Free Accounting Cafes starting in January 2019

Starting on January 17th 2019, Rye Financial will be offering Free Accounting Cafes out of our office in Oakland. Based on the concept in practice from Sustainable Economies Law Center, these cafes are designed to be free drop-in consulting on your accounting & finance questions. Accounting Cafes will be the Third Thursday (yes, catchy!) of each month through 2019. Next Accounting Cafe - Thursday, March 21st from 4pm-7pm @ 1428 Franklin St in Oakland Save We encourage sign ups (because only Stephen Rye will be at this first one, [...]

By |2019-03-06T15:38:00-08:00November 18th, 2018|Accounting, Cooperatives, Financial Education, Non-profits, Pro-Bono|

Financial Training Plan Step 3: Innovate

Wondering how to start a financial training plan for your business, cooperative, or non-profit? This is part #3 of a 3 part training plan that will prompt you to get started with democratizing your financials! #3 - Innovate  This step involves empowering members to train themselves, track their progress, and compare to previous periods so the past can inform the future. Start with a convening and question prompts like the below in small groups or individually to get people thinking about financials. It's good to have an outside facilitator [...]

By |2018-09-19T10:24:52-08:00September 19th, 2018|Financial Education|

Financial Training Plan Step 1: Evaluate

Wondering how to start a financial training plan for your business, cooperative, or non-profit? This is part #1 of a 3 part training plan that will prompt you to get started with democratizing your financials! #1 - EVALUATE The first step in any training plan is to assess what level everyone in your organization is at. This will help you best use your resources for evaluation and training later in the process.  Start with a general meeting and question prompts like the below in small groups or individually to [...]

By |2018-09-10T07:58:18-08:00September 1st, 2018|Financial Education|