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Today Agency-wide Budgeting: Counting Every Dollar Because Every Dollar Counts
July 20 More than Math: The Board’s Role in Financial Oversight and Monitoring
July 27 The COSO Internal Control Integrated Framework
August 17 Strategic Resource Development: Fundraising and Revenue Creation Plans
August 24 Tapping into the Time, Talent, and Treasure of the Tripartite Board
September 14 Quality Improvement: The Payoff from Internal Controls
Webinar Series Schedule
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Agency-wide Budgeting:Counting Every Dollar Because
Every Dollar Counts
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Session Overview & Learning Objectives
� Simplify budgeting, expand understanding
� Understand actual and possible revenue and expense allocations across funds
� Understand how to use the agency-wide budget as a management tool
� Some planning techniques and tools
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Why An Agency-wide Budget?
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Webinar Agenda
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Source of unnecessary complexity
“It just grew!”
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Universal Chart of Accounts
Chart Goals: Multi-program categories
Pass the Goldilocks test:
Not too manyNot too few;
JUST RIGHT
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A Detailed REVENUE Chart Of Accounts
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Federal
Weatherization 1,500,000
Emergency
Shelter
State
CSBG 350,000
LIHEAP
Local
Adams County 10,000
Jefferson UW
Weatherization CSBG Adams County
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Too Little Detail
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Funds Adams Co CSBG DOE WX ESG Jeff UW LIHEAP
Revenue 10,000 350,000 1,500,000 435,000 35,000 2,476,529
Expenses
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A Useful Approach
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FUND TOTAL CSBG LIHEAP
Budget Period Oct-Sep Oct - Sep Oct-Apr Apr-Sep Oct-June June-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Sep Oct-Jan Feb-Sep Oct - Sep
REVENUE
Federal 3,315,000 675,000 540,000 850,000 1,250,000
State 1,580,000 350,000 1,230,000
Local, public 60,000 45,000 15,000
Local, private 20,000 5,000 15,000
Allocations to Admin Pool 131,368
Other 17,000 17,000 0
TOTAL REVENUE 4,992,000 1,580,000 1,215,000 60,000 20,000 2,100,000 17,000 131,368
Admin
PoolWAP DOE Adams County Head Start
Rental
IncomeJefferson United Way
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Too Little; Too Much
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Funds���� Adams Co CSBG DOE WX
EXPENSES
Personnel
Travel and Training
Occupancy Costs
Communications
Phone
Internet
Cell service
CSBG Office expense
Polk County
Tyler County
Van Buren County
Grant County
Wx Equipment and Supplies
Truck 1
Truck 2
Warehouse
Inventory
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Useful
Expenses Chart
Funds���� Adams Co CSBG DOE WX ESG LIHEAP Donations
EXPENSES
Salaries and Wages
Fringe Benefits
Travel
In-area
Out-of-area
Facilities
Rent
Utilities
Maintenance
Communications
Phone
Internet
Cell service
Office expense
Copies
Postage/parcel
Supplies
Equipment
Computers
Vehicles
Copiers
Head
Start
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Question
Does your agency’s chart of accounts have more than 100 revenue and expense line items?
If so, do you regard this as a barrier to creating an agency-wide budget?
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Constructing an Agency-wide Budget
Follow the remainder of the webinar with the sample agency-wide budget workbook provided
as a download for this presentation:
Excel file: Agency Wide Budget Workbook
Tab 1 – Budget
Tab 2 – Hourly and Annual
Tab 3 – Computed Fringe
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Build a Personnel Costs Worksheet - 1
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Name
List each employee
with job title
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Build a Personnel Costs Worksheet - 2
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Name Position
Revise this list
with correct job
titles
List each employee
with job title
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Build a Personnel Costs Worksheet - 3
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Name Position Hourly
Revise this list
with correct job
titles
List each employee
with job title
Only non-
exempt
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Build a Personnel Costs Worksheet - 4
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Name Position Hourly Annual
Revise this list
with correct job
titles
List each employee
with job title
Only non-
