Monday, October 20, 2014

Eastern Cape NGO's Directors Forum Launch

Eastern Cape NGO Coalition (ECNGOC) launched the Directors Forum on 22nd August, 2014. The Directors Forum main objective is to provide a platform for NGO Directors within the Eastern Cape to exchange ideas, experiences and as a learning platform with a view to improving management practices within the NGO sector. My Vodacom Change the World financial management project fits in nicely with the objectives of the Directors Forum given that one of my project deliverables is capacitating NGOs with financial management skills. It is for this reason that Vodacom Change the World was the main sponsor of the first Directors' Forum Meeting.


The meeting was held at picturesque Latimers Landing on the banks of Buffalo River. The Directors Forum meeting coincided with the celebration of the womens month and the women folk  dominated the proceedings. Twenty NGO Directors from around East London attended the launch. The key note speaker was Ms Chalmers,a life trainer and coach. Dr Mary Hlalele, who had been nominated as the businesswoman of the year was the second speaker. Ms Galit Cohen from the Blue Crane Foundation, who had been to 44 countries on humanitarian work shared her experiences with the workshop participants. I then presented the Vodacom CTW Financial Management project. The Financial Health Check Questionnaire was circulated and the Directors were encouraged to complete it. The questionnaires will be analysed before the next Directors' meeting in January, 2015 and communicated to the Directors. The results of this analysis will form the basis of the next Directors Forum Meeting.

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