanding the organisation’s current business model
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Understanding the cost involved in implementing the future work plans
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Understanding how the future work plans may affect the organisation’s cashflow
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Senior management, Finance Team, Head of Fundraising, Programme HODs, Board members, Finance Subcommittee and Programme Subcommittee
SEMINAR FEES & FUNDING
Save up to $324 by reserving your seats before 12 Mar!
Fee Options | After Early Bird | Early Bird |
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Standard Fee | $1,944 | $1,836 |
*VWOs-Charities Capability Fund (CCF) Training Grant | $944 | $836.00 |
**Community Care Training Grant (CCTG) | $194.40 | $183.60 |
All prices stated include prevailing GST.
*Up to 80% seminar fee funding for NCSS member agencies
**Up to 90% seminar fee funding for AIC approved organisations
SEMINAR DATES & TIMES
22 & 23 Mar 2023
Day 1: 9AM to 5PM, Day 2: 1PM to 5PM
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Dr Isabel Sim is the principal consultant at Integrative CSR Consulting. She was formerly Senior Research Fellow, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore as well as Director (Projects), Centre for Social Development (Asia). She served as Head of Corporate Governance Practice, Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO) and Senior Lecturer, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School from 2012 to 2014.
She obtained her PhD in finance from The University of Western Australia in 2011. She is the editor of the series Accounting and Finance Handbooks for Charities including Budgeting and Cash Flow Management, Fund Accounting for Charities, Full Cost Recovery for Charities and Cost-Effective Audit for Charities. She is also the lead author for Accounting for Good – Helping Charities Do Good Better, a project in collaboration with NUS and ISCA. Besides extensive experience in applied research in the charity sector, Dr Sim has more than 15 years of experience in teaching working adults. She has taught accounting, corporate governance, finance, and economics subjects in MBA, EMBA, and other professional programmes.