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Benchmarking The Finance Function - Finance CountTM 2008
Agenda Consulting and The Charity Finance Directors Group are pleased to announce the launch of Finance CountTM 2008. It is a unique study benchmarking financial management practices in the UK voluntary and community sector.
Led by the Charity Finance Directors Group and Agenda Consulting, Finance CountTM 2008 will involve benchmarking the performance of all types of organisations throughout the sector.
Bookings are now being welcomed from organisations across the UK wishing to participate.
Benefits experienced by participants include, providing an early warning sign of potential issues, gaining new insights on good practice and how to achieve it, and enhancing the ability to report back to management and trustees.
Participation requires the completion of a questionnaire in October/November, and in March 2008 participants will receive a series of detailed reports which sets out how their performance compares with 10-20 of their chosen peers and with the sector as a whole.
This is an effective tailor-made tool that will identify priority areas and provide a basis for the development and execution of an effective action plan.
Over 180 organisations of different sizes and sub sectors have been involved over the last 2 years, representing almost 15% of the voluntary sector workforce, with combined total net assets of over £3.8 billion.
Comments from previous participants
“Benchmarking ourselves against others has given us a better sense of where we are, and where we need to improve”
Ian Vickers, Chief Accountant, RNIB
“A valuable tool for comparison within the sector”
Ben McGrath, Head of Finance & IT, Refuge
More Information:
www.agendaconsulting.co.uk
Workshops
As part of our wider Finance Count™ related activities, in partnership with Agenda Consulting, we run a series of benchmarking workshops. View details of the Autumn 2008 workshops using the link below.
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Benchmarking Events