BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261202T100000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_125_f4b0a61d5a1fda3f804859e71ac80fc0@abc.ourpowerbase.net SUMMARY:Balance Sheets FUNdamentals! The Accounting Equati on and Beyond - 12/2/26 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Balance Sheet FUNdamentals! The Accounting Equati on and Beyond

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Wednesday\, Dec ember 2\, 2026: 10am-12pm PT / 11am-1pm MT / 12-2p m CT / 1-3pm ET

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Calling all finance ne rds! Are you in the books of your org and looking to level up your confidence and skill in financial topics such as cash vs accrual accounting? Have y ou always wanted to understand the balancing act b ehind the elusive Balance Sheet? How about debits and credits? If you answered yes to any of the abo ve\, this workshop is for you!

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This in termediate-level workshop is for folks that alread y have a solid foundational understanding of finan cial reports. We will build on concepts covered in our Financial Foundations workshop series\, parti cularly in the first workshop\, Understanding My O rg’s Finances. Please make sure you have recently reviewed this content or taken this workshop serie s. 

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Learning Goals:

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Workshop Format and Logistics:

\n \n < p>One 2-hour online workshops using Zoom with at l east one break.

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Cosmos workshops are p articipatory and we will invite you to engage in s everal ways: video on (when possible and comfortab le)\, interacting with a shared slide deck\, using reactions\, and answering or asking questions in chat or aloud.

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Zoom automatic closed c aptioning will be enabled.

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ASL interpr etation\, CART\, and/or advanced copies of the sli des are possible if requests are received at least 2 weeks in advance of the first session in the se ries. Please note on the registration form anythin g that would make this series more accessible to y ou.

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**Workshops will not be recorded\, however resources and slides with an overview of the main topics covered will be shared with attend ees.**

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Before emailing us\, please see answers to some Frequently Asked Questions linked here.

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Tickets

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Cosmos public workshop tickets are available on a sliding scale in an attempt to distribute resources more equitably. We invite you to select a ticket level that corresponds with your access to resources usi ng the guide below.

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There are a limite d number of tickets available. If your level is so ld out\, we encourage you to sign up for our mailing lis t linked here to get updates on future worksho ps.

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Cost is 1 ticket per person attend ing the workshop.

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Refund requests acce pted up to 1 day before the start of the first ses sion with a 5% payment processing fee. Requests re ceived after this time can get a transfer to a fut ure date of the same event. 

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< strong>Level 5-Redistribution: $600

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Level 4-Full Cost : $400

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Level 3-Solidar ity: $250

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Level 2-Solidar ity: $150

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Level 1-Solidar ity: $75

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The above are guidelines and are not prescriptive. We recognize that some individu als and groups might have specific situations that don't fit neatly into a single category and we we lcome you to select based on your own assessment o f your resource access.

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About A Bookkeeping Cooperative: ABC is a worker-owned union cooperati ve dedicated to building solidarity economies. We develop the skills\, systems\, and confidence of p eople and projects working towards a just world be yond capitalism through bookkeeping\, consulting\, and financial education.

