Instructor, University of Illinois at Chicago Online Certificate in Nonprofit Management -Financial Management

The University of Illinois at Chicago Online Certificate in Nonprofit Management emphasizes interactive learning, with seasoned instructors guiding every class. Students learn management principles across disciplines through dialogue with other nonprofit practitioners and interaction with Certificate in Nonprofit Management faculty. The program is entirely online, which allows participants from across the country and around the world to work together and learn from each other in a stimulating e-classroom. The Certificate is comprised of six non-credit, intensive five-week courses delivered via the Internet. Each class can be taken on a stand-alone basis, but students must successfully complete all six courses to earn the Certificate*. (*non-credit Certificate of Completion)

Valerie recently taught Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations and provided input into updating the course. The course examines the use of financial statements as a management tool, the elements of an accounting system and how they are used in a nonprofit organization, the basic methods of internal controls and preparation for an external audit, the budget cycle and filing tax statements.

This intensive five-week course explores the following topics:

• Nonprofit financial statements and analysis
• Accounting system overview
• Internal controls and the external audit
• Budgeting and taxes

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