exempt All Exempt
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Build a Personnel Costs Worksheet - 5
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Name Position Hourly Annual Increase
Revise this list
with correct job
titles
List each employee
with job title
Only non-
exempt All Exempt
As appro-
priate
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Build a Personnel Costs Worksheet - 6
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Name Position Hourly Annual Increase TOTAL
Revise this list
with correct job
titles
List each employee
with job title
Only non-
exempt All Exempt
As appro-
priate
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Start Here: Personnel Costs
Name Position Hourly Annual Increase TOTAL
Angela Baker Executive Director 69,852$ 101% 70,551$
Cindy Davis Finance Director 53,658$ 101% 54,195$
Ellen Folkes HR Director 46,555$ 101% 47,021$
Gaylee Howard Family Services 48,629$ 101% 49,116$
Ida Jackson EHS/HS Director 51,685$ 101% 52,202$
Kevin Lynch Housing Director 33,335$ 101% 33,669$
Marian Newton Teacher 25,325$ 103% 26,085$
Orlando Palmer Teacher Assistant 11.00$ 22,880$ 103% 23,567$
Quinella Ransom Teacher Aide 8.50$ 17,680$ 103% 18,211$
Steve Traynor House inspector 15.15$ 31,512$ 105% 33,088$
Udell Vickers Crew leader 14.50$ 30,160$ 105% 31,668$
Wayne Xavier Wx Technician 12.25$ 25,480$ 105% 26,754$
Yolanda Zenith Intake Worker 9.50$ 19,760$ 100% 19,760$
Abby Baker FD Specialist 12.75$ 26,520$ 100% 26,520$
Christa Dodd Receptionist 8.00$ 16,640$ 100% 16,640$
519,671$ 529,047$
computed Increase 9,376$
Revise this list
with correct job
titles
List each employee
with job title
Only non-
exempt All Exempt
As appro-
priate
Build in increase
calculation
Build in increase
calculation
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Importing Employee Data
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Name Position TOTAL
Angela Baker Executive Director $70,551
Cindy Davis Finance Director $54,195
Copy over all employees, their positions and their annual cost from the Wages and Salaries tab The formulas are built into the worksheet
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Fixed Fringe Benefits
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Soc Security (S) 7.65%
Medicare (M) 1.85%
Pension (P) 4.75%
Unemployment (U) 1.85%
SMPU 16.10%
These fringe
benefits are
usually at a fixed
rate for the
organization
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Variable Fringe Benefits
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Employee only $350
Empl. +spouse $450
Employee + 2 $750
Family $850
Health Insurance (annual)Itemize
health
insurance
plans
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Adding Fixed Fringe Benefits
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Soc Security (S) 7.65%
Medicare (M) 1.85%
Pension (P) 4.75%
Unemployment (U) 1.85%
SMPU 16.10%
SMPU
Name Position TOTAL 16.1%
Angela Baker Executive Director $70,551 $11,359
Cindy Davis Finance Director $54,195 $8,726
Ellen Folkes HR Director $47,021 $7,571
Fixed fringe rages will be automatically computed
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Adding Variable Fringe Benefits
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SMPU
Name Position TOTAL 16.1% Rate Amount
Angela Baker Executive Director $70,551 $11,359 2% $1,411
Cindy Davis Finance Director $54,195 $8,726 2% $1,084
Ellen Folkes HR Director $47,021 $7,571 2% $940
Gaylee Howard Family Services $49,116 $7,908 2% $982
Ida Jackson EHS/HS Director $52,202 $8,405 2% $1,044
Kevin Lynch Housing Director $33,669 $5,421 4% $1,347
Marian Newton Teacher $26,085 $4,200 2% $522
Orlando Palmer Teacher Assistant $23,567 $3,795 2% $471
Quinella Ransom Teacher Aide $18,211 $2,932 2% $364
Steve Traynor House inspector $33,088 $5,328 4% $1,324
Udell Vickers Crew leader $31,668 $5,099 4% $1,267
Wayne Xavier Wx Technician $26,754 $4,308 4% $1,070
Yolanda Zenith Intake Worker $19,760 $3,182 3% $593
Abby Baker FD Specialist $26,520 $4,270 3% $796
Christa Dodd Receptionist $16,640 $2,680 2% $333
Wrkrs Comp
Add in any wage/salary increases you anticipate
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Individualizing Fringe Benefits
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Add in health (and other) insurance costs
SMPU Hlth Ins
Name Position TOTAL 16.1% Rate Amount
Angela Baker Executive Director $70,551 $11,359 2% $1,411 $850
Cindy Davis Finance Director $54,195 $8,726 2% $1,084 $0
Ellen Folkes HR Director $47,021 $7,571 2% $940 $750
Gaylee Howard Family Services $49,116 $7,908 2% $982 $0
Ida Jackson EHS/HS Director $52,202 $8,405 2% $1,044 $750
Kevin Lynch Housing Director $33,669 $5,421 4% $1,347 $850
Marian Newton Teacher $26,085 $4,200 2% $522 $350
Orlando Palmer Teacher Assistant $23,567 $3,795 2% $471 $350
