Embrace Finance x Civic Power Fund


Effective Financial Management; An Introduction

September 30th, 2025, 10 am-12 pm


We will explore these three questions:

1. Are we financially compliant?
2. Are we financially solvent?
3. Are we financially resilient?

We will look at the financial records that we need to keep, the key numbers we need to track, and what it means to build longer-term financial resilience during change and uncertainty.

By the end of the session, you will leave with:

1. An overview of how to get good financial records to build compliance
2. An introduction to three financial reports:

  • actual v budget report
  • balance sheet
  • cashflow  forecast

 3. An introduction to how to lead a financially resilient social purpose organisation

This session is suitable for micro and smaller charities, CICs and start up organisations. This is a back to first principles session. No knowledge is assumed. We will use plain English as much as we can and explain all jargon when used. We will explore the wonderful world of finance and how spreadsheets help make social change happen.


What to expect:


Time to connect 

Time for Q and A

A relaxed environment

Small charity expertise


What you will get:


Session slidedecks

Example templates

Worksheets

A supportive community

Content:


These materials will be available for two weeks after the session. Please make sure you download what you need. All our content is provided on a Creative Commons License. In short, this means that you are free to use these with the original branding and on a non commercial basis.

Recording 

Checklist