Demystifying Operating Reserves for Legal Aid Organizations

Demystifying Operating Reserves for Legal Aid Organizations

MIE presents a Webinar

with:

Gretchen Upholt, MPA

FMA - Fiscal Strength for Nonprofits

Monday, March 23, 2020

2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT

What are the most effective strategies for identifying and building up to the right level of reserves for your legal aid organization?
 

Are you prepared to respond to questions from funders and partners about your organization’s level of reserves?
 

Join this webinar to gain an understanding of both the principles and mechanics of reserve funds, including how operating reserves fit into your overall capital structure and how an effective strategy around reserves can bolster your organization’s long-term sustainability.

Topics will include:

• Defining and calculating operating reserves;
• Determining the right amount of operating reserves for your organization;
• Implementing a strategy to build up to a reserves goal, including implications for the diversification of revenue and the importance of full-cost budgeting;
• Developing and implementing a board-approved operating reserves policy and managing operating reserves once the required amount is in place; and
• Communicating the “story” behind your organization’s reserve strategy to funders and other stakeholders.

Are you: 

• The executive director of a legal aid organization;
• The finance director other financial staff;
• A grants manager responsible for budgeting and allocating costs among multiple funding sources;
• A board member who wants to understand what an appropriate level of operational reserves would be?

 If so, this webinar is for you!

As consultant to nonprofit clients across the country, Gretchen Upholt, MPA, FMA - Fiscal Strength for Nonprofits, helps nonprofit leaders improve their financial management skills and processes. She currently leads the business development and growth strategy of FMA’s Midwest region, while playing an active role as trainer, coach, and curriculum developer for FMA’s training initiatives. Prior to joining FMA, Gretchen spent 5 years in international development, first as a Community Development Consultant for the Peace Corps in Ukraine, then as head of the Volunteer Department at the Thabyay Education Network in Thailand. Gretchen’s diverse experience includes working in corporate citizenship, housing and homelessness, and the arts. She holds an MPA from NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service and her BA and MA in Arts and Cultural Management from American University in Washington, DC.

Eugene R. King is a career legal aid lawyer, manager, and trainer and will facilitate this webinar. He retired from the Ohio Poverty Law Center where he was the founding director. He now consults on training, staff development, executive recruitment and policy advocacy with legal aid programs and nonprofit advocacy groups. He can be reached at king.eugener@gmail.com.

 

Registration:
$75 for MIE subscribers
$100 for non-subscribers

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