Quinella Ransom Teacher Aide $18,211 $2,932 2% $364 $0
Steve Traynor House inspector $33,088 $5,328 4% $1,324 $850
Udell Vickers Crew leader $31,668 $5,099 4% $1,267 $450
Wayne Xavier Wx Technician $26,754 $4,308 4% $1,070 $0
Yolanda Zenith Intake Worker $19,760 $3,182 3% $593 $0
Abby Baker FD Specialist $26,520 $4,270 3% $796 $750
Christa Dodd Receptionist $16,640 $2,680 2% $333 $0
Wrkrs Comp
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Obtaining a Fringe Rate
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Soc Security (S) 7.65%
Medicare (M) 1.85% Employee only $350
Pension (P) 4.75% Empl. +spouse $450
Unemployment (U) 1.85% Employee + 2 $750
SMPU 16.10% Family $850
SMPU Hlth Ins
Name Position TOTAL 16.1% Rate Amount
Angela Baker Executive Director $70,551 $11,359 2% $1,411 $850
Cindy Davis Finance Director $54,195 $8,726 2% $1,084 $0
Ellen Folkes HR Director $47,021 $7,571 2% $940 $750
Gaylee Howard Family Services $49,116 $7,908 2% $982 $0
Ida Jackson EHS/HS Director $52,202 $8,405 2% $1,044 $750
Kevin Lynch Housing Director $33,669 $5,421 4% $1,347 $850
Marian Newton Teacher $26,085 $4,200 2% $522 $350
Orlando Palmer Teacher Assistant $23,567 $3,795 2% $471 $350
Quinella Ransom Teacher Aide $18,211 $2,932 2% $364 $0
Steve Traynor House inspector $33,088 $5,328 4% $1,324 $850
Udell Vickers Crew leader $31,668 $5,099 4% $1,267 $450
Wayne Xavier Wx Technician $26,754 $4,308 4% $1,070 $0
Yolanda Zenith Intake Worker $19,760 $3,182 3% $593 $0
Abby Baker FD Specialist $26,520 $4,270 3% $796 $750
Christa Dodd Receptionist $16,640 $2,680 2% $333 $0
$529,047 $85,184 $13,547 $5,950
Total Fringe $104,681
Fringe Rate 19.8%
Health Insurance (annual)
Wrkrs Comp
These fringe costs are usually fixed
These fringe costs are usually fixed
These fringe costs
may vary by position
or individual
These fringe costs
may vary by position
or individual
Combine fixed and variable fringe
costs to obtain a fringe rate
Combine fixed and variable fringe
costs to obtain a fringe rate
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Apply Fringe Rate to Wages
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Fringes CSBG DOE WX Head Start LIHEAP LIHEAP
Salaries/Wages 55,464$ 125,394$ 129,335$ 33,246$ $178,500
Fringes @ 20% 11,093$ 37,619$ 38,801$ 9,974$ 53,550$
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Distributing Personnel and Admin Costs
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TOTAL
Position TOTAL % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount Subtotal % Amount
Executive Director 71,400$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 71,400$ 71,400$
Finance Director 56,100$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 56,100$ 56,100$
HR Director 51,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 51,000$ 51,000$
Family Services 45,900$ 50% 22,950$ -$ -$ 50% 22,950$ 45,900$ 45,900$
EHS/HS Director 61,200$ -$ -$ 100% 61,200$ -$ 61,200$ 61,200$
Housing Director 45,900$ 10% 4,590$ 90% 41,310$ -$ -$ 45,900$ 45,900$
Teacher 25,750$ -$ -$ 100% 25,750$ -$ 25,750$ 25,750$
Teacher Assistant 19,282$ -$ -$ 100% 19,282$ -$ 19,282$ 19,282$
Teacher Aide 16,604$ -$ -$ 100% 16,604$ -$ 16,604$ 16,604$
House inspector 28,392$ -$ 100% 28,392$ -$ -$ 28,392$ 28,392$
Crew leader 30,576$ -$ 100% 30,576$ -$ -$ 30,576$ 30,576$
Wx Technician 25,116$ -$ 100% 25,116$ -$ -$ 25,116$ 25,116$
Intake Worker 18,720$ 45% 8,424$ -$ -$ 55% 10,296$ 18,720$ 18,720$
FD Specialist 26,000$ 75% 19,500$ -$ 25% 6,500$ -$ 26,000$ 26,000$
Receptionist 17,680$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 17,680$ 17,680$
539,619$ 55,464$ 125,394$ 129,335$ 33,246$ 343,439$ 196,180$ 539,619$
Admin Pool Rate 16.1% 36.5% 37.7% 9.7%
Admin allocation 31,682$ 71,628$ 73,879$ 18,991$ 196,180$
CSBG DOE WX Head Start LIHEAP Admin Pool
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Build in Variation
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Non-Admin
TOTAL % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount Subtotal
71,400$ 100% 71,400$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
45,900$ 50% 22,950$ -$ -$ 50% 22,950$ 45,900$
18,720$ 45% 8,424$ -$ -$ 55% 10,296$ 18,720$
26,000$ 75% 19,500$ -$ 25% 6,500$ -$ 26,000$
Admin Pool CSBG DOE WX Head Start LIHEAP
Distribute by % and amount Separate Admin and Non-Admin Costs
Change percentages to change amounts
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Alternate What if? Scenarios
�Wage increases to some
�Insurance rates change after # months
�Revenue stream not replaced
�Drop in administrative cost revenue
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Personnel Costs Worksheet
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� Excel file: Agency-Wide Budget Template
Q. Do you budget total personnel costs as a
whole before you assign them to individual or multiple funds?
