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Our partners and staff write and present seminars throughout the nonprofit community, speaking to association and professional groups on specific topics related to nonprofit auditing and financial management, including OMB Circular A-133 compliance, establishing private voluntary organizations, the reporting requirements associated with FASBs 116 and 117, strategic planning, budgeting, changes in fundraising regulations, and the IRS rules on lobbying and documentation of charitable gifts.
We have also conducted in-house round table seminars for nonprofit clients on various issues of common interest, such as accounting and computer systems, risk management, the nonprofit board members' role in financial management, employment laws, strategic planning and benchmarking statistics. Some recent relevant seminars and workshops include:
- “Effect of Sarbanes Oxley on Nonprofits ”
Presented to Synthetic Organic Manufacturers Association
Terri McKnight
- “Management and Administration of USAID and USDOS Awards ”
Presented to Norwegian People's Aid
Robert W. Albrecht
- “Financial Management: Budgeting and Financial Reporting for Associations ”
Presented to the Maryland Society of Association Executives
James M. Larson, Ian Shuman
- “Financial Updates for Nonprofit Organizations ”
Presented to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Terri McKnight
- “Governance Best Practices”
Presented to the National Association for the Education of Young Children
Terri McKnight
- “USAID Rules and Regulations, Indirect Costs and Working with Other Funders”
(emphasis on European and non-US based organizations)”
Presented to the Association of PVO Financial Managers in Brighton, UK
Robert W. Albrecht
- “Establishment of Foreign NGOs – Financial Issues”
Presented to the American International Health Alliance Third Annual Conference
Michael A. Freedman
- “NGO Field Office Accounting Procedures and Grant Management”
Presented to the Eurasia Foundation
Terri McKnight, Michael A. Freedman
- “Audits of Subrecipient Activity”
Presented to the National Grants Management Association
Robert W. Albrecht
- “Managing Federal Resources – The Audit Perspective”
Presented to CHF International
Robert W. Albrecht, Andreas A. Alexandrou
- “NGO Taxation and Financial Management Issues”
Presented to the Bulgarian Parliamentary Delegation through ICNL
Michael A. Freedman
- “Federal Funds Administered in Foreign Countries -
Audit, Accounting and Internal Control Issues”
SRA Annual Meeting
Robert W. Albrecht, Jacquelyn Howard
- “Revisions to OMB Circular A-122, Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations”
Washington Council of Agencies
Michael A. Freedman, Robert W. Albrecht
- “Financial Leadership of a Nonprofit Organization”
Presented to the National Association for the Education of Young Children
David F. Graling
- “Taxation of Americans Overseas”
Presented to the Association of PVO Financial Managers
Kathleen Curtis Fisken
- “Fraud, Waste and Abuse”
Presented to the U. S. Civil Research and Development Foundation
Michael A. Freedman
- “Tips, Tools and Techniques to Successfully Manage Your Nonprofit Organization: Accountability to your Board, Your Donors and Your Grantors”
Presented to GRF seminar participants
Ian Shuman
- “The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations on Nonprofit Entities”
Presented to the Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s Center for Nonprofit Learning
Michael A. Freedman, Robert W. Albrecht
- “Financial Matters and Your Management Decisions”
Presented to Voices of America’s Children
Terri McKnight
- “Tax Compliance for Exempt Organizations”
Presented to the D. C. Bar Association/George Washington Law School
James F. Allen
- “How to Get the Most from Your Auditors”
Presented to the Association of PVO Financial Managers
Michael A. Freedman
- “An Introduction to Nonprofit Organization Financial Statements”
Presented to the Association of PVO Financial Managers
Ian Shuman
- “The American Taxation System—An Overview”
Presented to the Russian Women’s Delegation/Women In Politics Institute/American University
Kathleen Curtis Fisken
- “Exempt Organizations: Reporting to Congress, IRS, Public, and the Media”
Presented to CPAmerica Tax Conference Attendees
Stephen J. Kelin
- “Cash Management: Your Most Critical Management Tool for Success”
Presented to the Washington Council of Agencies
Terri McKnight
- “Leadership of a Nonprofit Organization”
Presented to the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Terri McKnight
- “Impact of Sarbanes Oxley Act on Nonprofit Organizations”
Presented to the Association of Nutrition Service Agencies
Terri McKnight
- "How the New IRS Form 990 Impacts Your Organization"
Presented to the Clients and Friends of GRF
Stephen J. Kelin and Richard J. Locastro
- "Preparing for Your Audit"
Presented to the Center for Nonprofit Advancement
Ian Shuman and Trevor Williams
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