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BMS-002: Management Functions

By Prof Neeti Agrawal & Prof Nayantara Padhi   |   Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Learners enrolled: 643
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) play an important role in various developmental issues across the states in India. As of now there are 3.2 million registered NGOs operating in India. In view of the increasingly important role of the voluntary sector in the developmental process, all levels of policy making have stressed the importance of building its capacity to face the developmental challenge.
The emphasis of this course is to equip the learners with the Management Functions with special emphasis on NGOs. It tries to cover various aspects related to the administration of NGOs. The course covers different procedures for formation of NGOs including legal and office procedures which are required for proper functioning of NGOs. The course also discusses various marketing aspects including social marketing. The aspects related to project management have also been discussed as they play an important role in the functioning of NGOs. The course also gives an idea about fund raising and income generation and how the funds can be utilized in an optimum manner. Overall the course gives a thorough knowledge of how NGOs should function.

Course Credit

4

Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Core
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Management Studies
Credit Points : 4
Level : Certificate
Start Date : 01 Jan 2025
End Date : 30 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends : 28 Feb 2025
Exam Date : 17 May 2025 IST
Exam Shift :

Shift-I

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout


Weeks

Topic

  Week-1

  Unit-1 Legal Procedure

  Week-2

  Unit-2 Office Procedure and Documentation

  Week-3

  Unit-3 Basics of Accounting

  Week-4

  Unit-4 Budgeting

  Week-5

  Unit-5 Principles of Marketing

  Week-6

  Unit-6 Social Marketing

  Week-7

  Unit-7 Information Education and Communication

  Week-8

  Unit-8 Project Planning

  Week-9

  Unit-9 Project Scheduling

  Week-10

  Unit-10 Monitoring and Evaluation

Week-11

  Unit-11 Proposal Development

  Week-12

  Unit-12 Fund Raising

Books and references

IGNOU SLM BMS-002
E gyankosh reference   http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/3658
Abraham, A. (2015). Formation and Management of NGOs (4th ed.). New Delhi, Delhi, India: Universal Law Publication.
Nabhi Publications. (2019). Nabhi Handbook for NGOs. India.

Instructor bio



Dr Neeti Agrawal is a Professor of Management in IGNOU, New Delhi. She has 22years of teaching and research experience with 5 years in conventional teaching and 17 years in the ODL system. Her areas of interest include International Strategic Management, International Business, Strategic Finance.
http://ignou.ac.in/userfiles/Prof_%20Neeti%20Agrawal.pdf



Dr. Nayantara Padhi is a Professor of Management in the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. She has around seventeen years of experience in teaching and research.
Her area of specialisations include: Human resource Management, Total Quality Management & Open and Distance Learning.
http://ignou.ac.in/userfiles/Prof_%20Nayantara%20Padhi.pdf



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