Improve your understanding of not-for-profit finance reporting and decision making! This workshop will be of interest to those involved in managing their finances, overseeing the finance department as well as those involved in the finance role.
Speaker: Hillary Becker
Hillary Becker is an Associate Professor of Accounting from Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business. Dr Becker received his PhD from the University of Havana and also holds a B.Sc, BCom and MBA degrees as well as is a Certified General Accountant.
4:30 p.m. Arrival, registration and hospitality
4:45 – 6:45 p.m. Part 1 - Finance:
Topics will include:
Understanding the types of financial statements
Financial policies, roles and responsibilities and internal controls
Responsibilities of the finance and audit committee(s)
Budgets: strategic planning and budget analysis; managing budgets effectively and making budget decisions; cash flow analysis; cash versus accrual; depreciation
6:45 - 7:30 p.m. Part 2 - SEF:
Ottawa Festivals Sustainability and Emergency Fund (SEF) presentation: Created in 2007, SEF is a component of an overall strategy to bring greater stability to the festival, special event and fair industry and administered by Ottawa Festivals and The Crawford Group. SEF assists participating members with their ongoing cyclical cash-flow needs, provides a source of emergency funding when unforeseen events create a significant financial loss, and provides a worthwhile alternative to your investment needs. Join Ottawa Festivals’ Board Treasurer, Janet Sellwood, along with David Crawford of The Crawford Group as they highlight the plan details and share how members can benefit from this program. To register click HERE Members of AOE Arts Council, Ottawa Arts Council and/or Ottawa Festivals can access the special member rate for this workshop. Please note that registrant name and contact information will be shared only with the three organizing partners to ensure membership status, timely communications regarding this and future workshops in the series.
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