Shelley Tucker-Critz was in the corporate finance world for 20 years. But when she joined a community service organization last year, she had to learn the workings of the world of nonprofit sector financial management. Eric Carlsson is a fiscal analyst for the New Jersey Department of State. His job involves reviewing nonprofit organizations. Shelley and Eric were among 10 members of the first class of the Finance Management Program offered by the Nonprofit Sector Resource Institute of the Center for Public Service at Seton Hall University. The six-session program, which premiered this fall, was designed to help executive directors, nonprofit financial managers and board members build their knowledge of organizational budgets and finances. Students learned a wide variety of accounting skills and current concepts for auditing and managing financial systems and operations. They also learned about regulations and issues that can affect the finances of their organizations. The NSRI plans to offer the finance program again in early 2005. Students represented a broad spectrum of organizations and positions in the nonprofit sector. Class membership included executive directors, finance managers and program directors. Many were from social service organizations in northern and central New Jersey. more... Students listen to a presentation on accounting at an October class of the Finance Management program.

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