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RAFFA Training Seminars and Financial Software Classroom Training



RAFFA’s Complimentary Training Seminars in Accounting , Technology, Human Resources and so much more!
Map It! RAFFA is pleased to offer you complimentary educational seminars to keep you on top of the industry's leading "hot topics". We host seminars covering a wide variety of topics regarding all of our practice areas. We hope you take advantage of our great educational offerings!



Technology:
Accounting Systems Comparison


Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM- 11:30 AM

What functions does your accounting system need to perform? Before you can select the best financial management and accounting system product for your organization, there are important questions to consider. By more fully considering and understanding your requirements, objectives, and options, you will be able to better balance the functionality you need now with the potential upgrades you will most likely need in the future. This session will help you compare and contrast the leading financial systems solutions, including MS Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and MS Dynamics SL (Solomon) as well as Sage Accpac and MAS 90, so that you can ultimately select the most effective software for your organization.

Presenter: Seth Zarny, Partner, Glenn Anstead, Senior Manager, Buu-Linh Tran, Manager, RAFFA Technology

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Technology:
Nonprofit Seminar- Securing Grants & Performing Effective Management


Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM- 11:30 AM

Get a behind- the-scenes look at how Microsoft Dynamics™ GP helped one nonprofit create the appropriate financial system structure to support efficient transaction processing across reporting units. Search for Common Ground struggled with inconsistent business practices that hindered collaboration between 18 field offices and limited visibility into financials.

This session, featuring special guest
Jack Deeds, Chief Financial Officer of Search for Common Ground, will focus on four critical elements within public sector and not for profit agencies: grant tracking, streamlining Federal reporting requirements (FFR, 990, & SEFA), managing field office accounting, and encumbrances & commitments.



Presenter: Seth Zarny, Partner, Glenn Anstead, Senior Manager, RAFFA Technology

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Technology: Greening Your IT


Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM- 11:30 AM

How to become eco-friendly and benefit your organization with Green technology tips!Discover the many ways "going green" can benefit and help IT support at your organization. Have you heard that going green saves money? Are you getting pressure from management to make green changes? Does your gut tell you it's the right thing to do? Join the RAFFA Technology group for a complimentary seminar that will cover the major ways your organization can green its technology.

Learn how to make your server room green, how to green your desktops, how to reduce your carbon footprint and encourage others to follow in your "steps", learn how to print more efficiently, and the many other ways to go green and save money for your organization.
Presenter: Nate Solloway, Technical Outsourcing Manager


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Technology: Remote SharePoint


Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Time: 8:30 AM- 11:30 AM

Learn more about Microsoft SharePoint. Join us for a SharePoint seminar which is ideal for remote or local users. This seminar is tailored to organizations that have employees who require collaboration using standard office tools. If you need remote access to your work, Microsoft SharePoint is perfect for teams of users who require significant teamwork.

Learn how to share documents, data, reports, and other key resources among your organization's teams and workgroups. By using your web browser, find out how to insure internal and external users follow key business rules and approval processes, share key information by publishing information directly to your employees and partners, and streamline access to numerous software products using single sign on technology. You have heard about SharePoint. This is an excellent opportunity to see it in action.

Presenter: Ed McGovern, Development Services Manager

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