Best Practices in Global Non-Profit Organizations
About the Book:
About the Book:
Build, Scale, & Sustain a High-Impact Global Nonprofit
Launching, restructuring, or leading a global NGO? Best Practices in Global Non-Profit Organizations is your essential playbook for impact. Drawing on 40+ years real-world experience—including eight as Global CFO of ACCESS Health International—B D Chatterjee reveals how successful nonprofits master legal complexities, funding, financial controls, and global operations.
What You’ll Learn
- Legal Roadmaps: Set up U.S. public charity/private foundation (articles, bylaws, 501(c)(3), compliance). Expand globally without risking tax-exempt status.
- Trust-Building Governance: Design effective boards, ensure ethical oversight, clear delegation. Adapt practices for nonprofit transparency.
- Strategic Planning & Impact: Craft compelling vision/mission. Optimize resources with SWOT/Porter’s value-chain. Track outcomes with KPIs. Create rolling cash forecasts, multi-level budgets
- Funding Diversification & Fundraising: Explore diverse revenue streams: grants, major gifts, corporate partnerships, social impact bonds, earned-income, events. Master grant writing/management. Leverage digital channels (crowdfunding, social media, email) to reach new donors.
- Financial Management & Compliance: Implement standardized procurement (RFPs, bidding, POs, invoice verification). Build audit-ready expenditure processes (credit-card, reimbursements, vendor approvals, expense coding). Track fixed assets/depreciation. Prepare/file IRS Form 990 (and equivalents).
- Risk, HR, & Technology: Develop enterprise risk register (financial, operational, reputational, compliance) with mitigation plans, board dashboards. Establish HR best practices: compensation, reviews, benefits, D&I, consultant agreements. Discover nonprofit tech solutions to automate.
- Global Policy Frameworks: Access sample policy manuals (conflict of interest, whistleblower, data privacy, anti-fraud, gift acceptance). Adapt templates for local compliance. Set up centralized policy review committee for continuous regulatory monitoring.
About the Author
B D Chatterjee, FCA, ACMA, ACS, Dip IFR (ACCA–UK), is a Chartered Accountant and senior finance leader with over forty years of industry experience. As Global CFO & VP of Corporate Affairs at ACCESS Health International, he implemented finance, governance, and compliance systems across over twenty countries. He’s led finance teams at MNCs (Linde, DuPont, Kelly Services) and major Indian conglomerates. His previous books on IFRS, business valuation, due diligence, and risk management are used by business schools and professionals worldwide.
Who Should Read This Book
- Nonprofit founders/CEOs
- CFOs, controllers, finance directors
- oard members/governance advisors
- Grant managers, development officers, and fundraising consultants
- Students in public policy, nonprofit management, MBA/MPA, and social entrepreneurs.
Why This Book Is Different
- Hands-On Guidance: Checklists, templates, workflows from real global nonprofit implementations, not just theory.
- Holistic Coverage: Incorporation, governance, fundraising, finance, HR, technology, impact measurement—all in one volume.
- Global Perspective: Beyond U.S. compliance, includes case studies/regulatory insights for South Asia, Middle East, Africa, and beyond.
- Future-Ready: Covers emerging trends: digital transformation, data privacy, AI ethics for nonprofits.
- Action-Oriented: Step-by-step worksheets, flowcharts, tools for immediate system implementation, even for non-finance experts.