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www.bookkeeping.coop

DESCRIPTION:Balance Sheet FUNdamentals! The Accounting Equatio n and Beyond\n \n \n \n Wednesday\, December 2\, 2 026: 10am-12pm PT / 11am-1pm MT / 12-2pm CT / 1-3p m ET\n \n \n \n Calling all finance nerds! Are you in the books of your org and looking to level up your confidence and skill in financial topics such as cash vs accrual accounting? Have you always wa nted to understand the balancing act behind the el usive Balance Sheet? How about debits and credits? If you answered yes to any of the above\, this wo rkshop is for you!\n \n \n \n This intermediate-le vel workshop is for folks that already have a soli d foundational understanding of financial reports. We will build on concepts covered in our Financia l Foundations workshop series\, particularly in th e first workshop\, Understanding My Org’s Finances . Please make sure you have recently reviewed this content or taken this workshop series. \n \n \n \ n Learning Goals:\n \n \n \n \n Gain a deeper und erstanding of the Balance Sheet and the accounting equation.\n Receive insights and tips on how to remember key accounting topics\, plus practical ap plications. \n Participate in hands-on activities to reinforce learning.\n Better understand what your accounting program is doing behind the scenes . (Spoiler: everything is a journal entry!)\n Gai n confidence 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 a t least one break.\n \n \n \n Cosmos workshops are participatory and we will invite you to engage in several ways: video on (when possible and comfort able)\, interacting with a shared slide deck\, usi ng reactions\, and answering or asking questions i n chat or aloud.\n \n \n \n Zoom automatic closed captioning will be enabled.\n \n \n \n ASL interpr etation\, CART\, and/or advanced copies of the sli des are possible if requests are received at least 2 weeks in advance of the first session in the se ries. Please note on the registration form anythin g that would make this series more accessible to y ou.\n \n \n \n **Workshops will not be recorded\, however resources and slides with an overview of t he main topics covered will be shared with attende es.**\n \n \n \n Before emailing us\, please see a nswers to some Frequently Asked Questions linked h ere (https://bookkeeping.coop/frequently-asked-que stions/).\n \n \n \n Tickets\n \n \n \n Cosmos 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 \n \n \n There are a limited nu mber of tickets available. If your level is sold o ut\, we encourage you to sign up for our mailing l ist linked here (https://bookkeeping.us6.list-mana ge.com/subscribe?u=86b8f7a10d65a6177f8e33f20&id=31 88bac62d) to get updates on future workshops.\n \n \n \n Cost is 1 ticket per person attending the w orkshop.\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 aft er this time can get a transfer to a future date o f the same event. \n \n \n \n Level 5-Redistributi on: $600\n \n \n \n \n If your organization is pa ying for your participation and has an annual budg et of $1M or more.\n If you're an individual payi ng for your own ticket and some of the following m ay apply to you: your salary is over $100K\; you h ave inherited or expect to inherit wealth\; you do not need to work in order to meet your basic need s\; you do not have any debt.\n \n \n Level 4-Full Cost: $400\n \n \n \n \n If your organization is paying for your participation and has an annual b udget below $1M.\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 n eeds + some extras\; your salary is over $75K\; yo u have some debt that you're able to make regular payments on: you have higher education degree(s)\; you have family with assets such as a home or ret irement fund)\n \n \n Level 3-Solidarity: $250\n \ n \n \n \n If your organization is paying for you r participation and meets the following criteria: A) Has an annual budget below $200\,000 AND B) Is majority owned or governed by people who are: of c olor\, immigrants\, disabled\, LGBTQIA2+\, working class\, and/or poor AND C) focused on solidarity economy 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 consistent ly cover your basic needs + occasional extras\; yo ur salary is between $60-75K\; you have some debt that you're able to make regular payments on: you have higher education degree(s)\; you have family with assets such as a home or retirement fund\n \n \n Level 2-Solidarity: $150\n \n \n \n \n If you 're an individual paying for your own ticket and s ome of the following may apply to you: you consist ently cover your basic needs\; your salary is betw een $45-60K\; you have some debt that you're able to make regular payments on: you have higher educa tion degree(s)\; your income supports people other than yourself\n \n \n Level 1-Solidarity: $75\n \ n \n \n \n If you're an individual paying for you r own ticket and some of the following may apply t o you: you struggle to consistently meet basic liv ing expenses\; you do not have savings\; you are u nable to make payments on debts\; you have not had access to higher education (e.g. college or gradu ate school) or you may be one of the first in your family to go to college\; your income supports pe ople other than yourself\n \n \n The above are gui delines and are not prescriptive. We recognize tha t some individuals and groups might have specific situations that don't fit neatly into a single cat egory and we welcome you to select based on your o wn assessment of your resource access.\n \n \n \n About A Bookkeeping Cooperative: ABC is a worker-o wned union cooperative dedicated to building solid arity economies. We develop the skills\, systems\, and confidence of people and projects working tow ards a just world beyond capitalism through bookke eping\, consulting\, and financial education.\n \n \n \n www.bookkeeping.coop (https://www.bookkeepi ng.coop/)\n \n CATEGORIES:Balance Sheets FUNdamentals! CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T100000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T120000 URL:https://abc.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=125 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR