Get Financially Fit; Simple Financial Systems for Non-Profits

Financial Managment
Presenter:
Angelique Remy-Chittick
Second Presenter:
Event Date
May 6, 2026
Start Time:
6:30 pm
Location:
Foresee office
Total Hours:
4.0
Sessions:
2

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Many non-profit organizations are doing incredible work — but struggling behind the scenes with their financial administration. Receipts pile up, accounts go unreconciled, and month-end feels like a mystery rather than a routine. This workshop changes that.

Over two evenings, participants will build a practical, repeatable monthly financial routine that keeps their organization’s money clean, transparent, and under control. No accounting degree required — just a willingness to get organized and stay consistent.

Day 1 — Setting the Foundation: We cover how to set up your financial administration properly: organizing receipts and supporting documents, understanding what records you need to keep and why, and structuring your accounts so you always know where you stand.

Day 2 — The Monthly Routine: We walk through a step-by-step monthly financial checklist: reviewing your spending, matching receipts to transactions, reconciling your cash flows and bank accounts, and producing a simple monthly overview you can use.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (competencies)

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Set up a basic financial administration system suited to their organization’s size and structure
  • Collect, organize, and file receipts and supporting documents correctly
  • Review monthly income and expenditure against their budget
  • Match receipts and invoices to transactions in their accounts
  • Perform a basic bank and cash reconciliation at month-end
  • Identify discrepancies and know what steps to take to resolve them
  • Produce a simple monthly financial summary to share with leadership or a board
  • Build a consistent monthly financial routine they can maintain independently

LEVEL OF THE WORKSHOP AND FURTHER EXPLANATION ON TARGET GROUP

This workshop is for people who are responsible for the day-to-day financial administration of a non-profit organization — or who want to be, but don’t yet have a clear system in place. This includes directors, who handle their own books, administrators with finance responsibilities, newly appointed finance officers, and any board or staff member who regularly deals with receipts, spending, or financial reporting/planning.

The level is introductory. No prior accounting knowledge is required. The workshop is designed for people who are hands-on with their organization’s money and want a structured, manageable approach to keeping it in order.

ADDITONAL INFORMATION:

  • Bring your laptop or tablet if you have one — not required, a notebook and pen work too
  • Bring your organization’s most recent bank statement or expense list — any format is fine; we will work with what you have
  • If you have receipts or financial documents you’ve been meaning to sort through, bring them along
  • A workbook with practical templates will be provided: receipt log, monthly expense tracker, reconciliation worksheet, and monthly summary template
  • A simple monthly financial checklist will be provided for you to take back and use immediately.

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