Clinic for Nonprofit Sustainability: Making the Hard Decisions for Financial Viability
| June 14, 2013 | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Shannon Ellis
Shannon Ellis, MNA, is a Project Director at CompassPoint responsible for consulting and training in finance and strategy. Her work focuses on supporting nonprofit leaders in the unique challenges of effectively managing a dual bottom line to ensure both program impact and financial viability. With more than 20 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, Shannon has a strong commitment to supporting organizations working for social change. Prior to coming to CompassPoint, Shannon worked in the domestic violence movement since 1994, spending the last 12 years at Family Violence Law Center in Oakland. She learned nonprofit financial management on the ground, working with FVLC during a period of significant growth and moving through the leadership pipeline from Office Manager to Interim Executive Director. In addition, she is a Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional and has supported many Bay Area nonprofits in establishing solid accounting systems through her work with Mark Halpert, CPA + Associates.
WorkshopsThe Nonprofit Management Institute for Senior Level Nonprofit Managers and Directors Financial Leadership Clinic for Nonprofit Sustainability: Making the Hard Decisions for Financial Viability Introduction to Nonprofit Finance Introduction to Bookkeeping in Nonprofit Organizations Budgeting for Programs, Grants, and the Organization Clinic: Developing Your Organizational Budgeting Process Clinic: Building Your Organizational Budget in Excel |
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This highly interactive and practical session offers staff and board leaders an opportunity to define sustainability for their organizations, identify the 
current challenges and opportunities facing their business models, and outline immediate decisions and next steps they need to take to strengthen their organizations. Based on Jeanne Bell, CompassPoint CEO's new book, Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability (Jossey-Bass), this clinic will introduce a tool for assessing the financial return and mission impact of core activities and guide participants in their initial use of the tool during the session. This class is for Executive Director/CEOs, experienced Senior Managers, and board leaders. It is required that you bring a team from your organization so you can learn AND work on your organization's strategic questions together (see examples below).
Example of what teams:
- executive management team members
- executive director with program directors
- executive director, development director, finance director, program director
- executive director, program director, board chair
- executive director, board officers
Please note, just register one person as the lead contact and we will contact you before the clinic to confirm how many individuals will be attending.
Event Price Level(s):- Team Rate - Nonprofit (Bring up to 6 people from your org)$495
- Team Rate - For Profit (Bring up to 6 people from your org)$795
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