Stay current on the latest accounting, financial reporting, and federal compliance developments affecting governmental and not-for-profit organizations. This session will provide an overview of recently issued and pending FASB and GASB standards, highlighting key changes that may impact financial statement preparation, presentation, and disclosure requirements. Participants will also gain insight into updates to the Uniform Guidance and related federal compliance requirements that influence the administration of federal awards.

Cybersecurity has become a critical financial, operational, and governance concern for government and not-for-profit organizations. This session will explore financial fraud and Business Email Compromise schemes, ransomware, donor data breaches, and AI governance, using sector data, real-world case studies, and self-assessment tools to help participants evaluate organizational readiness and identify potential control gaps. Attendees will gain insight into risks associated with third-party vendors and AI tools and leave with a practical action plan and board-level oversight considerations to strengthen cybersecurity and AI governance practices.

Year-end close can be one of the most demanding processes for government finance and accounting teams, where compliance requirements, audit scrutiny, and reporting deadlines converge. In this session, attendees will examine common close-cycle bottlenecks from both preparer and auditor perspectives, including data quality challenges, manual processes, late adjustments, and misaligned expectations, while exploring practical strategies to improve efficiency and accuracy. The session will also highlight how process automation, data integration, finance modernization tools, and thoughtful estimation practices can help organizations reduce close cycle time, strengthen audit readiness, and build a more sustainable, technology-enabled close process.

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Session overview coming soon.

Not-for-profit organizations are navigating growing uncertainty driven by funding volatility, economic pressures, and evolving stakeholder expectations. In this session, participants will explore practical approaches to financial sustainability, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and scenario analysis, to evaluate financial health, assess risks and opportunities, and model potential outcomes. Attendees will gain actionable insights on using financial sustainability assessments and scenario planning to support strategic decision-making and strengthen organizational resilience.

Tax update for 2026 to discuss developments within the tax compliance requirements of NFP organizations. 

Is your finance function equipped to support both today's operational demands and tomorrow's strategic priorities? This session helps nonprofit finance professionals, executive leaders, and board-facing finance teams evaluate organizational readiness by distinguishing between a Fiscal Scan, which assesses financial health and sustainability, and a Financial Diagnostic, which evaluates finance operations across people, process, technology, controls, reporting, documentation, and readiness. Using a practical self-assessment framework, participants will learn to identify warning signs, prioritize improvements, assess financial and operational performance, and determine which finance-related insights should be elevated to leadership and the board.