CIL NET Presents…  A National Onsite Training

Financial Management for Centers for Independent Living

September 21-23, 2010

Tempe, AZ

** Registration for this event is now closed **

Join us at the beautiful Tempe Mission Palms to learn, step-by-step:

• Components of sound fiscal management
• Elements of standard fiscal reports
• Categories to include in an agency and program budget
• Basic fiscal risk management controls
• Role of the board of directors in financial oversight
• Use of fiscal reports by the board for governance
• Overview of regulatory agencies and fiscal requirements

Sound accounting practices and policies are essential to a strong, sustainable organization. Take the guesswork out of their development and sign-up today for CIL-NET’s Financial Management course for Centers for Independent Living!  Whether your Center has a new accountant or bookkeeper learning the ropes of non-profit accounting or an Executive Director or Board Officer who needs a comprehensive introduction to financial planning and oversight, this course will cover financial management from A to Z. 

BONUS! Your registration includes a half-day presentation on building ownership for Centers for Independent Living and a tour of the Disability Empowerment Center, a state-of-the-art model of universal design and home to Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL), the Arizona SILC, and nine other disability organizations serving people with disabilities in greater Phoenix and the State of Arizona. 

This introductory CIL financial management course is intended for CIL executive directors, managers, fiscal staff, and board members.  While all are welcome to attend, it is not likely to be as beneficial to those with years of experience in non-profit or CIL financial management. 

Tempe Mission Palms
60 East 5th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 894-1400
$149/night + $10.95 Amenities Fee & 12% tax

Financial Management for CILs – Basic Schedule of Events

Tuesday, September 21

8:30 – 9:00: Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:45:  Registration and Welcome
9:45 – 12:00: Accounting Basics
12:00 – 1:30: Lunch
1:30 – 4:15: Internal Controls
4:30: Close for the Evening
6:00 – 8:00: Reception

Wednesday, September 22

8:30 – 9:00: Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15: Welcome and Questions   
9:15 – 12:00: Service and Financial Planning & Fiscal Oversight
12:00 – 1:30: Lunch
1:30 – 4:00: Fund Raising, Development, and Wrap-Up
5:00: Financial Training Ends

Thursday, September 23

8:30 – 9:00: Continental Breakfast
9:00: Shuttle to Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (CIL)
9:30 – 11:00: Building Ownership for Centers for Independent Living
11:00 – 12:00: Tour of Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (CIL)
12:30: Shuttle to Tempe Mission Palms Hotel

Meet your trainers:

Melissa Glisson served as executive director of ARISE, Inc., a Center for Independent Living in Syracuse, NY for seven years. During this time she worked as the Project Co-Director of the Program on Employment and Disability in the NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. She has provided training and consultation to Centers for Independent Living and other nonprofit organizations in the areas of, financial management, board development, marketing, employment services and transition services. She has served on the board of directors of several agencies where she played an active role in advocating for the rights of people with disabilities. She is currently involved in advocating for individuals in the child welfare system (adoption & foster care) and for those living with mental health issues in America’s inner cities. 

Tim Glisson has a 20 year association with the Independent Living movement having served professionally in such diverse capacities as advocate, lobbyist, legislative liaison, board member and program, fund raising and marketing consultant.  As a conference trainer, his unique blend of governmental knowledge and program experience helps to promote both a broad and practical approach to raising and managing money. Tim presently is the president of a Syracuse based non-profit serving many single moms and their children living with disabilities.

Sessions in this program may be recorded. Audience members are advised that their attendance at recorded sessions, whether or not an announcement is made at the time of the session, grants all rights of permission of the audience member to ILRU, as outlined in the ILRU Conference Audio/Video Recording Policy (www.ilru.org).

PRESENTED BY CIL-NET: A program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).