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Fees-for-Service Accounting in CILs: Budgeting and Setting Rates

New Community Opportunities Center Presents… A National Webinar & Teleconference

May 20, 2015; 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern

Register online or by using the printable registration form (PDF).

If your Center is pursuing fee-for-service programs, this training might be just what you need. Determining your Center’s costs and setting appropriate rates is something you cannot afford to get wrong. Set your rates too high and you might lose a contract; too low and your new program might be a funding drain. Join us May 20th to take the guesswork out of your planning. Our presenter will teach you how to plan effectively for fee-for-service accounting, while avoiding common pitfalls along the way. 

Registration Fee: $75.00. Fee is per site (connection) and does not apply per participant; registrants are encouraged to gather as many individuals as desired to participate by telephone or webcast.

Target Audience:

  • Executive directors, program managers, and financial staff

Learning Objectives:

After completing this webinar, you will be able to:

  • describe strategies for analyzing CIL capacity to move beyond grant funding to fees-for-service ventures
  • describe components of a budget and how to analyze costs for CIL services
  • describe how to analyze units of service needed to break even
  • identify cash flow issues that need to be considered and how to deal with them
  • identify financial policies that CILs should establish, including collection policies

Meet Your Presenter

Cara Steidel, Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVCIL)

Cara Steidel is the Director of Finance at LVCIL, where she manages all aspects of the agency’s financial requirements. Cara has worked in the financial field since 1980. Prior to joining LVCIL she worked in the for-profit sector as an auditor, cost analyst, and controller.