Employees’ Favorite Topic: Paid Time Off

Have you reviewed your practice’s paid time off plan lately? Whether your practice has implemented a strict plan or one that is more relaxed, it is a good idea to revisit the plan periodically.

Getting the Most Out of Your Audit

Whether you are currently working on closing the year or in the midst of your organization’s busy time, your annual financial statement audit will be here before you know it, regardless of fiscal year end.

Mastering Your Patient’s Appointment Scheduling

Good patient scheduling is both an art and a science. The goal is to determine the right amount of time to devote to each patient while limiting wait time. Obviously, efficiency is a goal, but not at the expense of caring for patients

Siloing Your Social Media Strategy

Your social media efforts should not exist as an island apart from your organization’s other strategies. Be sure to incorporate social media into your overall strategic planning and align your social media tactics with the organization’s mission and goals.

Measuring Fundraising Success

Donors continue to look for more accountability and transparency from non-profits, especially regarding fundraising. Not only is the sum of money raised in campaigns meaningful, but how efficiently you are able to raise it, is fundamental to the non-profits success. For instance, one activity may project higher revenues than another activity, but measuring the activities’ success requires more than just evaluating the gross revenues.

Donations: Evaluating what Works

The recession has been over for many years and the nation’s unemployment rate has returned to below 5%. So, can not-for-profit organizations expect to see the donation flood gates open back up? For some organizations, this may be the case. However, this may not be the case for all. Many variables factor into why donations may be up or down. This article stresses the point that there is never a bad time for organizations to review their struggles or successes with donations, as well determine ways to improve.

Cash Flows: Thinking Ahead

Capital is the lifeblood of any manufacturing business. Each week, your payroll must be met, overhead covered and suppliers paid. Meanwhile, your plant’s customers might not pay on time — or in full — and unanticipated expenses may come up, straining your cash flow. Cash flow forecasting can help eliminate much of the heartburn associated with managing a manufacturing facility’s day-to-day capital.

Manufacturing and Distribution Group Newsletter — Fall 2015

ORBA’s Manufacturing and Distribution Group Newsletter is a quarterly publication focused on effective manufacturing and distribution management. The Fall 2015 issue includes two articles, “Getting Employees to Join the Fight Against Fraud” and “Secure Disposal of IT Equipment: Proper IT Asset Disposal Merits the Same Attention as Acquisition.”

ORBA Announces New Hires

Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams, Ltd. (ORBA), one of Chicago’s largest accounting firms, announces that four new hires have recently joined the firm.