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FTSFTS

Financial Tracking Financial Tracking ServiceService

Topics to be coveredTopics to be covered

What is FTS and why it is useful for PCM?

Data sources and key challenges

Pre-set tables New features and planned

improvements Relation with the Online

Project System (OPS)

On-line database of humanitarian funding

Real-time snapshot of contributions to natural disasters and complex emergencies (all Consolidated and Flash Appeals and contributions outside appeals (bilateral, Red Cross/Red Crescent, etc.)

Real-time snapshot of emergencies without an appeal

Tool to improve coordination, resource allocation decisions, and advocacy

What is FTSWhat is FTS ??

Why is FTS important during Why is FTS important during the CAP processthe CAP process

Year in review narrative

Cluster response plans

Tables with previous year response

Humanitarian Appeal chapeau

WHERE DOES THE INFORMATION COME FROM?

Where does the information Where does the information come from ?come from ?

Key challengesKey challenges

Delays in reporting

Several sources for the same piece of information. Descriptions and amounts can vary.

False distinction between appeal and non-appeal

Unearmarked funding / SNYS

Lack of NGO reporting

What can you do?What can you do?

Consult FTS regularly and look for gaps/inconsistencies.

Explain FTS to all CAP and non-CAP partners.

Circulate FTS flyers to all humanitarian partners, including donors.

Ensure that your office only uses FTS figures in all information products.

Familiarize yourself with all pre-set tables and custom search features.

Key featuresKey features

Pre-set tables by country

Project sheets

Print projects on demand

Custom tables (1 and 2)

Set data grouping and saving a search

Which tables are what?Which tables are what?

Tables A and B: All humanitarian contributions to an emergency, both inside and outside appeal

Tables C, D, E, F, G: Contributions only to the appeal, organized by appealing organization, summary by cluster, list of projects, list of contributions

Table H: List of contributions outside the appeal

See also: Customized by country (i.e. location, priority, gender marker)

Interested in a Interested in a

project?project?

Read the full Read the full

description by description by

clicking on the clicking on the

project code in project code in

Table E.Table E.

Project SheetsProject Sheets

Print Projects on DemandPrint Projects on Demand

New features and planned New features and planned improvementsimprovements

Trends analysis

Pooled funding pages (CHF/ERF)

Video tutorials

Tip of the Week

How are OPS and FTS linked?How are OPS and FTS linked?

Transfer of data following HQ review

Changes throughout the year

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