This year better your finance skills by taking advantage of these free webinars developed in association with the Nonprofit Finance Fund, available now through July. For more information about these and other opportunities to learn online, visit americanorchestras.org

These webinars are available on-demand – watch them at your convenience, day or night. All you need is an internet connection.

Critical Elements in Nonprofit Financial Statements
The purpose of this webinar is to increase the comfort of nonprofit managers and board members in reading and interpreting nonprofit financial statements. You will receive a crash course on interpreting your financial statements to reveal the business underpinning your programs; follow a real-life nonprofit case study, with financial information drawn to demonstrate how the choices you make impact your organization’s financial health and viability; and review the use of financials in articulating your resource needs to stakeholders.

Cash Flow Planning
This timely, practical webinar provides participants with tips and tools to understand how to appropriately plan and monitor cash needs by analyzing your incoming and outgoing cash, including learning to use a monthly cash flow projection.

Sound Financial Planning
This very important webinar provides participants with tips and tools to lead their organizations during challenging times and beyond. NFF will offer guidance to enhance staff’s understanding of the interplay between financial risk, revenue reliability and fixed costs. We will also discuss how this information can be used to inform planning and decision-making organization-wide.

To access any of these webinars, click here. You will need the password “metlife”.

Posted January 7, 2010