Budgeting and Forecasting

Keeping Pace with Recent Budget Award Criteria Changes Part 1: Overview of New Criteria

Webinar

February 18, 2022

Noon-1 p.m. ET


  • Field of Study: Finance
  • Credits: 0.00
  • Prerequisite: None.
  • Status: This event has availability.
Details:

GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award recognizes governments that create high quality budget documents that exhibit a strong policy document, financial plan, operation guide, and communication device. New for fiscal years beginning in 2021, GFOA made criteria related to strategic planning and performance measures mandatory items.

This training will provide an overview of criteria and highlight numerous examples from a variety of governments. Focus will be on elements of the budget document including: the financial structure, financial and budget policies, and financial summaries, and strategic planning and performance measures.

The new special recognition categories will also be covered.

Who Will Benefit: Budget Directors and Analysts

Learning Objectives:
  • Understand recent changes to the budget award criteria.
  • Learn from leading governments on how to make the budget document "come to life" with excellent examples, interpretation, and latest trends.
  • Learn about GFOA's new special recognition categories.

  • Member Price: Free
  • Non-member Price: Free
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