Budget Messaging and Communications

By Tim Duhamel

Budgeting is a critical process in any municipality. Learn how presentations to Council and messaging to the public are critical to the success of any municipality’s budgeting process.

No Registration Required!

Course Content

Budget and strategic planning – the importance of recognizing the strategic plan in the budgeting process
Explaining tax and utility rate increases and linking them to budgetary needs including inflation, growth, and service changes
Recognizing the public in your budget messaging – learn how to use public friendly language to support the budget message
Simple and impactful slideshows – learn about the municipal equation, budget balance, value for taxes, and much more
Dealing with the public – effective messaging, social media, and dealing with the media

Course Content
1. Budget and strategic planning – the importance of recognizing the strategic plan in the budgeting process
2. Explaining tax and utility rate increases and linking them to budgetary needs including inflation, growth, and service changes
3. Recognizing the public in your budget messaging – learn how to use public friendly language to support the budget message
4. Simple and impactful slideshows – learn about the municipal equation, budget balance, value for taxes, and much more
5. Dealing with the public – effective messaging, social media, and dealing with the media

Course Info

Price:Free for CAGFO Members

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Budgeting

Date: Nov 19, 2020

Time: 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM MST

Course Synopsis

Budget Messaging and Communications

Zoom Link

Click here on the date/time specified above to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89338141058

Course Info

Price:Free for CAGFO Members

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Budgeting

Updated: Nov 19, 2020

Duration: 1:11:12

Course Synopsis

Budget Messaging and Communications

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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Guest Speaker Bio

Michelle Nelson is the owner and founder of Michelle C. Nelson

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About the Author/Guest Speaker Bio

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Michelle Nelson is the owner and founder of Michelle C. Nelson Consulting, and writing associate for Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
Michelle has a PhD in Medical Science from the University of Calgary, and is certified in project management (CAPM) and personal leadership.
Michelle has published 11 research and clinical trial publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and excels in written communication both inside and outside of the medical world.

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Course Description

When budgets are presented to Council they are effectively being presented to the public. Learn how to recognize the public in your budget messaging and how to use public friendly language to support the budget message.

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Course Description

When budgets are presented to Council they are effectively being presented to the public. Learn how to recognize the public in your budget messaging and how to use public friendly language to support the budget message.
Learn about the importance of recognizing the strategic plan in the budgeting process, explaining tax and utility rate increases, simple and impactful slideshows that make a strong impact with Council by developing powerful messages through infographics, and dealing with the public through effective messaging and social media, and dealing with the media.

Learning Outcomes

Learn how to effectively and efficiently recognize the strategic plan in the budgeting process
Learn tips and effective methodologies for showing the tax, fee, and rate increases, and linking them to budgetary needs including inflation, growth, and service changes
Learn how to use public friendly language to support the budget message

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Learning Outcomes
- Learn how to effectively and efficiently recognize the strategic plan in the budgeting process
- Learn tips and effective methodologies for showing the tax, fee, and rate increases, and linking them to budgetary needs including inflation, growth, and service changes
- Learn how to use public friendly language to support the budget message
- Learn how to make a strong impact with Council by developing powerful messages through slideshows and infographics (about the municipal equation, budget balance, value for taxes, and much more)
- Develop effective communication strategies to proactively overcome communicating difficult budget decisions

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal financial professional and senior executive.

Who Should Attend?

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Financial Planning & Management
- Municipal risk and opportunity reviews
- Financial condition assessments
- Budget process reviews and development
- Priority based budgeting
- Program and service costing
- Operating budget forecasting and financial solution development
- Asset management
- Capital budget development and prioritization
- Capital plan development and prioritization
- Capital plan funding strategies (debt, grants, reserves, operating budget)
- Long term financial plan development
- Municipal price inflation (MPI) development
- User fee and permit reviews
- Development levy plans
- Grant research and application support

Strategic Business Planning
- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies

Education & Mentorship
- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship

Project & Change Management
- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews

Advocacy
- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations

Communications
- Communication plans and strategies
- Facility sponsorship packages
- Narrative process development (budgets, strategic plans, business plans)
- Business plan writing
- Budget communication support
- Media releases
- Media strategy
- Newsletter development
- Public survey development
- Business case development

Environment
- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support

Questions? Get in touch…

Budget Messaging and Communications

Budgeting is a critical process in any municipality. Learn how presentations to Council and messaging to the public are critical to the success of any municipality’s budgeting process.

No Registration Required!

Course Content

Course Info

Price:Free for CAGFO Members

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Budgeting

Date: Nov 19, 2020

Time: 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM MST

Course Synopsis

Zoom Link

Click here on the date/time specified above to join the webinar:

Course Info

Price:Free for CAGFO Members

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Budgeting

Updated: Nov 19, 2020

Duration: 1:11:12

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Guest Speaker Bio

Michelle Nelson is the owner and founder of Michelle C. Nelson

Consulting, and writing associate for Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

Michelle has a PhD in Medical Science from the University of Calgary, and is certified in project management (CAPM) and personal leadership.

Michelle has published 11 research and clinical trial publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and excels in written communication both inside and outside of the medical world.

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.

She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.

She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.

Course Description

When budgets are presented to Council they are effectively being presented to the public. Learn how to recognize the public in your budget messaging and how to use public friendly language to support the budget message.

Learning Outcomes

Learn how to effectively and efficiently recognize the strategic plan in the budgeting process

Learn tips and effective methodologies for showing the tax, fee, and rate increases, and linking them to budgetary needs including inflation, growth, and service changes

Learn how to use public friendly language to support the budget message

Learn how to make a strong impact with Council by developing powerful messages through slideshows and infographics (about the municipal equation, budget balance, value for taxes, and much more)

Develop effective communication strategies to proactively overcome communicating difficult budget decisions

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal financial professional and senior executive.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…