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Sample Budget Format
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Fund ���� Total Adams Co CSBG DOE WX ESG Head Start LIHEAP Donations
REVENUE
Federal $4,967,000 $1,500,000 $3,467,000
State $2,826,529 $350,000 $2,476,529
Local $10,000 $10,000
Subcontracts $75,000 $75,000
Program Income $7,885 $7,885
Other $10,000 $10,000
Inkind HS $1,250,000 $1,250,000
TOTAL $9,146,414 $10,000 $350,000 $1,500,000 $75,000 $4,724,885 $2,476,529 $10,000
EXPENSE
Salaries and Wages
Fringe Benefits
Travel
In-area
Out-of-area
Facilities
Rent
Utilities
Maintenance
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Cost Types
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Definition Examples
Pooled
Collection of costs not clearly
identifiable with one or more
specific programs/funds
Admin wages, benefits
Admin travel
General office supplies
Allocated
Costs chargable to two or
more programs, on the basis
of an objective criterion
Facility costs (sq. ft.)
Copies (usage)
Vehicle (miles by program)
Direct Charged to one source only
HS Teacher
Classroom food
Insulation
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Administration – to pool or not to pool
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Indirect
Cost Pool
Indirect
Cost Pool
Program
BAdmin
Program
BAdmin
Program C
Admin
Program C
Admin
Program
AAdmin
Program
AAdmin
Program D
Admin
Program D
Admin
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Overlooked Revenue and Expense
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The “Local Fund”
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Question:
Do you have a cost you don’t know where to locate in your budget?
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Budget Input from Programs
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Gaps and Surpluses
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LIHEAP Budget - 1
1 Award amount 1,000,000 Control
2 Administrative Expenses 86,450 (1,450) Not more than 8.5% of line 1
3 Outreach Expenses 298,367 (48,367) No more than 25% of line 1
Direct Client Assistance 290,000
4 Home Energy 175,000 (75,000) At least 25% of line 1
5 Crisis 100,000
6 Weather/Supply/Distaster 15,000 (5,000) At least 2% of line 1
GRAND TOTAL 674,817
(x,xxx) Amount short of "at least"
Amount exceeding "Not more than"
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Gaps and Surpluses Corrected
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LIHEAP Budget - 2
1 Award amount 1,000,000 Control
2 Administrative Expenses 84,965 35 Not more than 8.5% of line 1
3 Outreach Expenses 249,995 5 Not more than 25% of line 1
Direct Client Assistance 665,040
4 Home Energy 545,040 295,040 At least 25% of line 1
5 Crisis 100,000
6 Weather/Supply/Distaster 20,000 - At least 2% of line 1
GRAND TOTAL 1,000,000 -
(x,xxx) Amount short of "at least"
Amount exceeding "Not more than"
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Allowable Redistribution
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CSBG Original 5/15 6/3 7/6
Salaries/wages 100,000 80,000 80,000 90,000
Fringe benefits 30,000 24,000 24,000 27,000
Facilities 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000
Communications 5,000 5,000 4,500 4,500
Travel 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Training 4,000 4,000 2,500 2,500
Indirect 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Co-funding 50,000 76,000 78,000 65,000
218,000 218,000 218,000 218,000
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Contingency Planning
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Meeting Revenue Shortfalls
�Use of reserves part of a contingency plan?
�Seek loan or line of credit
�Fundraising to offset shortfall
Must reflect in budget(s)
Must have governing body approval
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Fundraising as a Revenue Source
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Major Purchases and Cash Flow
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End of Year Crunch
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Review and Revise
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Wrap-Up
Q. What is your deadline for board approval of an agency-wide budget? (Relative to the
end/beginning of the fiscal year?)
a. 3 months before
b. 1 month before
c. First month after
d. Third month after
e. Don’t submit an agency-wide budget to the board
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Resources & Tools
�OMB Circular A-110: Uniform Administrative Requirements http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_a110
�Documents provided for seminar
o Agency Wide Budget Template.xls
o Agency Wide Budget Worksbook.xls
o Standards of Excellence Addressed.doc
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The Presenters
Meliora Partners, Inc.
www.meliorapartners.org
Dan Miller
641-691-0033
Owen Heiserman
641-751-1022This publication was created by Meliora Partners, Inc., in the performance of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office
of Community Services Grant Number 90ET0430. Any opinion, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.