Throughout the year the Chapter sponsors a series of brown bag luncheons for ministry executives & staff that compliment our regular luncheon seminar series. Part of our Special Interest Group Series (SIG’s), each meeting is an opportunity to come together with other active ministry staff to discuss current issues of interest and to exchange ideas. Informal and casual in nature, these meetings offer a special opportunity to interact with peers around a wide range of topics and issues. Past meetings have focused on such issues as: ministry housing allowance, housing assistance options, taxability of special gifts, ministry “best” practices, Short Term Mission Trip accounting and compliance issues, worker’s compensation, directed giving, ministry compliance issues, working with volunteers, and emergency planning and safety management.

In 2010 we have two SIG groups for you to get involved with. Our business and accounting SIG will continue to focus on issues and topics focused around business financial practices and compliance. New for 2010 is a SIG that will offer an opportunity for ministry staff and others who work in and around the areas of IT/Computing/Web Development/Social Networking to meet and discuss issues of interest and concern.

Each SIG is hosted by a member of our board of directors and discussions are led by industry experts. All meetings are held at Crossroads Bible Church in San Jose. Meetings typically begin at 12:00pm and go for about an hour. We invite you to bring your lunch and join us!

The dates and topics for 2010 are as follows:

	BUSINESS & ACCOUNTING	IT/ COMPUTING/ WEB/ SOCIAL NETWORKING
February 11, 2010	Tax Law Open Forum -A 2nd chance to interact over the latest tax law changes affecting your ministry.	7 Critical Facts Every Nonprofit Must Know to Protect their Computer Network from Downtime & Data Loss
April 8, 2010	Business Use Tax & Reporting Requirements - Why you many need to register, file and pay use tax for 2009.	Social Media Strategies for Nonprofits - Facebook, Twitter, Big Tent, flickr, Jaiku, etc. Should your ministry be involved?
June 10, 2010	Can the IRS Audit Your Ministry? - Fed regulations governing how and when the IRS can initiate an audit of your ministry.	Cloud Computing and Saas - Web-based applications vs. in-house network solutions...pros and cons.
August 12, 2010	Conflicts of Interest - Protecting your ministry from undue influence by senior staff and board members who may have a vested interest in ministry or business activities you are involved in.	Control Emerging Internet Threats - Learn about the concept of ‘unified threat management” and how it can benefit your ministry.
October 14, 2010	Employment Law Open Forum - A 2nd chance to interact over the latest employment and HR law changes affecting your ministry.	Paperless Office - Document management solutions to de-clutter your office.
December 9, 2010	Year End Gifts & Charitable Contribution Rules - Tips on assisting donors with year-end giving and rules on reporting and recording donor contributions.	Hardware & Software Bargains for Nonprofits - Learn how to stay current on a budget.

Who Should Attend?
Board Treasurers, CFO’s, Executive Pastors, Business Administrators, Staff Accountants, IT Staff, Web Managers, & other interested individuals.


For More Information:
Steve Boersma @ Seeba & Associates, CPA’s
408-559-8414 or sboersma@seebacpa.com