Management Assistance & Organizational Development Enterprise (MODE)  

Wednesday - December 2, 2009

8:30 A.M. Registration  |  9:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Workshop

Houston Arts Alliance  |  2nd Floor Large Conference Room

3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 250  |  Houston, Texas, 77019

Registration Fee: $25 - Limited Capacity, so register now!

About the workshop:

Doing more with less is the mandate for most organizations today. Sources of funding are tighter and there is more competition for existing dollars from private and public sectors. The result is a heavier reliance on technology to manage and streamline the business, while extending its efficiency and effectiveness with raising funds.

This seminar explains how non-profits can utilize Quickbooks and fundraising softwares like Donor Perfect for more streamlined integration.  Some benefits include:

• saving time and reduces errors by eliminating the need to enter data twice.
• creating journal entries and transfers transaction detail.
• using QuickBooks to manage expenses, financial statements and non-donor revenue while benefiting from DonorPerfect's specialized features for managing donor information, gifts and pledges.

About the Presenter: 

Margaret Gow is Senior Manager of Accounting Systems at GrowthForce. 

Margaret has been described as "a rock star" in the QuickBooks world.  She has been using and studying the leading software for small businesses since its inception in the early '90's.  She traveled the country for five years teaching QuickBooks for Real World Training company.  She advised Intuit, the makers of QuickBooks, in developing future versions of the software and she co-authored the certification exam for the QuickBooks Professional Advisor program.With that background, she has GrowthForce clients singing her praises since she joined the firm in early 2007.  Her responsibilities include supervising QuickBooks Systems design and training.  Her teaching ability is well-established having been on the full-time faculty at University of Houston Downtown for ten years.

Cheryl Brennan is Regional Manager at DonorPerfect Fundraising Software.

Cheryl Brennan has implemented technology solutions at more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations over the last 10 years.  She has presented to numerous seminars discussing the use of technology, such as databases and eCommerce tools, to increase fundraising results and improve efficiency. Mrs. Brennan attended Bloomsburg University with a degree in education.  She and her family reside in suburban Philadelphia.

Registration Policy:

Mailed checks must be postmarked by Friday, November 27, 2009.  All checks should be made payable to Houston Arts Alliance.  Deadline for all credit card registrations is 12pm Tuesday, December 1, 2009.  At that time your registration is confirmed only if you have completed both your online registration and faxed the completed Workshop Registration Sheet with billing information to 713.630.5210.

For more information regarding the workshop, please contact:

Jerome Vielman

Program & Services Manager

Houston Arts Alliance

3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 250 | Houston | TX | 77019

Dir: 713.527.9330  x.117  |  Fax: 713.620.5120  |  Email: jerome@haatx.com

NEW website: www.houstonartsalliance.com