NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND CHARITY FINANCE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

Achieving sustainability, providing quality programs,

managing funding requirements and changing legal and

accounting standards are challenging the not-for-profit

sector. A heightened emphasis on risk management, the

production of key performance indicators and analysis

reporting has added to this difficulty. This underlines the

importance of increasing the capacity of the sector to

integrate strategy, finance and risk management in order

to manage these challenges.

This five-day program will provide you with essential

tools, frameworks and strategic models to integrate

strategy, risk management and finance within a not-

for-profit organization. It includes case simulations,

practical exercises, group discussions and guest

speakers, providing engaging learning opportunities.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Advanced financial leadership, analysis and

decision-making

• Understand the benefit of an integrated

strategy-finance-risk approach increasing the

resilience and impact of your organization

• Learn best practices, models and frameworks to

assess and strengthen existing practices,

systems, policies, and strategic approaches

• Understand how to identify and mitigate against

risks and challenges

• Apply essential tools to case studies and your

organization

• Understand the latest government regulations

and standards

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Executive Directors

• Finance Managers of both small and large

not-for-profit organizations

• Board Members

• Professionals interested in Board Member or Treasurer Not-For-Profit roles

PROGRAM FORMAT

NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND CHARITY FINANCE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Participants will receive a comprehensive tool-kit including MS Excel worksheets for revenue, costing and budget analysis. A budget narrative proposal template is also included, as well as sample internal controls, finance and risk committee terms of reference, among many other tools.

DAY 1 Finance, Strategy and You

• Overview of the not-for-profit sector and systemic

challenges and opportunities

• Understand not-for-profit business models

including revenue and cost structures,

organizational capital structure, and program

and mission alignment

• Understand the evolving role of finance for

management and the Board of Directors in a

Not-For-Profit environment

DAY 2 Costs, Budgeting and Cash Flow

• Explore cost structure tools and best practices

including full cost recovery, true cost accounting,

and economic analysis

• Comprehensive budget development including

tools and best practices

• Review of general and not-for-profit accounting

terms

DAY 3 Financial Reporting, Analysis, Benchmarking

and Restructuring

• Understand revenue cost and capital structure

concepts

• Understand how to assess financial short-and

long-term strengths and vulnerabilities of

not-for-profit organizations

• Understand organizational restructuring

strategies, tools and best practices

DAY 4 Organizational Restructuring and Audit Analysis

• Apply the knowledge gained from the first three

days by participating in exercises focused

on: organizational restructuring, audited

statement analysis and building a strategy based on

a cash flow analysis

• Understand CRA compliance responsibilities for

both charities and not-for-profit organizations

and how to prepare for a CRA audit

DAY 5 Changes in Accounting Standards, A review

of the CNPCA, ONCA

• A review of existing legal and accounting acts

and proposed changes: Ontario Not-for-Profit

Corporations Act (ONCA); Canada Not-for-Profit

Corporations Act and the Accounting Standards

for Not-for-Profit Organizations (ASNPO)

• Implications of the proposed ASNPO

• Sector system updates on Funding Reform,

Infrastructure Ontario Loans and Shared Platforms

• Exam preparation

Betty Ferreira, CPA, CMA, is a former CEO of several not-for-profit organizations, and the founder and principal consultant of a boutique consulting firm focused on not-for-profit restructuring and turnaround management. Betty’s work in the past 22 years has focused specifically on conducting mergers, turnarounds, restructurings, start-ups, strategic planning and finance process reviews in the not-for-profit sector. Betty’s goal is to advance the capacity of management accounting in the not-for-profit sector through teaching, writing, consulting and guest speaking at related conferences.

NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND CHARITY FINANCE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

LOCATION

PDI Toronto25 York Street, Suite 1100

DATE

May 26 – May 30, 2014

FEES Five-Day Program: Members: $2,495Register by May 12: $2,395 Non-members: $2,695Register by May 12: $2,595

Days 1-3: Members: $1,525 Non-members: $1,625

Days 4-5: Members: $1,020 Non-members: $1,120

Optional Exam: $150 Saturday, June 21, 2014

Please note: all five days of the program must be completed before you qualify to write the exam.

CANCELLATION POLICY If you are unable to attend the program after you have registered, a credit for the full amount paid can be arranged. Credits can be used towards a future Continuing Education Workshop of your choice no later than one year from the date of cancellation. Alternatively, you may send a substitute at no charge.

REFUNDS

If you would like a full refund, a $50 administrative fee will apply. Please note that cancellations less than two weeks prior to the start date are non-refundable. Please contact education@cmaontario.org or call 416.204.3121 to arrange a credit, refund or substitution.

CPLD

Eligible for 8 CPLD Credits per day. For further information regarding CPLD reporting requirements for CMAs, please refer to the CPLD Brochure: www.cmaontario.org/cpldfaq. If you have any questions regarding CPLD, please email: cpld@cmaontario.org.

PDI is a division of CMA Ontario. All rights reserved.

PROGRAM DATE Monday, May 26 – Friday, May 30, 2014 - PDI Toronto

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Cancellation: Cancellations more than two weeks prior to the program start date are subject to a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations within two weeks of the program start date are non-refundable.If you are unable to attend the program after you have registered, you may send a substitute at no charge.Please inform PDI Continuing Education at: education@cmaontario.org.