Balance Sheet FUNdamentals! The Accounting Equati on and Beyond
\n \nThursday\, Apri l 23\, 2026: 10am-12pm PT / 11am-1pm MT / 12-2pm C T / 1-3pm ET
\n \nCalling all finance nerds ! Are you in the books of your org and looking to level up your confidence and skill in financial to pics such as cash vs accrual accounting? Have you always wanted to understand the balancing act behi nd the elusive Balance Sheet? How about debits and credits? If you answered yes to any of the above\ , this workshop is for you!
\n \nThis inter mediate-level workshop is for folks that already h ave a solid foundational understanding of financia l reports. We will build on concepts covered in ou r Financial Foundations workshop series\, particul arly in the first workshop\, Understanding My Org’ s Finances. Please make sure you have recently rev iewed this content or taken this workshop series.
\n \nLearning Goals:
\n \nWorkshop For mat and Logistics:
\n \nO ne 2-hour online workshops using Zoom with at leas t one break.
\n \nCosmos workshops are part icipatory and we will invite you to engage in seve ral ways: video on (when possible and comfortable) \, interacting with a shared slide deck\, using re actions\, and answering or asking questions in cha t or aloud.
\n \nZoom automatic closed capt ioning will be enabled.
\n \nASL interpreta tion\, CART\, and/or advanced copies of the slides are possible if requests are received at least 2 weeks in advance of the first session in the serie s. Please note on the registration form anything t hat would make this series more accessible to you.
\n \n**Workshops will not be recorded\, ho wever resources and slides with an overview of the main topics covered will be shared with attendees .**
\n \nBefore emailing us\, please see an swers to some Frequently Asked Que stions linked here.
\n \nCosmos pub lic workshop tickets are available on a sliding sc ale in an attempt to distribute resources more equ itably. We invite you to select a ticket level tha t corresponds with your access to resources using the guide below.
\n \nThere are a limited n umber of tickets available. If your level is sold out\, we encourage you to sign up for our mailing list l inked here to get updates on future workshops.
\n \nCost is 1 ticket per person attending the workshop.
\n \nRefund requests accepte d up to 1 day before the start of the first sessio n with a 5% payment processing fee. Requests recei ved after this time can get a transfer to a future date of the same event.
\n \nLevel 4-Full Cost: $ 375
\n \nLevel 3-Solidarity : $225
\n \nLevel 2-Solidarity : $125
\n \nLevel 1-Solidarity : $50
\n \nThe above are guidelines and are no t prescriptive. We recognize that some individuals and groups might have specific situations that do n't fit neatly into a single category and we welco me you to select based on your own assessment of y our resource access.
\n \nAbout A Bookkeeping Cooperative: ABC is a worker-owned union cooperative dedicated to building solidarity economies. We dev elop the skills\, systems\, and confidence of peop le and projects working towards a just world beyon d capitalism through bookkeeping\, consulting\, an d financial education.
\n \n \n \nDESCRIPTION:Balance Sheet FUNdamentals! The Accounting Equatio n and Beyond\n \n \n \n Thursday\, April 23\, 2026 : 10am-12pm PT / 11am-1pm MT / 12-2pm CT / 1-3pm E T\n \n \n \n Calling all finance nerds! Are you in the books of your org and looking to level up you r confidence and skill in financial topics such as cash vs accrual accounting? Have you always wante d to understand the balancing act behind the elusi ve Balance Sheet? How about debits and credits? If you answered yes to any of the above\, this works hop is for you!\n \n \n \n This intermediate-level workshop is for folks that already have a solid f oundational understanding of financial reports. We will build on concepts covered in our Financial F oundations workshop series\, particularly in the f irst workshop\, Understanding My Org’s Finances. P lease make sure you have recently reviewed this co ntent or taken this workshop series. \n \n \n \n L earning Goals:\n \n \n \n \n Gain a deeper unders tanding of the Balance Sheet and the accounting eq uation.\n Receive insights and tips on how to rem ember key accounting topics\, plus practical appli cations. \n Participate in hands-on activities to reinforce learning.\n Better understand what you r accounting program is doing behind the scenes. ( Spoiler: everything is a journal entry!)\n Gain c onfidence in asking finance questions.\n Have fun !\n \n \n Workshop Format and Logistics:\n \n \n \ n One 2-hour online workshops using Zoom with at l east one break.\n \n \n \n Cosmos workshops are pa rticipatory and we will invite you to engage in se veral ways: video on (when possible and comfortabl e)\, interacting with a shared slide deck\, using reactions\, and answering or asking questions in c hat or aloud.