As you continue to navigate the current health and economic crisis, it’s important to understand how funders are adapting their priorities and processes to best support our community. This virtual panel discussion will provide nonprofit leaders with an opportunity to gain valuable insight from local funders about how they make grant decisions.

During this panel you will learn:

• How foundation leaders view the issues facing the AMY community
• How they make strategic funding decisions and determine desired outcomes
• What they really want from their non-profit partners
• How you can more successfully position your organization for funding.

Panelists include representatives from AMY Wellness Foundation, Community Foundation of WNC, Dogwood Health Trust, and Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation.

Please email contact@nonprofitpathways.org for registration information.

The AMY Wellness Foundation and WNC Nonprofit Pathways are offering a unique opportunity for nonprofit leaders in Avery, Mitchell and Yancey Counties to participate in a free, high-caliber workshop right from your own home!

Do financial reports look like a foreign language to you? This course will help to demystify nonprofit financial reports through an overview of basic financial statements and how to interpret the information they present. Best practices for internal financial reporting such as Board reporting packages, dashboards, and basic financial analyses will be presented. Finally, the course will cover the basics of the IRS Form 990 and the wealth of information it includes.

Topics covered will include:

• Financial Reporting: Elements, uses, and users including understanding balance sheet and income statements
• Internal Financial Reporting Practices: Board Reporting Packages, Budgets, Dashboards, and Cash Flow Planning
• External Financial Reporting: Reports to Funders, Reports to Constituents (Annual Reports), Audited Financial Statements, and IRS Form 990

Please email us at contact@nonprofitpathways.org for registration information.