How to draw up a basic budget
This course will take you step by step through the process of drawing up a budget and using it to monitor progress.
Course Content
This is an introductory level course.
This session broke down the process of creating a budget and take it from first principles. It looks at how to account for income and how to ensure that all types of expenditure are included. It covers:
- What a budget is for
- Anticipating income
- What are "core" costs
- How to identify project income
- How to use a budget to compare to actual figures
This course is suitable for anyone who is just starting to work with budgets, you do not need any prior knowledge.
Learning Journey
The following courses follow on from (or precede) this one:
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Why having a budget is important
CourseThis course looks at why it is important to have a budget and how to set about it.
£17
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Full Cost Recovery
CourseWhat full cost recovery (FCR) is and why it matters.
£17
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Core costs
CourseJen Richardson, former Head of Charities at Ward Goodman gives us the benefit of her expertise on the subject of "core" costs.
Free
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£17.00
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