Michael Gellman, founder of Fiscal Strategies 4 Nonprofits and long-time instructor at Institute joins us this week on Chamber Chat Podcast for part one of a two part series to discuss what your Chamber needs to consider with regard to it’s financial health amid the hyper-changing environment that we find ourselves in today.
Throughout this two part series, you can look forward to these outcomes as we learn from Mike.
- How hyper-change impacts planning and decision making.
- Is your organization well positioned, financially healthy, and strategically ready for a sustained period of stress and uncertainty?
- How hyper-change impacts your funding sources and programming and service needs.
- Strategies for organizations who are financially strong vs. financially weak.
- How to effectively communicate with your board.
- Important actions that will affect the financial health and continuity of your organization.
Important!!
There is homework that goes along with this episode. Please download the Financial Health Assessment and Implementation Framework Worksheet here or at se4nonprofits.com/resources. After you listen to this episode, you can fill out the first half of this worksheet which gives a financial assessment for your organization. Then keep this worksheet to reference and continue filling out during our second part of this series with Mike.
Be sure to tune in to episode 68 as we continue this conversation with Mike and make a plan to see that your Chamber is sustainable into the future.
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