HSM 260 – Financial Management for Human Service Managers
Week One: Foundations of Financial Management
Discussion Questions
CheckPoint: Definition Scavenger Hunt
Week Two: Basics of Accounting
CheckPoint: Accrual Method
Assignment: Personal Balance Statement
Week Three: Financial Analysis
Discussion Questions
CheckPoint: Cost Per Output/Cost Per Outcome Response
Week Four: Cost and Ratio Analysis
CheckPoint: Financial Ratios
Assignment: Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Break-Even Point
Week Five: Budgets and Forecasting
Discussion Questions
CheckPoint: Forecasting
Week Six: Budgets and Pricing
CheckPoint: Calculating Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Break-Even Point for a Program
Assignment: Fee Setting
Week Seven: Funding of Nonprofits
Discussion Questions
CheckPoint: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Week Eight: Fund Development
CheckPoint: Collaborative Fund-raising Activity
Assignment: Foundations Paper
Week Nine: Analyzing Financial Statements
Capstone Discussion Question
Final Project: Analyzing Financial Statements