\n \n \n \n Zoom automatic closed cap tioning will be enabled.\n \n \n \n ASL interpreta tion\, CART\, and/or advanced copies of the slides are possible if requests are received at least 2 weeks in advance of the first session in the serie s. Please note on the registration form anything t hat would make this series more accessible to you. \n \n \n \n **Workshops will not be recorded\, how ever resources and slides with an overview of the main topics covered will be shared with attendees. **\n \n \n \n Before emailing us\, please see answ ers to some Frequently Asked Questions linked here (https://bookkeeping.coop/frequently-asked-questi ons/).\n \n \n \n Tickets\n \n \n \n Cosmos public workshop tickets are available on a sliding scale in an attempt to distribute resources more equita bly. We invite you to select a ticket level that c orresponds with your access to resources using the guide below.\n \n \n \n There are a limited numbe r of tickets available. If your level is sold out\ , we encourage you to sign up for our mailing list linked here (https://bookkeeping.us6.list-manage. com/subscribe?u=86b8f7a10d65a6177f8e33f20&id=3188b ac62d) to get updates on future workshops.\n \n \n \n Cost is 1 ticket per person attending the work shop.\n \n \n \n Refund requests accepted up to 1 day before the start of the first session with a 5 % payment processing fee. Requests received after this time can get a transfer to a future date of t he same event. \n \n \n \n Level 5-Redistribution: $600\n \n \n \n \n If your organization is payin g for your participation and has an annual budget of $1M or more.\n If you're an individual paying for your own ticket and some of the following may apply to you: your salary is over $100K\; you have inherited or expect to inherit wealth\; you do no t need to work in order to meet your basic needs\; you do not have any debt.\n \n \n Level 4-Full Co st: $375\n \n \n \n \n If your organization is pa ying for your participation and has an annual budg et below $1M.\n If you're an individual paying fo r your own ticket and some of the following may ap ply to you: you consistently cover your basic need s + some extras\; your salary is over $75K\; you h ave some debt that you're able to make regular pay ments on: you have higher education degree(s)\; yo u have family with assets such as a home or retire ment fund)\n \n \n Level 3-Solidarity: $225\n \n \ n \n \n If your organization is paying for your p articipation and meets the following criteria: A) Has an annual budget below $200\,000 AND B) Is maj ority owned or governed by people who are: of colo r\, immigrants\, disabled\, LGBTQIA2+\, working cl ass\, and/or poor AND C) focused on solidarity eco nomy or collective liberation work\n If you're an individual paying for your own ticket and some of the following may apply to you: you consistently cover your basic needs + occasional extras\; your salary is between $60-75K\; you have some debt tha t you're able to make regular payments on: you hav e higher education degree(s)\; you have family wit h assets such as a home or retirement fund\n \n \n Level 2-Solidarity: $125\n \n \n \n \n If you're an individual paying for your own ticket and some of the following may apply to you: you consistent ly cover your basic needs\; your salary is between $45-60K\; you have some debt that you're able to make regular payments on: you have higher educatio n degree(s)\; your income supports people other th an yourself\n \n \n Level 1-Solidarity: $50\n \n \ n \n \n If you're an individual paying for your o wn ticket and some of the following may apply to y ou: you struggle to consistently meet basic living expenses\; you do not have savings\; you are unab le to make payments on debts\; you have not had ac cess to higher education (e.g. college or graduate school) or you may be one of the first in your fa mily to go to college\; your income supports peopl e other than yourself\n \n \n The above are guidel ines and are not prescriptive. We recognize that s ome individuals and groups might have specific sit uations that don't fit neatly into a single catego ry and we welcome you to select based on your own assessment of your resource access.\n \n \n \n Abo ut A Bookkeeping Cooperative: ABC is a worker-owne d union cooperative dedicated to building solidari ty economies. We develop the skills\, systems\, an d confidence of people and projects working toward s a just world beyond capitalism through bookkeepi ng\, consulting\, and financial education.\n \n \n \n www.bookkeeping.coop (https://www.bookkeeping. coop/)\n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:One-Off TICKETED Workshop CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T100000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T120000 URL:https://abc.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=113 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR