Course Title

Fiscal Administration

Course Description

This course is part of the Management and Supervision in Human Services professional certificate program, which is geared toward professionals who find themselves in a management or supervisory role at a social work agency or human services organization, yet have not had formal management training or leadership experience.

Modules 1 and 2: Financial Management

In Financial Management, we will discuss how management requires being able to design a program's budget and understand how to manage a budget. The session will first provide an introduction to budgeting, the purpose of budgeting, the budget process, and how to work with a budget variance. The second half of the session will cover compensation, benefits, and understanding key financial statements. The session will utilize lectures and activities to help you learn the skills to develop and manage a budget, and understand the finances of a non-profit organization.

Modules 3 and 4: Grant Writing

Grant Writing requires identifying and securing grant funding, which is essential for many social workers across sectors, from nonprofit organizations to healthcare agencies and schools. In today’s shifting economic climate, marked by tighter budgets and increasingly competitive funding, knowing how to navigate the grants process is more important than ever. This module provides a comprehensive overview of the entire grants cycle, including how to identify funding opportunities, assess alignment between funder and organizational priorities, craft compelling requests, and manage post-award activities. This module also addresses common challenges, like limited staff capacity and complex reporting requirements, through case studies and real-world examples. By the end of this module, you will have a deeper understanding of the funding landscape and will learn approaches to bolster institutional giving at your organization.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will learn how non-profit organizations use, develop, and manage budgets, along with adjusting for variances.

• Participants will learn basic compensation concepts.

• Participants will be introduced to the five basic financial statements used in not for profit organizations.

• Participants will enhance their understanding of the grants process (prospecting, grant writing, grant submission, and stewardship).
  
  
• Participants will develop strategic approaches to each phase of the grants cycle. 
  
  
• Participants will learn how to strengthen institutional giving at their organization.

General Information

You must be 18 years old to participate in the Management and Supervision in Human Services courses. All sales are final; we are not able to offer refunds. Registrations may not be transferred to another person or to another course, workshop, or program.

Online registration is required to participate in a course. Tuition for each certificate course is $150 to be paid by debit or credit card. Registrations will be processed upon receipt of payment. Payment is due in full in order to enroll.

These courses are approved for CEUs for Social Workers in MA, CT, RI, and VT. They meet the requirements for Continuing Education Hours established by the State Board of Social Worker Licensure in ME. If your state is not listed, please check with your local state licensing board to ensure the course meets state requirements prior to registering.

Boston College Continuing Education is required to ensure attendance to award CEUs. Participants must complete the entire program(s) they register for and all available quizzes to receive CEUs; we are not able to award partial CEUs. Those who do not attend the entire program will be unable to receive CEUs.