A highly interactive training course on

Improving Leadership, Governance and Risk Management in Nonprofit Organisations Specialisation

Acquire Risk Management and Leadership Skills to Augment Nonprofit Organizations’ Governance

Course Schedules

Dubai

05-09 May 2025

$5,950

London

07-11 Jul 2025

$5,950

Amsterdam

15-19 Sep 2025

$5,950

London

17-21 Nov 2025

$5,950

Training course overview

“Some corporations are extremely well managed; some nonprofit organizations are. It has nothing to do with the sector. It has to do with the quality of management.” - Frances Hesselbein

This training course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of Leadership, Governance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), sustainability techniques, Audit, and Compliance within a single program. Participants will learn about governance tools, their added value, and the barriers to effective implementation in nonprofit organizations. The course will also cover effective leadership and management strategies, including how to measure various risks specific to nonprofits. Attendees will discover how successful leadership and governance can enhance the assessment, monitoring, and reporting of governance risks.

What are the goals?

By attending this Coventry Academy training course, delegates will be able to:

Recognize The Main Characteristics of Nonprofit Organizations, Leadership & Governance and the Factors that Influence the Effectiveness of Boards and the Governance Process
Have Good Knowledge of Governance; What is it About? Key Principles of Good Governance
Know How to Embed Risk Management Into the Corporate Governance Culture?
Differentiate Between Risk Management, Compliance & Internal Audit Governance Functions
Identify The Risk of Poor Strategic Boards & Poor Strategic Thinking and Planning
Understand Risk Management and its Application and Context Within an Organization
Understand How Risks are Identified, Evaluated, and Managed in Support of the Strategic, Business, Operational and Project Strategies of the Non-Profit Organization
Understand New Trends in Internal Audit and Compliance Roles in Modern Organizations
Enhance Convergence of CG Components to Improve Alignment to Your Mission and Vision

Who is this training course for?

This Coventry Academy training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Middle Management, CEOs and COOs of Non-Profit Organizations
Strategic Planners and Business Analysts
Board Members, CEO, MD, GM and the Like
Finance Professionals, Risk Managers and Internal Control Officers
Risk Managers, Audit Managers, Finance Professionals and Management Professionals

How will this training course be presented?

“Some corporations are extremely well managed; some nonprofit organizations are. It has nothing to do with the sector. It has to do with the quality of management.” - Frances Hesselbein

Course Outline

Module 1: Improving Leadership, Governance and Risk Management in Nonprofit Organisations Specialisation

Day One: Introduction to the Non-profit Organizations' Leadership & Governance

The Differences Between Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations
Nonprofit Management and Leadership focused on issues specific to nonprofits
Effective Boards and Effective Board Members
Leadership competencies that will enable you to help boards achieve higher levels of effectiveness
Nonprofit boards' multiple roles and responsibilities
Nonprofit Leadership Competencies

Day Two: Governance - What is it about? Key Principles of Good Governance

Why is corporate governance a must, not "nice to have"
What are the main requirements of a sound governance?
What are the most importance Governance Committees?
What are the obstacles and barriers to implement effective governance?
Why non-profit organizations need governance?
What is the added value of implementing governance in non-profits?

Day Three: Embedding Risk Management into the Corporate Governance Culture

What is ERM - Fundamental Concepts of Enterprise Risk Management
Steps of ERM: Identification, Assessment, Mitigation, Monitoring and Reposting
Operational, financial, liquidity, legal, systemic, fraudulent and non-compliance risks
Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and Heat Map
Risk Taxonomies and ERM Challenges
Risk Appetite Framework (RAF)- Risk Appetite Statement (RAS)

Day Four: Three-way Relationship of Risk Management, Compliance & Internal Audit to Strengthen Governance

The Fundamental Differences and Importance of its Convergence
Overlapping: Healthy or Wasteful?
Cooperation among these functions
New Trend in Audit: Risk-based Internal Audit
How and why audit units move into Risk-based Audit programs
Risk-based Compliance: Definition, Responsibilities and Goals
Anti-Money laundering and Terrorism Finance Combatting in Non-profits

Day Five: Non-Profit Boards’ Risks

Role and Responsibilities of Board members: Strategic boards and strategic members
Role of strategic planning and thinking in driving organization's sustainable growth for within the context of sustainable development
Developing strategic planning culture is required to uphold organizations' growth
Connecting challenges with strategic objectives
Questions a Leader should be equipped with to Drive Organizations
Questions to be asked for both Internal and External Auditors