Budgeting & True Cost
Admission
- $72.00
Description
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
9:00am - 12:00pm - Virtual
Workshop: $72
About this session: A viable financial management strategy needs to address a vision for the future as well as incorporate an understanding of the past and present financial position of the organization. This workshop will help participants develop a well-designed budget process that facilitates programmatic, strategic, and fiscal discussions among the leadership team, resulting in a mission-driven budget.
Learning Objectives include:
1. Types of budgets and levels of planning at an organization
2. Implementing a comprehensive and inclusive financial planning process
3. Identifying, allocating, and building indirect costs into program budgets to understand the real costs of program delivery
Who Should Participate: This session is intended for those whose role is more than 30-100% focused on fundraising, with 1-5 years of relevant experience.
About the Presenter: 
Gillian Gorra, Senior Consultant, BDO FMA
Gillian is an experienced nonprofit professional skilled in fiscal management, strategic planning, human resources and facility oversight, and she is deeply committed to empowering organizations and professionals to do their best work.
Gillian brings nearly two decades of management experience in both nonprofit and specialty retail to her work with BDO FMA. Most recently, she spent over ten years as general manager then managing director of the acclaimed Emerald City Theatre in Chicago. While in those roles, she created and oversaw all financial and HR systems and led the annual budget development and monitoring processes. Among other accomplishments there, she led the company in establishing a partnership with the Chicago Public Schools Real Estate department and worked to formalize the organization’s first donor acknowledgement and stewardship plan.
During her time in the corporate world, Gillian displayed the skills and temperament that would serve as a foundation for her nonprofit leadership success. She successfully steered a boutique business through significant transitions including a change in ownership, inventory restructure and rebranding, and as assistant manager at a national boutique retailer, she focused on cultivating meaningful client relationships which led to nationally-recognized high sales.
Gillian is also a performing artist, with significant experience in arts education and administration. She served as governance chair of the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce board of directors and was a long-time member of the artistic-technical team of the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee.
She holds a Master of Management in nonprofit administration from North Park University in Chicago, and a Bachelor of Music in musical theatre from Baldwin Wallace University.
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