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Free videos and audiobooks on NGO governance and finance.

Webinars, short explainers and audiobook editions on FCRA governance, the IGMA™ governance maturity method and strategic finance for mission-driven organisations. Free to watch — videos load only when you press play.

IGMA™ governance maturity · FCRA governance · The Strategic CFO — audiobook · Governance audiobooks · Personal effectiveness & wealth · Project budgeting for NGOs

IGMA™ governance maturity

How the IGMA™ method measures institutional governance — the thinking behind the toolkits.

Can Institutional Governance Be Measured? — IGMA™ Founder Edition WebinarIntroduces the Institutional Governance Maturity Assessment and shows how governance can be assessed systematically across Board governance, strategy, financial stewardship and risk, rather than by opinion alone.Watch on YouTube
Can Institutional Governance Be Objectively Measured? — Evidence-Based Governance AssessmentA short demonstration of evidence-based governance assessment: the question is not whether an organisation says it has good governance, but what evidence supports it.Watch on YouTube

Put it into practice: compare the IGMA™ toolkits & prices · read the toolkit FAQ

FCRA governance

Why FCRA compliance is a governance responsibility, not just a filing exercise — for Boards, CEOs, CFOs and compliance teams of Indian NGOs.

FCRA Governance Assurance: A Practical Approach to Strengthening NGO GovernanceExplains FCRA Governance Assurance and demonstrates how a structured governance assessment helps an NGO identify gaps and strengthen oversight of foreign contribution.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance Beyond Compliance — Is FCRA an Institutional Governance Responsibility?How strong FCRA governance connects the Board, leadership, Finance, Programme, Compliance and Internal Audit to protect donor intent and institutional credibility.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance — Full Webinar (18 July 2026)Why NGOs face recurring compliance failures, and why these are usually symptoms of deeper governance and management issues rather than isolated mistakes.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Common Cost Allocation Explained — Salary, Rent and Shared Costs for NGOsWhether and how shared costs such as salary and rent can be allocated between FCRA and non-FCRA grants, and how to document it for donor and FCRA audits.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 10: Why Good NGOs Lose Their FCRA RegistrationHow governance weaknesses can put FCRA registration at risk long before a compliance violation becomes visible.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 9: FCRA Compliance Is Not Only Finance's ResponsibilityWhy FCRA compliance is a shared responsibility across the Board, CEO, CFO, Programme, HR, Procurement and Administration.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 8: Poor Governance Is the Root Cause — Compliance Failures Are SymptomsWhy recurring audit observations, weak controls and compliance failures usually trace back to governance.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 7: Recent FCRA Changes Are Good Governance in ActionWhat recent FCRA changes mean for leadership responsibilities, administrative cost limits and financial compliance.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 6: The Key Essentials of Good GovernanceThe core principles of good governance and how Boards and leadership teams can apply them.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 5: Enterprise Risk Management and Funding ResilienceWhy ERM, funding resilience, business continuity planning and Board oversight sit at the foundation of FCRA governance.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 4: Strengthen Governance Before an Existential CrisisTreating compliance issues, funding pressure and audit observations as symptoms of deeper governance weaknesses.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 3: The Root Causes of Non-ComplianceIdentifying and addressing the root causes behind recurring non-compliance.Watch on YouTube
FCRA Governance 2: Cash Management Challenges in Q1Why first-quarter cash-flow pressure recurs in NGOs, and how planning and FCRA discipline prevent compliance issues.Watch on YouTube

Put it into practice: IGMA™ FCRA Compliance and FCRA Governance toolkits · IGMA™ FCRA Governance Maturity Framework (book)

The Strategic CFO — audiobook

Free listening: the full audiobook and selected chapters from The Strategic CFO.

The Strategic CFO — Full AudiobookThe complete audiobook of The Strategic CFO: how finance leaders move beyond control to contribute to governance, trust, resilience and sustainable impact.Watch on YouTube
Finance for Non-Finance — The Financial Decisions Behind Mission-Driven OrganisationsFinancial concepts that programme, fundraising and organisational leaders need, because their decisions all have financial consequences.Watch on YouTube
Funds Are Not Cash — Why Can't We Spend Money That Appears to Be Available?The difference between funding commitments, restricted funds, receivables, donor receipts and genuinely available cash.Watch on YouTube
Finance and Mission — How Should Finance and Programme Work Together?Finance as a strategic mission partner rather than a control function that slows implementation.Watch on YouTube
Financial Resilience — Can the Organisation Survive a Funding Shock?How reserves, funding diversity and planning determine whether an organisation can withstand a sudden funding shock.Watch on YouTube
Strategic Budgeting — Connecting Plans, Activities and ResourcesA budget as strategy translated into financial architecture, not just an accounting schedule.Watch on YouTube
Finance Transformation — From Finance System to Decision SystemMoving finance from reporting to decision support through the right systems, data, controls and governance.Watch on YouTube

Prefer to read? Read The Strategic CFO free online · buy the complete edition

Governance audiobooks

Audiobook editions on governance for Boards, CEOs and CFOs.

Governance Lessons from the Field — The 5 Governance Visibility Signals™ (Audiobook)Practical governance lessons focused on five governance visibility signals: what an organisation can see and act on before problems become crises.Watch on YouTube
Governance Fails Before Finance Fails — Why Financial Problems Often Begin as Governance ProblemsWhy financial distress rarely begins in the ledger: weak accountability, fragmented reporting, leadership concentration and donor over-dependence come first.Watch on YouTube

Read more: Governance Lessons from the Field (free) · The Resilient Institution, free online

Personal effectiveness & wealth — audiobooks

Free listening: full audiobooks on building a wealthy life and getting more return from your effort.

The Wealthy Life — Full AudiobookThe complete audiobook of The Wealthy Life: a broader understanding of wealth — not only money, but career, time, energy, relationships, purpose, resilience and the choices that shape a sustainable life.Watch on YouTube
Optimise Your Return on Effort — Full AudiobookThe complete audiobook of Optimise Your Return on Effort: a practical framework for decisions, priorities, productivity, career capital and long-term life design, built on one idea — effort is a scarce form of capital.Watch on YouTube

Prefer to read? Read The Wealthy Life free online · Optimise Your Return on Effort · both in the Personal Efficiency & Career Growth Set

Project budgeting for NGOs

Building donor-ready project budgets with LogFrames and problem trees.

Mastering Project Budgeting and LogFrame Analysis — Step-by-Step GuideBuilding a lean, fundable project budget by aligning budget lines with objectives using LogFrame analysis and problem trees.Watch on YouTube
Project-Based Budgeting for NGOs and Development ProjectsTranslating project goals into donor-compliant budgets, direct versus indirect costs, and cost-efficiency ratios.Watch on YouTube

Go deeper: The Strategic CFO covers budgeting, cost allocation and cash flow for mission-driven organisations.

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