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Thursday, February 18, 2010
5:30 – 7:30 pm
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130 East 59th Street
(Near Lexington Avenue)
NYC
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$30 FWA Members
$45 Non-Members |
 This program will feature a discussion on Board Finances (profit versus non-profit) and is meant to be an educational event outlining differences in reporting, regs., responsibilities, taxes, etc. for people who are interested, but are not professionals in this area. Our featured speakers Laurence Scot and Barbara White, will cover both the technical side of finances as well as the practical side of issues being faced by Boards in this challenging economic climate.
Speaker's Profile
 Laurence Scot, MBA, CPA, is an author, lecturer and professor on the subject of Not For Profit Accounting. He has authored the book, “The Simplified Guide to Not-For-Profit Accounting, Formation and Reporting. He also created NYU’s first four course in-class certificate program on Not-For-Profit Accounting and Government Reporting.
He has been recognized for his professional, civic and community activities by such organizations as the U.S. Small Business Administration, Crain’s New York Business, NYC Dept of Education, etc. He holds a BA in Political Science from Queens College, CUNY and a MBA from Pace University. He is a state certified accountant in New York and New Jersey.
 Barbara White has used her financial and organizational development background to work with not for profit organizations to set strategic direction, better align their work with the emerging needs of the communities they serve, and deliver the most impact based on the available resources. She serves on the Board of the United Way of Morris County, chairs the Inclusion Sub-Committee, and is currently engaged in a full program impact assessment. She was a long standing member of the Board of the Women's Fund of New Jersey where she served as co-chair of the Planning and Innovation Committee which included Strategic Planning, Marketing and Membership sub-committees and she has consulted to the Morris County Chamber of Commerce.
Barbara is the former Vice President of Human Resources for D&B, North America and held that same position with the Consumer Division of Pfizer. She also held senior human resource and organizational development positions in the Pfizer Pharmaceutical Division and their corporate group. Barbara began her career as an auditor with KPMG. Her 18-year finance career included roles with Digital Equipment Corporation and Prudential HealthCare, and she was the first professional CFO of Teach for America. A CPA, Barbara is a graduate of Rutgers and holds a Masters in Organizational Development from American University. She is the principle of Transformation Coaching and Consulting, LLC.
This event is organized by the Not-for-Profit Committee of the FWA Educational Fund of New York, Inc.
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Reservations Required -- Bring Photo ID -- No Walk-Ins |
Reservations/Cancellations and payments are required by Tuesday, February 16th. |
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