Good Governance
Standards, regulations and rules that promote a high level of accountability and transparency within an NGOs.
What is good governance?
The systems and processes concerned with ensuring overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and accountability of the organisation, typically the purview of a Board of Director.
What is governance?
This key feature of governance helps the NGO to produce conclusive outcomes within their financial means which satisfy the stakeholders.
What are effectiveness and efficiency?
This document outlines the duties and (legal and fiduciary) responsibilities of the Board of Directors.
What is Board Terms of Reference?
These reports are important tools in the monitoring and evaluation of the organisation.
What are narrative and financial reports?
The process of coordinating policy direction from the Board of Directors and implementing it on a day to day basis.
What is management?
The process of openness and easy access to key internal accountability documents such as audits, project reports and annual reports.
What is transparency?
This document provides a clear outline of the flow of authority within an organisation
What is an organisational structure?
This short statement explains why an organization exists, what its overall goal is, identifying the goal of its operations: what kind of product or service it provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region of operation. It may include a short statement of such fundamental matters as the organization's values or philosophies—the "vision"
What is the mission statement?
This persons heads the organisation and has the responsibility of overseeing the staff members in their duty and programme direction.
What is the Executive Director?
This document outlines the legal basis for registration and sets the parameters for how the NGO will function.
What is a trust deed or a by-laws?
This is the documentation of the Board of Director meetings.
What is the board meeting minutes?