Ivana Ježková
CSR Supervisor, Corporate Social Responsibility„Within the community in which we operate we focus on two main goals: we help non-profit organisations increase the efficiency of their administrative and infrastructural activities and we support the financial literacy of groups threatened by social exclusion. Professional support gives our employees an opportunity to develop both their technical and soft skills and abilities.“
This is our expert help flagship programme.
As an assistant 16 years ago, I was assigned to an audit engagement in one of the major Czech foundations. Over time, I have become a specialist in the audit and accounting of non-profit organisations and I often share my knowledge with my colleagues at KPMG. When I got the opportunity to train representatives of the non-profit sector as well, I did not want to miss it. I like helping other people in general and as for the development of the non-profit sector I am even happier to lend a hand as we are helping those who serve a good cause and who will appreciate our technical advice.
Alena Ozaniaková, Senior Manager, Audit
a regular instructor, leading courses focusing on audits and annual reports for non-profit organisationsI very much appreciated the comprehensive and well-structured presentation of the instructors. It really helped me to extend my knowledge of the topic and included several practical examples.
I could really see that the instructors knew the topic from their every-day work and that they had not just learnt it from a textbook. I also appreciated the practical examples.
We are very pleased to have won the tender for the year-long strategic partnership with KPMG. Our organisation was established 25 years ago. I myself have been working in the organisation already for 20 years. In the past, we went through various types of cooperation but the partnership with KPMG is really special. For the first time, I feel that we are being accepted as partners. Right from the start, we were invited to participate in events and projects. The Give a Smile Christmas campaign was really very unique as regards its effect on the specific families with children with hearing impairments. We really appreciated that we were involved in the project from the very beginning and were invited to develop it together with KPMG. In the end we were able to help 21 families and we are still receiving messages from the parents telling us how the specific aid is helping their child in their further development. Specific trainings and individual advice relating to specific topics in terms of strategic management, HR consulting, accounting and other fields help us with the further development of our organisation. We also appreciate all the other charity projects, such as golf tournaments and charity days. Of course, we are trying to be a good and interesting partner for the KPMG employees
Jana Fenclová Director, Centrum pro dětský sluch Tamtam, o. p. s..
Our business activities include the provision of financial advice to small and large enterprises.
We therefore decided to provide such help also to groups of citizens threatened by social exclusion.
With our support, the Elpida Senior Centre conducts courses which help senior citizens with their orientation among new financial products and teach them to budget effectively and to detect and avoid unsavoury business practices.
To specify what caught my interest most, I should mention the various ways of investing funds and opportunities how to appreciate them, including simple calculations of appreciation/interest as a criterion for choosing a product, warning against some practices of financial institutions – e.g. in respect of older construction savings contracts, etc. As a matter of coincidence, during the course I was contacted by my construction savings company requesting to change my original contract. Thanks to the seminar, I have gotten my bearings in this field.
Apart from the technical skills, the HR consultations, provided in the form of personal supervisions, were very helpful. It is nice to be able share one's experiences and problems with someone who is seasoned in this area and works in the same field but for a different organisation, and is thus able to provide an impartial view of matters
Magdalena Čáslavská Director, Association for the Aid of Persons with Autism (APLA)
The major challenge was to understand what the particular NGO needs and what will really help. We often encounter similar challenges with clients so for us, this is actually a kind of training and every experience is appreciated.“
Petr Jung Senior Consultant,Management Consulting
Prior to Christmas 2014 we said that this year we would not send clients traditional Christmas gifts as we had in the past years. Instead we wanted to come up with something better and more meaningful. We developed an application which let clients decorate virtual Christmas cookies and write personal messages to children with impaired hearing.
Roman Maco Director, Marketing & Communications