Setting the pace and getting started in NGO Corporate governance.
An Assessment of corporate governance for Non Governmental Organizations in Zimbabwe

By
Lasford Flackson

lasyflackson@gmail.com .Tel:+263773931949

Table of contents
Introduction
Chapter one
An overview of corporate governance
The evolution of governance
Development of corporate governance
Approaches to corporate governance

Chapter two
Adaptation and adoption of corporate governance
Ngo sector in Zimbabwe
Requirements for NGO operation in Zimbabwe
Guiding principles for good corporate governance

Chapter three
Conclusion and Recommendations

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Introduction
The collective problem of business today is increasingly attributed to the failure of corporate governance. This means that far too many boards are failing to execute their duties responsibly, both collectively and individually. Despite increasing awareness, there is a general lack of understanding of the principles of effective corporate governance in most quarters.

The study sought to assess corporate governance issues and challenges for non governmental organisations. The study takes a point of departure in explaining how non governmental organisations can adapt and adopt effective corporate governance practices viz- a- viz, how
NGOs can adapt and adopt to corporate governance. Several non governmental organisations do not observe good corporate governance and this to the collapse of many. There are no set rules that are binding and which establish the ways in which organisations have to govern themselves.
Most non governmental organisations pay less attention to mandatory conditions and frameworks for good corporate governance and they have found themselves collapsing and in some cases facing the dilemma of donor flight.

Effective governance and accountability begins in one’s organisation, no