Now more than ever, especially in a post-ESSER and post-pandemic world, budgeting, financial reporting, and forecasting well are of the utmost importance. While many schools/networks are well-intended, knowledge regarding the CUREs/Remedies for common causes/symptoms in CSBM’s Fiscal Responsibility Method pertaining to these key financial functions can help tremendously. This webinar will provide an overview of the Fiscal Responsibility Method and share how successful governing boards can work with their management and finance teams to learn and implement proven budgeting and forecasting practices.

Raj Thakkar is the Founder & CEO of Charter School Business Management (CSBM) as well as FOREsight Financial Services for Good. Widely regarded as an expert on nonprofit and charter school finance, Raj has presented countless financial best practices workshops across the country. He is the author of fiscally seCURE: prepare, protect & propel your CHARTER SCHOOL with responsible financial management. Raj has taught Understanding Social Enterprise: How to Use Business as a Force for Good as an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. He was named NYS’s Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. CSBM/FOREsight was named Small Business of the Year for the Eastern Region of the U.S. by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce multiple times.