Creative Telephone Seminars

Nonprofit Revenue Stream Alternatives: Thinking Outside the Box BenefitsContribution income is flat or slightly down, state and local government funding looks bleak - you have already cut back on expenses and pared staffing to the bone. Now what? This live audio conference will explore ways to re-engineer some of your current revenue streams. You will hear of many 'out of the box' ways to find new revenues for your nonprofit organization. Concrete case  more...

Reengineering Revenue in Today's Market ... As bankers adjust to these changes, they have to be more creative with how to oversee NII. This teleconference helps you understand the exact impact the current environment is having on NII, why and how to explore nontraditional sources, how to consistently evaluate traditional strategies and the effects on bank culture. This teleconference will reinforce why, how and when revenue  more...

Avoiding Exposure Under The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act ... on the latest development under the IWPCA, including how creative plaintiffs' attorneys are using the IWPCA in conjunction with other wage and hour statutes, and will provide guidance for addressing many of the more complex issues under the act, such as vacation pay, bonus plans and forfeiture provisions, repayment agreements and determining who is a covered employee. Even seasoned human  more...

Planning Fundamentals for Illiquid Assets ...reements, governing documents and insurance planning in a creative and proactive manner can minimize the difficulties the client's estate will later face. Post-death planning includes addressing complex valuation issues, taking advantage of tax opportunities to defer estate tax payments and, in some cases, reduce them. Fiduciaries will often have to take special steps to protect the trusts and  more...

Advanced Microsoft Excel Formulas and Functions ...as and Functions,' such as quick formula copying methods, creative use of the Ctrl to create formulas/Function in multiple locations simultaneously and a host of others. Specific functions that will be covered include MATCH, INDEX, CONVERT, TRANSPOSE, FREQUENCY, DATEDIF, INDIRECT, LEN, MOD, TREND, GROWTH, REPLACE, SUBSTITUTE, and extended uses of the IF and VLOOKUP functions. MICROSOFT is a  more...

Top 5 Joint Employer Questions Answered ...nefitsIn an economic environment where business must find creative staffing solutions to get work done, how do they recognize the hidden dangers in having workers with different types of working relationships? This teleconference helps responsible employers understand the different types of employment relationships, the pros and cons of each, and how to avoid unknowingly changing an  more...

Opt-Out Incentives and Other Cost Cutting Measures for Health Plans ...th care is expensive. Employers have for years looked for creative ways to alleviate double digit annual increases in the cost of health coverage provided to its employees. Employers have toggled deductibles and co-payments, and they have implemented wellness programs and consumer driven health care programs. While many of the measures taken by employers have operated to reduce costs, the cost  more...

Estate and Financial Planning for Clients Living With Chronic Illness BenefitsChronic illness affects nearly 120 million Americans. How can professional advisers better serve and advise clients living with chronic illness and their loved ones? In many situations modest changes to traditional planning tools and drafting conventions can provide tremendously improved protection and peace of mind for clients living with chronic illness. This teleconference will provide  more...

Valuation and Reporting of Gifts and Service Donations ...allenges related to raising money, they are becoming more creative in soliciting donations, resulting in more donations of noncash assets and greater restrictions on contributions received. This is occurring at the same time that there is a higher focus on the definition of fair value. Contributions of gifts and services should be measured at the fair value of the assets or services received or  more...

Promoting Wellness and Recovery of People With Mental Illness Through Strengths-Based, Person-Centered Practice ...You will also learn of several innovative initiatives and creative ideas that you may begin to utilize in your practice. Learning Objectives - You will be able to define the purpose of working with people with mental illness. - You will be able to identify three critical concepts in strengths perspective. - You will be able to describe the six principles of strengths-based, persons-centered  more...

Determining the Best Service Delivery Options for Public Works and Utility Projects: In-House or Contract? ...livery approaches. - You will be able to list examples of creative uses of contracts to gain efficiency and effectiveness. - You will be able to outline techniques for cost of service and efficiency analysis. - You will be able to compile in-house or contracting decision-making criteria. Public works and utilities directors, engineers, government officials, construction and project managers,  more...

Understanding and Troubleshooting Copyright Law ...tive legal steps that can protect your interests and your creative materials. This teleconference is invaluable to any person or company that downloads materials from the internet or produces any type of copyrightable works, including letters, advertising, articles, presentations, or any other type of materials which can be viewed or accessed by others. Presidents, vice presidents, attorneys,  more...

Decentralized Wastewater Solutions ...nt, decentralized wastewater technology is providing many creative and eco-friendly alternatives for sub-division planning and smart growth development. The economics of open space developments versus the cookie-cutter-maximize-the-number-of-lots development approach is being driven by the cost of land. Because the availability of public sewers is a major contributor to this development  more...

Creating a Powerful Capability Statement: Required Tool for Government Contracting Success ...g a specific document called a Capability Statement. Some creative business people have used PowerPoint, CDs, mini-CDs, flash drives and DVDs to tell their story which are even bigger mistakes in this demanding market. A Capability Statement is critical document utilizing specific data and formats, which, when well-crafted, will open doors with decision makers. If it is poorly crafted you will  more...

Return-to-Work Compliance When Jobs Are Gone ...ases of reductions-in-force, as well as restructuring and creative solutions such as reduced work hours or pay. What can such organizations legally do when employees on a leave of absence want to return to such a changed workplace? This teleconference will assist you with making the tough decision on what can or must be done with employees who want to return to work after a leave of absence.  more...