Understanding the Essentials of Nonprofit Financial Reports

Understanding your nonprofit’s financial reports is an essential ingredient to ensure your organization is financially healthy and growing. Join this dynamic workshop as we “Look Behind the Curtain: See Past the Magic and Understand the Essentials of Nonprofit Financial Reports.” Keynote Speaker: Leon Seemann, CFRE, Consult with Leon

Participants will learn how financial statements are used for the following:
• Understanding the financial health of an organization
• Conveying the story to donors
• Differentiate between cash and budgets
• Determining and managing reserves

Key Learning Objectives:
• Understand the financial statements of a nonprofit organization
• Gain confidence in reviewing financial statements and how to use them to effectively solicit gifts
• Learn how reviewing the statements helps in making key decisions for your organization

This workshop is for:
• Nonprofit leaders seeking to deepen their understanding of their organization’s financial health
• Nonprofit fundraisers seeking to strengthen their financial literacy and apply that knowledge to their development strategies
• Board members seeking to understand how to use financial reports to make important decisions
• New nonprofit professionals seeking to increase their comfort with basic tools of financial management

About the Speaker: Leon Seemann, CFRE, Consult with Leon

Leon Seemann, CFRE, is a nonprofit interim leader (CFO, COO, ED) and has over 25 years of experience helping non-profits grow and thrive financially and organizationally by removing the stress and uncertainty of Senior Staff Transitions. In addition to his CFRE, he holds certificates in Human Resources and Interim Leadership.  His passion for supporting nonprofits through transition spans a broad range of organizations, and non-profits, including those focused on associations, arts, education, health, youth, the Jewish community, finance, economics, ecology, empowerment, and older adults.

Leon’s other work as a management consultant focuses on helping organizations and their people be more effective tomorrow than they are today. He brings his energy and skills as a trainer and facilitator to work with teams of all types – including inter-generational, inter-faith, and cross-disciplinary – to identify and resolve the challenges that often prevent them from achieving success. Other services he provides include workshops in nonprofit best practices, organization assessments, and strategic planning.