2025 Denver Government and Nonprofit Training Academy

Registration and breakfast

Welcome and opening remarks

Speaker: Jim Kreiser
1 Credit: Information Technology

During this session, participants will be updated on ways to help reduce cybersecurity risk and exposure at your organizations.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Identify cost effective and non-technical methods to reduce cybersecurity risk and exposure
• Review cost saving measures and cost containment methods for monitoring IT related budgets/costs
• Recognize key elements of project management related to IT initiatives

Speakers: Nancy Brown, Allison Slife
1 Credit: Personnel/Human Resources

During this session, participants will learn practical strategies and hear real-world examples to promote well-being as leaders to enhance performance and productivity.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Recognize the critical role that employee well-being plays in enhancing performance and productivity within public sector organizations
• Identify practical strategies and practices for promoting well-being among public sector employees
• Recall how to design, implement, and assess effective well-being programs tailored to public sector needs

15-min break

GASB Update
Speakers: John-Paul LeChevallier, Molly Quinn
1 Credit: Accounting (Governmental)

During this session, participants will gain an understanding of recently issued GASB standards and industry best practices for implementation of those standards.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Explain challenges related to the implementation of GASB Statements No. 100 and No. 101
• Identify upcoming GASB pronouncements and their potential impact on state and local government financial statements

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FASB Update
Speakers: Adam Pyzdrowski, Frank D’Amico
1 Credit: Accounting

During this session, participants will discuss recent FASB standards issued in the past several years and industry best practices for implementing those standards — as well as hot topics and areas of complexity in nonprofit accounting.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Explain challenges related to the implementation of recent FASB standards issued in the past several years
• Identify hot topics and areas of complexity in nonprofit accounting and their potential impact on nonprofit financial statements

Lunch and networking

Speakers: Sam Hellwege, Kendall Haffner
1 Credit: Accounting (Governmental)

During this session, we will cover recent changes and developments impacting single audits, providing participants with knowledge needed to stay compliant and efficient.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Recall the changes to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) updated and revised guidance for federal financial assistance
• Recognize how to update grants management policies and procedures in response to the changes

Speaker: Matt Anderson, Mitch Thompson
1 Credit: Information Technology

During this session, we will hear from a panel of your peers discussing their digital transformation journey — and steps and strategies for initiating and implementing digital projects.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Identify key indicators for the need of digital transformation
• Describe the steps and strategies for initiating and implementing a digital project
• Identify effective practices for digital collaboration internally and externally
• Recall the lessons learned and outcomes from real-world digital transformation projects

15-min break

Speakers: Michael DePrima, Christine DiMenna
1 Credit: Taxes

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enacted in 2021 created unprecedented opportunities and groundbreaking possibilities for leveraging clean energy tax credits for both taxpaying and tax-exempt organizations, including state and local governments, nonprofits, and higher education institutions. We will distill this landmark legislation and outline how your organization can take advantage of its benefits.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Describe the various tax credit opportunities created by the IRA
• Recall how credit refunds and transfers operate under the IRA
• Describe the latest legal and regulatory updates under the IRA
• Identify how to plan for clean energy investments within your agency or entity
• Recognize grant opportunities for local governments included in the IRA and Infrastructure Law
• Discuss several examples of how organizations receive tax credits from their specific projects

Speakers: Emilie Deveraux, Anna Landgraf
1 Credit: Behavioral Ethics

We will discuss methods for detecting fraud and common internal control breakdowns that contribute to fraud. We will also identify effective practices for responding to an incident of fraud.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Explain the psychological and behavioral drivers behind unethical decisions
• Identify ethical challenges and fraud risks heightened by economic downturns
• Discuss ethical implications of AI and automation in business processes

Closing remarks

Join us for an open house at our new CLA office in the DaVita Tower 2 building next door! Separate registration details for the open house to follow.