BOARDS WITH BRAINS is SVP’s board governance education series (learn more, below). Join us for our 2015 trainings, like this one: Sound financial oversite is key to a nonprofit's mission. This session will provide managers and board members the necessary tools for this critical role.

About this Session:

Ever sit in a board meeting and feel lost when it comes time to review the financials? Feel like you were thrown into the deep end without much guidance on what to look for, what's imporant, and just how things work? Join us for this Fiscal Management Primer for nonprofit board members, and the nonprofit leaders who love them. We'll review how financial statements are prepared and how to interpret the different financial statements associated with nonprofits. Sound financial management and oversight are key to a nonprofit's mission, so whether you're just a little bit rusty, in need of a good foundation, this session's for you. Session objectives include:

• Gain clarity around board role versus executive director/CEO role in financial management

• Understand the terminology, types, and context of nonprofit financial statements

• Understand the difference between for-profit and nonprofit financial statements, and learn how to read them (e.g. ratios, general analysis, etc.)

About our Presenter:

David Gross, PhD, is a Senior Instructor of Finance and Faculty Director of the MS in Finance at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder. He teaches a variety of graduate and undergraduate finance courses. He is active with community nonprofits, an SVP Partner, current Board Treasurer of the Dairy Center for the Arts and past Board Treasurer of Boulder Valley Women's Health Center

About the BOARDS WITH BRAINS series:

SVP Boulder County is invested in strengthening our shared community's social sector. We want to help make our nonprofits and the people who run them wildly successful, and, we believe strong leaders – both staff and board – help create capable organizations.

With that in mind, we've designed our BOARDS WITH BRAINS professional development series. We've got recurring sessions covering governance fundamentals (a nice refresher, or first-timer introduction), as well as sessions digging into leadership topics (deep-dives into specific areas of governance best practice).

And, to make it easy for as many Boulder County leaders to sign up, sessions are priced accessibly. Our per-session fee is a below-market $30, and each session includes a limited number of scholarship slots. Additionally, we offer a transferable, 8-punch passes (resulting in a 20% discount, just $24/session!).

We do hope you’ll join us – sign up now, and, if you need assistance purchasing a series punch pass, or details on scholarships, get in touch by emailing Olga now.