This course will present the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to develop and manage the budget of a program in a nonprofit social service. Students will learn to use the budget to: 1) display and evaluate the current financial status of a program using different kinds of budget formats (e.g., line, functional, and performance); 2) evaluate proposed financial changes for the future, using “what-if” planning and simulations; and 3) monitor and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a program. Students will be expected to have mastered basic skills in a computerized spreadsheet program before enrolling in this course.
