This is a three-part series that will focus on the accounting essentials for community service and other non-profit organizations. The series is targeted to anyone who is involved with handling the books in a community service organization - including, but not limited to, volunteer fire departments, social service organizations, youth leagues, churches and religious groups, and anyone involved in fundraising committees, where cash is a large part of the transactions, and is often very difficult to track. The goal of the series is to provide an overview of non-profit accounting procedures, and how it is different than other businesses, as well as to review the areas that may be problematic to non-profits, with a strong emphasis on ethics and how to avoid misappropriation of funds. Topics will include tax issues facing non-profits, bookkeeping basics, how to plan and track a budget, and more. Attendees will be introduced to the forms and permits that are required to be a non-profit. They will learn how a non-profit accounting system is different than other industries, how to meet the requirements and standards that are required to be a non-profit; where the fraud risks are, and how to avoid misappropriation of funds. Presenter, Dr. Charles Fazzi, is a Professor of Accounting and Director of the Masters Degree in Accountancy for the Saint Vincent College Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government. Co-Sponsored by the Latrobe Area Chamber of Commerce.

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