Learn how to institute a grants management system to track your organization’s funding.

Many organizations operate with inadequate, incomplete, or non-existent grants management systems that would allow them to produce regularly-requested information in a timely manner for interested parties. Does your organization struggle with tracking costs by funding source, allocating costs across programs, or reporting how funds were used?

Grant proposals, interim reports, and final reports frequently request information surrounding grant performance on both the program and financial sides, and yet many nonprofit organizations do not have procedures in place to accommodate their compliance. Many requests come from funders, auditors, board members, and even clients.

This seminar will address the basic principles for creating a grants management system within your organization to facilitate ready access to information that will aid in meeting proposal and compliance deadlines and making informed decisions.

Presenter: Glenda Hicks, CPA

Glenda Hicks will serve as Expert in Residence for June 2011. Experts in Residence is the Foundation Center-Atlanta's new program to connect nonprofit professionals with the expertise they need to effectively run their organizations.

Glenda Hicks is a Certified Public Accountant with 24 years’ experience in the field. She is licensed in the states of Georgia and Florida, and is owner of Glenda Y. Hicks, CPA, in Marietta, Georgia. She exclusively serves the nonprofit community with consulting services in the areas of financial management, tax research, and board and staff training. Through her CPA services, Glenda assists clients with identifying, developing, and implementing systems that create an infrastructure that emphasizes accountability, compliance, and transparency.

Prior to establishing her firm, Glenda served a variety of clients on audit and tax services with Coopers & Lybrand, LLP. She later worked as director of financial reporting for the University of Miami, then as controller and interim executive director for a community-based nonprofit organization. Her civic involvement includes serving with the Girl Scouts, Cobb Community Collaborative, National Legal Aid and Defenders Association (NLADA), and MUST Ministries. Glenda is a former adjunct professor for the graduate business program at the University of Miami and is currently a member of the adjunct faculty of Brenau University.

Space is limited. Register online with the form below, in person, or by calling (404) 880-0095. Registrants requiring ASL signers or other disability-related services are asked to contact the Foundation Center at least two weeks in advance.

Please arrive on time or your seat may be given away to others who are waiting to attend. If you need further information, please call (404) 880-0095.