Financial Management Training

The South Carolina Arts Alliance is proud to partner with BDO Nonprofit and Grantmaker Advisory, with support from the South Carolina Arts Commission and Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation to offer a series of financial management trainings to help strengthen the operations of arts organizations throughout South Carolina.

Workshops are offered free of charge, but Arts grantees of either the SCAC or the GDDF will be granted priority registration. Details about each workshop are below.

Trainings are designed for anyone who is new to nonprofit financial management or anyone who wants to refresh their knowledge. Arts leaders, bookkeepers, or anyone involved in the financial matters of your organization are encouraged to register, but please only one individual per organization.

Includes one full day of training with an optional one-on-one coaching session. These 1-hour coaching sessions have limited availability, and will fill on a first come, first served basis. There are both in-person and virtual coaching sessions available.

Breakfast and lunch will be included on the workshop day.

Operational Excellence

Location: South Carolina Arts Commission
1026 Sumter St STE 200
Columbia, SC 29201

October 16 – 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM – Workshop (Breakfast and Lunch Provided)
October 17 – In-Person – Optional Coaching Sessions (only 5 slots, 1 hour available)
October 20 – Virtual – Optional Coaching Sessions (only 5 slots, 1 hour available)

This workshop focuses on the foundational components of operational excellence—effective teams, integrated technology systems, and efficient workflow—providing participants with a renewed vision of what it means to operate at the highest levels to achieve program outcomes.

Key concepts include:

• Developing teams to create a collaborative and accountable environment.
• Maximizing technology as an organizational-wide strategy.
• Creating lean processes to maximize resources.
• Ensuring proper controls are in place in financial processes.

Registration opens in July 2025

Thank you to our Funding Partners!