Understanding Nonprofit Accounting

September 18, 2013 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Join us in this fear-free course on nonprofit accounting. Spend the day gaining insight on nonprofit accounting language, practices, and systems. Walk away equipped with strategies to get your ducks in a row, improve your accounting systems, and learn steps to become audit ready.

Geared toward small and mid-sized organizations, we’ll cover:

• nonprofit accounting terms and concepts
• how to employ a chart of accounts that works for your organization, your funders, and your auditors
• how to properly track restricted revenue and use roll-forward schedules
• what auditors are really looking for, how to prepare for an audit, and simple steps you can take now to ensure a smooth audit
• what you should (and should not!) expect from your accountants, and the most important questions to ask when hiring an auditor
• gain helpful take-home resources and templates to apply to your work