Friends of Ngong Road: Using Business Principles to Launch and Grow an International NGO
Amy Johnson, Board Member/CFO and Peter Ndungu, Executive Director of Friends of Ngong Road, a Nairobi, Kenya-based NGO discuss starting and growing an international nonprofit organization using business principles. Topics will include:
• Creating strong financial controls and metrics
• Growing pains and pitfalls
• Using technology to your advantage
• Working with different currencies
Date: Friday, October 14, 2011
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: SMG 114
The mission of Friends of Ngong Road is to provide education and support for Nairobi children living in poverty whose families are affected by HIV/AIDS so they can transform their lives. Friends of Ngong Road pairs each sponsor with a specific child allowing a mutually beneficial relationship to develop.
There will be informal reception following the presentation and discussion across the street at Scoozi from 4-5pm.
