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Managers Talking to Managers About Budgets: Can It Happen?
Throughout this Budget Management Series I have discussed how central Managers are to Budgets and the Budget Process. Managers run programs, manage operations, are integral to planning and ultimately set the direction of most strategic thinking. The budget process can be the common thread to link all these manager functions. Budgets can provide managers a […]
Managers Drive Projections and Everybody Benefits: It’s All In The Process
As discussed throughout this Budget Management Series, Program and Project Managers represent a vast clearinghouse of relevant new information. Information that is current, real, interactive and informative. A financial report that incorporates rolling projections will allow these managers to get their knowledge into a real-time report in a communicative manor that will give you and […]
Connecting Managers to Projections and Why We have to Believe in the Process
Projections are basically a straight forward process that can be made almost perfect if built around program and project managers. It’s all about these key staff members. Projections can be a straight forward process – not an easy process – but a process that can save an organization if the heart of the process is […]
Tips for Creating a Sound Endorsement Strategy
Now that legislative sessions are over, campaign season is in full swing! Engaging in campaign activities can be a great way to build your organization’s reputation and raise visibility within your community. But you want to do it smart and in ways that will reflect positively on your organization, your members, and your community. Chambers […]