Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP) Course

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Do you want to move up the ladder by building your financial skill set; are you new to your nonprofit financial position; or are you an experienced professional looking for a way to build your staff’s skills? If so, then Wegner CPAs’ CNAP training series is for you!  

CNAP is a national program that offers professional certification to nonprofit finance office staff. Initiated and developed through The Nonprofit CPAs Alliance, CNAP is the gold standard training for nonprofit financial professionals.

Course Objectives

Financial Reporting

You will be able to: 

• Identify the IRS nonprofit requirements and core elements of the IRS Form 990
• List the key GAAP and auditing principles applicable in the nonprofit financial reporting environment
• Define the form and purpose of each type of financial statement and analyze how they correlate to each other
• Identify critical fund accounting software functionality and its relationship to financial reporting

Internal Controls

You will be able to:

• Define the core concepts in internal controls and identify who requires them 

Budget Development

You will be able to:

• Name the 5 key elements for successful budget development and implementation
• Distinguish the purpose of different types of budgets and the situations in which they would be used
• Classify the differences between variable costs, semi-variable costs, and fixed costs
• Calculate personnel costs and fringe benefit rates

Governance

You will be able to:

• Name the top 10 basic responsibilities of nonprofit boards

Is the Course Right for Me? 

If you are responsible for the day-to-day functioning of a nonprofit fiscal office, or if you supervise the fiscal office, this course is for you.

If you are new to the nonprofit world, CNAP is an excellent course for finance professionals transitioning from the for-profit sector into nonprofit finance.

What are the Prerequisites?

To receive CNAP certification participants must have a minimum of 18 months experience in a financial position within a not-for-profit organization, confirmed by a letter signed by their employer. Participants do not need to be employed within the finance department per se but must submit verification from their employer that they serve in a financial position, and have done so for at least 18-months.

If a participant does not meet this requirement he/she may still complete the course but will not be eligible for certification until the 18 month experience criteria is met.

Fee

$699 per person

Space is limited to 20 participants. 

Limited number of scholarships available. To apply, please contact Melodi Bunting.

 Friday, April 15 is the deadline to RSVP and/or apply for scholarship 

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