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Past Events
November 2011
Presented by Susan J. Ellis, President, Energize, Inc., this seminar is specifically for agency decision-makers (board members, executive directors, department heads) – anyone responsible for strategic planning, policy formulation, and resource allocation. As such, this is not a session on daily volunteer management. Rather, it will focus on laying the most effective foundation for volunteer success and a chance to identify institutional barriers and bridges to volunteering that are the responsibility of the top management level of an organization.
October 2011
Is your corporate sponsorship revenue as robust as you’d like? Do you struggle to structure deals? Agonize over approaching prospects? Join sponsorship specialist Gail Bower, author of How to Jump-start Your Sponsorship Strategy in Tough Times , for Partnering with Corporations to learn five solid strategies to build or expand your corporate sponsorship income. Marketing-driven sponsorship is distinct from the traditional corporate giving model, and pursuing this form of earned income demands contemporary approaches and business development skills.
August 2011
Grant seeking has never been more competitive than today. With information on grant opportunities so broadly available, most grant making foundations and agencies receive hundreds more worthygrant proposals for each funding cycle than they could ever fund. Learn to pre-judge your grant proposals by thinking like a grant maker. Give your proposals the competitive edge of a serious grant seeker. If you’re ready to get serious about grant writing, invest a day honing your skills with proven techniques for generating support.
June 2011
Today's nonprofit environment calls for more attention than ever to assure operations are efficient, effective and accountable. The Standards for Excellence® Program offers a systematic and proven methodology to build capacity within the organizations that serve our communities. The "Pass to Excellence" provides organizations with an opportunity to learn about the specific elements of the Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector®, to assess themselves against its benchmarks and to prioritize areas that can be improved to strengthen their operations. The program also provides tools to make improvements. The fee covers one full-day training for one or two members of your organization and one recently updated Standards for Excellence® Educational Resource Packet Binder (23 "Ed Packets").
May 2011
Elko hosted a panel discussion, Creating Value in Professional Practices, which included Rick Thomas, Elko's Business Valuation Director. The panelists discussed how to create value when building a professional services practice, and how to properly structure the business to capitalize your reward(s) when transitioning ownership. Do you have a "Lifestyle" business, or one that is truly a "Wealth Generator". Come find out the difference. Understand what drives value in professional service firms and what structuring challenges you will need to consider. Whether considering a 3rd party sale or an internal transfer to family or management, professionals with experience in professional practices share their knowledge of current market valuations and financing alternatives for different practices.
May 2011
Elko & Associates, in conjunction with PANO hosted a seminar "The Development Plan" presented by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE. Lynda discussed the reasons a development plan can help assure success in your fundraising efforts; how to involve an organization's leadership, both staff and volunteers, in the process; how to assure that the plan will be implemented; and how to evaluate success.
December 2010
Elko & Associates, in conjunction with PANO hosted a seminar "Inspiring Your Board and Volunteers to Embrace Fundraising" presented by Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE. Lynda discussed the role the board plays on the development team; how to involve them in the planning process; how to assure that they will enthusiastically get involved with the fundraising efforts of your organization.
November 2010
Elko & Associates, in conjunction with PANO, hosted a seminar "Compensation Study Report Workshop", presented by John D. Jorgensen. The event provided an understanding of the actual reported minimum, average and maximum salaries paid in each category, an understanding of each classification of employee, how organization size affects compensation, how to measure “Total Compensation” and use it to make meaningful comparisons as well as how different organizations are handling health benefits, insurance and fringe benefits.
October 2010
Elko & Associates, in conjunction with PANO, hosted a seminar "The Realities of HR", presented by Karen Young, President, HR Resolutions. The event provided an overview of the core responsibilities of an HR department. Then, current key regulations and laws were reviewed with a follow up of what the actual risk is when functioning in the “real” world. The session concluded with practical steps to help any size organization minimize their exposure while maximizing the impact of their HR department!
September 2010
Elko & Associates, in conjunction with PANO, hosted a seminar "Accounting 101 & Budgeting Essentials", presented by Doris Fee, CAE. The event provided a working knowledge of non-profit financial operations and your role in the process. In today’s tight economy and shrinking sources of revenue dollars, a well-defined budget will help ensure the financial health of your organization.
September 2010
Elko & Associates, in conjunction with the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, hosted a seminar "What Helps Leaders Grow", presented by Kayte Connelly CCT. The event included an overview, action guides, a coaching readiness questionnaire and collective funding possibilities. The seminar was built upon the the Coaching and Philanthropy project, which was created in 2007 to assess and advance the use of coaching as a strategy for building effective organizations within the nonprofit sector.
August 2010
The "Not So" New Form 990 - One Year Later. The revised Form 990 is entering its second year of existence, and what have we learned? As expected, completing the revised Form 990 was challenging to say the least. And to complicate matters, the IRS has made additional changes to the 2009 version of the form. In addition, due to the phase-in rules, many more organizations will be required to utilize the revised form for their 2009 filing.
June 2010
Elko & Associates along with Megro hosted a seminar regarding the health care reform act and discussed how it will impact your business. Both Elko & Associates and Sustainable Solutions Corporation want to help business owners gain a better understanding about how to become more energy efficient. Some of the topics included recommendations regarding preparation for the upcoming electrical deregulation effective January 1, 2011. Our presenters suggested what actions to take to reduce operating costs and improve energy efficiency while incorporating renewable energy systems into business operations.
March 2010
Elko & Associates hosted a seminar for local manufacturers called "Incentives and Financing Opportunities for Manufacturers". The majority of Business Owners/Financial Executives, as well as their advisors, are unfamiliar with the benefits of R&E Tax Credits and the Government Guaranteed Loan programs. Potential impact to your cash flow and debt structure may be significant. The presenters explained how businesses can take advantage of these opportunities.
January 2010
Elko & Associates hosted an event, organized by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, for non-profit organizations to come out and hear more about different funding and finance opportunities. Some of the items discussed will address how to be prepared, how to allocate the right resources to the financing review process, when to challenge your bank and make sure they are right for you, and how to weigh the pros and cons when looking at the big picture of your organization.
October 2009
John Nihill, Director of Elko's non-profit niche practice co-presented with the Pennsylvania Association for Non-Profit Organizations (PANO), Standards for Excellence lead, Tish Mogan, to a group of clients and guests in Elko's Media office. The two touched on topics that were geared toward board members and non-profit administrators that seek to increase their awareness of regulatory requirements as well as oversight of fundraising practices. Elko became a member of PANO in 2008. This membership enables the Firm to possess a deeper understanding of the issues that affect the tax-exempt world in areas outside of accounting.
September 2009
Elko & Associates presented "Show Me the Money: Ways To Transfer a Business" in conjunction with attorney William Bennett Cooper, III from Fox Rothchild to members of the Society of Financial Service Professionals at Drexel University- LeBow College of Business.
June 2009
Elko hosted an event for the Pennsylvania Association for Non-Profit Organizations (PANO) sponsored by the United Way of Southeast Delaware County. The event was an introductory session, called Intro Session for Standards for Excellence, was geared toward executive directors and other key personnel in non-profit organizations. The session focused on the benefits of joining the Standards for Excellence program and how being a part of it can help with a non-profit organization's financial accountability and encourage charitable donations. It also gave attendees the opportunity to connect with other executive directors and board members from organizations facing similar challenges.
June 2009
Donna Flatau, a supervisor in the Tax and Accounting Services Department at Elko & Associates Ltd, presented "What You Need To Know About Opening Your Own Firm" to current law students and alumni from Villanova University School of Law. Donna addressed the accounting necessities and tax planning needed in order to successfully start your own business.
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