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Visit the Financial Reports section to view our February's financials.

Our year end financials are now posted to the Financial Reports page. These figures include all totals for the year except 4th quarter pooled fund gains or loss.

We conclude the year solidly in the black, thanks to the dedication of everyone involved in program planning and sponsorship activities.

Happy New Year!

2010 Financials through the end of November are available via the Financial Reports page.  Happy Holidays!

Thanks to some fabulous sponsorship recruiting and creative programming strategies, we continue to operate in the black in 2010.  See the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer Space for more details.

The financial reports for the period ending September 30, 2010 have been posted on the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer's space.

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The financial reports for the period ending August 31, 2010 have been posted on the Financial Reports page page of the Treasurer's space.

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The financial reports for the period ending July 31, 2010 have been posted on the Financial Reports page page of the Treasurer's space. These do finally include performance of the Chapter's Reserves held in the SLA Pooled Fund for the first quarter.
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I have posted the financial reports for the period ending June 30, 2010, on the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer's space. Note these still do not include the financial performance of the Chapter's Reserves held in the SLA Pooled Fund - the statements for neither the first quarter of 2010 nor the second have been made available from SLA.

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Notes and Commentary

Programs budget: This portion of our Chapter's budget continues to look good. We are running about $3,000 better than budgeted for the first half of year.

2011 Leadership Summit: We have received sponsorships totalling $1,250 towards the expenses we expect to incur for hosting this event in early 2011. I expect we will receive additional sponsorships during the remainder of this year. We have not incurred any expenses, but will likely have to pay deposits for the reception room rental and catering before the end of 2010.

I have posted the financial reports for the period ending May 31, 2010, on the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer's space. Note these still do not include the financial performance of the Chapter's Reserves held in the SLA Pooled Fund - the statement for the first quarter of 2010 has not yet been made available from SLA.

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Notes and Commentary

We received our dues allotment from SLA in May, three months earlier than expected. It is also a bit higher than budgeted: we estimated the amount at $14,644.80 and received $14,904.00 (1,035 members).

The expenses and income for programs and events look good. We are running about $3,000 better than budgeted for the first half of year.

However, there are some hits the Chapter's finances will take that are not included in the budget. They will be included in an amended budget presented in early fall.

First, the Chapter voted to award 2 scholarships of $2,000 each, which means an additional $1,000 of scholarship expense over what was budgeted.

Second, in 2010 we will have expenses and probably some sponsorship income associated with hosting the Leadership Summit in January 2011. During 2010, hosting expenses will likely be deposits for the reception room rental and catering, and income will likely be some of the sponsorships.

As a starting point for our Chapter's planning, I have included below the host chapter income and expenses for the Leadership Summit held earlier this year in St. Louis. They broke even, primarily because they received nearly $10,000 in sponsorships.

Submitted by Martha Reifschneider, 2010 Assistant Treasurer

I have posted the financial reports for the period ending April 30, 2010, on the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer's space. Note these do not include the financial performance of the Chapter's Reserves held in the SLA Pooled Fund - the statement for the first quarter of 2010 has not yet been made available from SLA.

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Submitted by Martha Reifschneider, 2010 Assistant Treasurer

March 2010 financial reports available

I have posted the financial reports for the period ending March 31, 2010, on the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer's space. Note these do not include the financial performance of the Chapter's Reserves held in the SLA Pooled Fund – the statement for the first quarter of 2010 has not yet been made available from SLA.

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New Treasurer

Gulnar has stepped down as Treasurer, and Hannah Sommers is now the (only) Treasurer; I will serve as Assistant Treasurer through the end of 2010. Hannah is handling PayPal tasks, and any other questions shoud be directed to either Hannah or me.

Submitted by Martha Reifschneider, 2010 Assistant Treasurer

February 2010 financial reports available

I have posted the financial reports for the period ending February 28, 2010, on the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer's space.

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New Treasurer

The Chapter has a new Treasurer: Hannah Sommers was approved by the Board as Treasurer for the remainder of the year. Gulnar Nagashybayeva had to resign as 2010 Treasurer for personal reasons, and in February Hannah asked to be considered by the Nominating Committee as a candidate to fill the remainder of the 2010 year as Treasurer (great job, Diane and your committee!). The Board voted via email, and Hannah was approved. Gulnar will remain as Treasurer through the end of March, and I will serve as Assistant Treasurer for the remainder of the year, to ensure a smooth transition and bring Hannah up to speed on all the financial operations of our Chapter. Welcome, Hannah!

2010 budget given final approval by Chapter Board of Directors at March 4 meeting

After discussion and amendment, the 2010 budget was approved at the march 4 Chapter Board meeting. This budget can be found on the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer's space.

Submitted by Martha Reifschneider, 2010 Assistant Treasurer

I have posted the final year-end financial reports for 2009. They can be found on the Financial Reports page of the Treasurer's space.

These reports will be submitted to SLA Headquarters by February 1, as required.

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I am pleased to report that we ended 2009 with a small surplus, instead of the deficit that the Chapter had planned on for celebrating SLA's centennial and hosting SLA's centennial conference. We received unanticipated sponsorship help for our programs, events, and scholarships, and were able to keep costs under control. Thanks again to all who made this happen.

I am also happy to report the the Chapter's Pooled Fund investments showed an overall gain (dividends, interest, and changes in the market value of the investments) of $4,600 for the year, with adjustments and fees totaling only $300, so that the Chapter ended the year with an ending balance of just under $34,000. At the start of the the year, the balance was $35,700, and we withdrew a net amount of $6,000 for centennial activities. These gains also greatly helped the Chapter's bottom line.

The 2009 DCSLA Chapter Survey is now closed.  Thank you to the 360 people who took the survey.  The Strategic Planning Committee will now begin analyzing the results and crafting the 2009 Strategic Plan.