Governance and ComplianceGovernance for Non Profit and Development Organisations
Non profit boards carry the same legal duties as commercial ones while working with volunteer trustees, restricted funding and donors who impose their own conditions, which produces governance failures of a particular kind. This course addresses them. Delegates work through the legal forms available and the duties attaching to each, board composition, recruitment and the founder transition that many organisations handle badly. Restricted funds, donor conditions and the reporting they require are covered. Financial oversight for trustees without financial backgrounds is addressed directly. Safeguarding and beneficiary protection follow. The course closes on sustainability beyond a single donor and on winding up responsibly when that is the right decision.
Course objectives
- Compare the legal forms available and the duties attaching to each
- Compose and recruit a board that can actually govern
- Manage founder transition and succession
- Administer restricted funds and donor conditions
- Exercise financial oversight without a financial background
- Meet safeguarding and beneficiary protection obligations
- Plan for sustainability beyond a single donor, or wind up responsibly
Who should attend
- Trustees and board members of non profit organisations
- Executive directors and senior managers
- Finance and compliance staff in the sector
- Donor and development agency programme staff
- Company secretaries supporting non profit boards
Course outline
- 01Commercial duties, volunteer boards
- 02Legal forms and their duties
- 03Board composition and recruitment
- 04Founder transition and succession
- 05Restricted funds and donor conditions
- 06Financial oversight for non financial trustees
- 07Safeguarding and beneficiary protection
- 08Sustainability and responsible wind up
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September to 2 October 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 6 November 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 17 to 19 March 2027 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |