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Government, public sector and non-profits

How governments and non-profits turn money into outcomes: budgets, service delivery, KPIs, public-private partnerships, sovereign wealth funds and national visions such as Saudi Vision 2030, the trends of 2024 to 2026, and how to crack public-sector cases without taking political sides.

45 min3 lessons Last reviewed
Start lesson 1 How government and non-profits work: money, services and the value chain

Key takeaways

  • Governments and non-profits do not aim for profit. They turn public or donated money into outcomes for people, so the key question is how much outcome each unit of money buys.
  • Run a public service like an operation on a fixed budget: define the outcome, measure it with a few clear KPIs, find the capacity limit, and give each risk to the party, public or private, that can manage it best.
  • Many governments now act as investors and long-term planners as well as service providers: sovereign wealth funds invest national savings, and national vision programs set targets that shape much of the public-sector consulting work in their countries.
By the end you will be able to
  • Explain where public money comes from, where it goes, and how the budget cycle works
  • Use the logic model (inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes) and compare options on cost per outcome
  • Choose sensible KPIs and explain the main public-private partnership models
  • Describe the types of sovereign wealth fund and the role of national vision programs, neutrally and with sources
  • Name the main institutions and the trends of 2024 to 2026 that shape public-sector work
  • Structure typical public-sector and non-profit cases and avoid the common traps

Lessons

1

How government and non-profits work: money, services and the value chain

Who the "customers" are, where public money comes from and goes, the budget cycle, the logic model from inputs to outcomes, and how non-profits are funded.

12 min
2

Service delivery, KPIs and public-private partnerships

The unit economics of public services, how to choose KPIs, and how public-private partnerships work, with worked examples on channel shift and a PPP value-for-money test.

15 min
3

Sovereign wealth funds, national visions, trends and cases

What sovereign wealth funds and national vision programs are (stated neutrally, with sources), the main institutions, the trends of 2024 to 2026, regulation basics, and how to crack typical public-sector and non-profit cases.

18 min

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