[BCMA] Financial Management in Cultural Organizations, in Whitehorse, April 4-9

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Financial Management in Cultural Organizations

Build your confidence in planning a business case for your work

April 4- 9, 2011 in WHITEHORSE, Yukon



This off-campus course is proudly offered in partnership with the Yukon Historical and Museums Association.



Your creative work in museums, heritage and arts organizations is reliant on strong financial and organizational foundations. This valuable and timely course builds the knowledge, skills, and confidence that you bring to business and financial planning, management, and performance assessment in your specialized area of cultural sector practice and strengthens your confidence in advocating for support and funding.

Participants will be encouraged to consider their own organization (or one they are familiar with) as a case study to explore:

*             the nature and values of not-for-profit cultural organizations

*             business planning as a framework for setting goals, priorities, and strategies

*             financial management cycles, budgeting, and resource allocation - forecasting revenues and expenditures

*             internal controls, evaluation, and audit legal and ethical issues

*             effective grant writing



Instructor:  Pauline Thompson is a Chartered Accountant, with degrees in economics and history, and a cultural management consultant with extensive financial and administrative management experience. She has demonstrated strengths in strategic leadership, strong project management skills and proven expertise in system design and training, and revenue diversification. Pauline focuses on the challenges facing museums, institutions, cultural organizations and communities with limited financial and human resources. Her recent work includes needs assessment, governance, operational reviews, cultural planning, policy development and mentoring for museums, theatre companies, historic sites, municipalities, government agencies, and professional associations. She sits on several boards and is currently president of the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Association.



Comments from past participants:  "I am better grounded in best practices and ethics"; "...this puts my work in context";"... a great strength of the course is Pauline - her experience and style - [she is] very knowledgeable, accessible, down to earth, and engaging!"



Registration Deadline: March 7, 2011, late registrations are accepted if space permits. You can take this course on a non-credit basis, or complete it for Diploma, Exploratory Studies, or transfer credit. If you aren't currently admitted to UVic for credit, we can advise you on the best approach, depending upon your interests and needs.



Fee: $669 CAD, including a $75 materials fee (credit and non-credit participation options). A CAD$175 registration deposit is required with your registration. The tuition balance of $494 is due on or before the first day of the course.

Please visit our website at http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=HA488Q for further information and information on Travel and Accommodation.


Trisha Carleton, BA,  Program Coordinator
Tel: 250-721-6119 Email: carleton at uvic.ca<mailto:carleton at uvic.ca>

Cultural Resource Management Programs
Division of Continuing Studies
PO Box 3030 STN CSC
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 3N6 Canada
Web: www.uvcs.uvic.ca/cultural<http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/cultural>

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