Comparative Analyses of Strategic Financial Management Practices In Faith-Based and Community-Interest Organisations
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IBIMA Publishing
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Non-profit organisations render certain services not provided by business or public sectors
such as skills development, employment creation and fostering of pathways for social
inclusion. In spite of their generally-acknowledged significant contribution to the society,
researches on the management of their finance are not much. This research therefore
advances the frontiers of knowledge by comparatively analysing the financial management
practices of two non-profit organisations; a faith-based and a community-interest
organisation. The research adopted a field-based approach by evaluating the financial
management practices of study organisations using methods such as interviews, study of
documents, artefacts and published annual reports. The research found out that though the
two organisations are fully aware of the risks involved in the management of finance,
different strategies are adopted to mitigate the risks. Though not established for commercial
purposes, Non-Profit organisations are encouraged to embark on cost control and reduction
to justify their funding by financiers
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BL Religion, HG Finance