About FME

The original idea for Financial Management for Emergencies (FME) came out of a discussion between Tim Foster and John Cammack in 2001. FME grew over the following years with Simon Hale joining the team in 2003.

This version of FME was developed in association with Mango. Phil Wilks of Fruity Solutions designed and created the website and CD.

The site and CD were made possible through the generous funding of the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO), and with the support of Oxfam GB.

The authors

John Cammack is an independent consultant and trainer. He has worked as Head of International Finance at Oxfam GB and as Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management at Oxford Brookes University. John is a qualified accountant and teacher and specialises in the non-profit sector. He works with a range of international relief and development agencies including the Aga Khan Foundation, Amnesty International, European Commission, Intrac, RedR and VSO. He is author of Basic Accounting for Small Groups (Oxfam, 2003) and Financial Management for Development (Intrac, 2000). John has a MBA and a MSc in Development Management. www.johncammack.net

Tim Foster is currently an independent consultant. He has previously worked for civil engineering consultants, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Oxfam GB, MSF and CARE. More recently he was the first Director of RedR International. Tim is a qualified Civil Engineer who has specialised in emergency humanitarian response. He has regularly acted as a resource person, trainer and convenor for RedR (London)'s emergency relief training programme and contributed to both editions of Engineering in Emergencies (ITDG Publishing, 1995 & 2002). tim.foster@fme-online.org

Simon Hale is a management consultant with twenty years' experience of international NGOs. He has worked in 35 countries as a consultant, workshop facilitator or manager. Current and recent clients include ActionAid International, Global Reporting Initiative (Amsterdam), Oxfam GB, Oxfam International, Rostros y Voces (formerly Vamos, Mexico) and Save the Children (UK). He offers financial management reviews, fraud workshops, programme reviews and organisational development consultancies. His approach to financial risk management has informed Oxfam GB's Anti-Fraud and Corruption Guidance and Oxfam International's Tsunami Accountability Framework. www.simonhaleassociates.com

The partners

The European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) is the department of the European Commission responsible for humanitarian aid. The European Union is one of the world's main donors of humanitarian aid. ECHO generously provided the funding necessary to publish this version of Financial Management for Emergencies. http://europa.eu.int/comm/echo/

Mango is a UK based charity that exists to help NGOs to strengthen their financial management. Mango provides NGOs with specialist training and financial staff as well as publishing tools and guides to NGO financial management. Mango provided detailed technical and organisational support in publishing this version of Financial Management for Emergencies. www.mango.org.uk

Oxfam GB is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation that works with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world. It is the largest relief and development NGO in the UK. Oxfam GB provided organisational support in publishing this version of Financial Management for Emergencies. www.oxfam.org.uk

Phil Wilks runs Fruity Solutions - a UK based web design and development company which helps organisations to use the internet more effectively. Phil founded Fruity Solutions in 2003 after he graduated from Oxford University, and has been developing websites since 1995. www.philwilks.com

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Nicola Elliott, Sara Hooper, Alex Jacobs and Phillippe Puyo-Tschanz who undertook the peer review of this guide and Lucy Hodgson who provided comments and suggestions on an early draft. Also thanks to the many others who provided suggestions and encouragement in the development of FME.