Description

Developing Cash Projections and Establishing Cash Reserves is a practical training session designed for nonprofit leaders, presented by Trudy Crowetz and Michele Burka of Nonprofits First. This workshop equips participants with essential tools to forecast cash flow and build sustainable cash reserves. Attendees will learn how to create realistic cash projections and implement strategies to strengthen their organization’s financial resilience. 

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Trudy Crowetz has been involved in nonprofit leadership for over 27 years. Trudy was promoted to CEO of Nonprofits First as of January 1, 2024. She is a Certified Public Accountant who has served as the Chief Financial Officer for several nonprofit organizations during her career. Trudy has been focused on achieving organizational excellence for these organizations, and she brings her vast expertise in this area to Nonprofits First, where she has also worked as a fiscal reviewer, as a member of the Standards Committee and the Accreditation Task Force, and as a graduate of the 2014 Rising Leaders program and the 2023 Advancing Leaders program.

Trudy strives to be a servant leader who puts the needs of others first. She served in the Emergency Operations Center during two hurricanes, and she was instrumental in assisting the county with securing volunteers and medical staff to serve in the shelters. She later received recognition from the county as being a “Hero of the Storm”. Trudy has a long list of accomplishments in leadership including being chosen as the Nonprofit Professional of the Year in 2022 at the Hats Off Nonprofit Awards. She is an active community volunteer who advocates for women in leadership and has served as President, Secretary, and Treasurer for Executive Women of the Palm Beaches Foundation. She recently served on the board of the Croquet Foundation of America as the Treasurer, and she enjoys playing croquet in her free time.

Michele Burka is the Director of Finance for Nonprofits First. She has over 18 years of nonprofit experience and is CNAP certified.

Nonprofits First, Inc is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.