Free guides and templates for finance, HR and programme teams in small NGOs. We start with the free options, and tell you what rests on official pages and what we have not tried ourselves.
Half the project time has passed
Invented sample data, from the template's sample sheet.
Six signs that it may be time to try a system. Nothing is sent anywhere; the result is worked out in your browser.
When a programme manager asks mid-project, "How much is left on the training line?", the answer should not take a day. This template does one job: one file, one project, comparing what was planned with what was spent, line by line and month by month.
Free templateRead the guide →The short answer: do not switch because someone called Excel "unprofessional". Switch when errors and repeated work in spreadsheets cost more than learning a new system. Even then, try the free options before you pay.
Honest comparisonRead the guide →One Excel file for one project, in Arabic and English, with an invented sample sheet. Free, no sign-up.
Need donor-ready policies? The Policy Studio prepares them for NGOs in Arabic and English, starting with a fixed-price gap review.
Yes, with no sign-up and no email address.
Dr. Ahmed Alhaj, a medical doctor and NGO finance and HR manager. The text is written with AI assistance and reviewed by a human, and each guide says what we read on official pages and what we actually tried.
No. It is a tool for tracking numbers, and each donor's rules differ by agreement. Check your agreement and your auditor.
Because we have not added any link that earns a commission yet. If we do, you will see a disclosure beside it, and free options still come first.
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A pilot-stage app for following grants, and we are still looking for organisations to try it. Read its page to see what it does and what it does not do yet.