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Finance Webinars – Individual Webinars $175

10 Part Webinar Series for 2020

15 PD Credits for $1,500 150 PD Credits for $7,200
45 PD Credits for $2,700 300 PD Credits for $11,700
75 PD Credits for $4,200 450 PD Credits for $14,700

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Municipal Basics – January 29, 2020
Priority Based Budgeting – February 12, 2020
Development/Offsite Levies Accounting – February 26, 2020
Municipal Strategic Planning – March 11, 2020
Municipal Financial Department Basics – March 25, 2020
Developing a Long Term Financial Plan – April 8, 2020
Performance Measures – April 22, 2020
Annual Report – May 13, 2020
Financial Statement Disclosures – May 27, 2020
Municipal Financial Health – June 24, 2020
Accounting for Capital Assets – July 8, 2020
Financial Systems – ERP and Reporting – July 22, 2020
Improving Financial Reporting Processes – August 12, 2020
Bloom Municipal Scan – September 9, 2020
Council Meeting Basics – September 23, 2020
Municipal Utility Rates and Franchise Fees – October 7, 2020
Municipal Reserves 101 – October 21, 2020
Be a Better Manager – November 4, 2020
Building a Better Budget Document – November 18, 2020
Service Inventory and Overhead Allocation – December 2, 2020

10 Part Webinar Series for 2020

15 PD Credits for $1,500

45 PD Credits for $2,700

75 PD Credits for $4,200

150 PD Credits for $7,200

300 PD Credits for $11,700

450 PD Credits for $14,700

Choose any 10 webinars

Municipal Basics – January 29, 2020
Priority Based Budgeting – February 12, 2020
Development/Offsite Levies Accounting – February 26, 2020
Municipal Strategic Planning – March 11, 2020
Municipal Financial Department Basics – March 25, 2020
Developing a Long Term Financial Plan – April 8, 2020
Performance Measures – April 22, 2020
Annual Report – May 13, 2020
Financial Statement Disclosures – May 27, 2020
Municipal Financial Health – June 24, 2020
Accounting for Capital Assets – July 8, 2020
Financial Systems – ERP and Reporting – July 22, 2020
Improving Financial Reporting Processes – August 12, 2020
Bloom Municipal Scan – September 9, 2020
Council Meeting Basics – September 23, 2020
Municipal Utility Rates and Franchise Fees – October 7, 2020
Municipal Reserves 101 – October 21, 2020
Be a Better Manager – November 4, 2020
Building a Better Budget Document – November 18, 2020
Service Inventory and Overhead Allocation – December 2, 2020

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Outside Alberta

20 Part Webinar Series for 2020

30 PD Credits for $2,750 300 PD Credits for $14,400
90 PD Credits for $5,400 600 PD Credits for $23,400
150 PD Credits for $8,400 900 PD Credits for $29,400

Receive all 20 webinars

Municipal Basics – January 29, 2020
Priority Based Budgeting – February 12, 2020
Development/Offsite Levies Accounting – February 26, 2020
Municipal Strategic Planning – March 11, 2020
Municipal Financial Department Basics – March 25, 2020
Developing a Long Term Financial Plan – April 8, 2020
Performance Measures – April 22, 2020
Annual Report – May 13, 2020
Financial Statement Disclosures – May 27, 2020
Municipal Financial Health – June 24, 2020
Accounting for Capital Assets – July 8, 2020
Financial Systems – ERP and Reporting – July 22, 2020
Improving Financial Reporting Processes – August 12, 2020
Bloom Municipal Scan – September 9, 2020
Council Meeting Basics – September 23, 2020
Municipal Utility Rates and Franchise Fees – October 7, 2020
Municipal Reserves 101 – October 21, 2020
Be a Better Manager – November 4, 2020
Building a Better Budget Document – November 18, 2020
Service Inventory and Overhead Allocation – December 2, 2020

20 Part Webinar Series for 2020

30 PD Credits for $2,750

90 PD Credits for $5,400

150 PD Credits for $8,400

300 PD Credits for $14,400

600 PD Credits for $23,400

900 PD Credits for $29,400

Receive all 20 webinars

Municipal Basics – January 29, 2020
Priority Based Budgeting – February 12, 2020
Development/Offsite Levies Accounting – February 26, 2020
Municipal Strategic Planning – March 11, 2020
Municipal Financial Department Basics – March 25, 2020
Developing a Long Term Financial Plan – April 8, 2020
Performance Measures – April 22, 2020
Annual Report – May 13, 2020
Financial Statement Disclosures – May 27, 2020
Municipal Financial Health – June 24, 2020
Accounting for Capital Assets – July 8, 2020
Financial Systems – ERP and Reporting – July 22, 2020
Improving Financial Reporting Processes – August 12, 2020
Bloom Municipal Scan – September 9, 2020
Council Meeting Basics – September 23, 2020
Municipal Utility Rates and Franchise Fees – October 7, 2020
Municipal Reserves 101 – October 21, 2020
Be a Better Manager – November 4, 2020
Building a Better Budget Document – November 18, 2020
Service Inventory and Overhead Allocation – December 2, 2020

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

Outside Alberta

Coming Soon!

Municipal Contracts

By Tim Duhamel

Learn the fundamentals of contract best practices and the financial officers’ role in contract development.

Financial Statement Disclosures

By Tim Duhamel

Financial statement disclosure provides information about a municipality’s financial operations. Learn how they are a key component of transparency in the municipal environment!

Procurement – The Basics of Procurement

By Tim Duhamel

Learn about best practices for municipal procurement, procurement policy and the role it plays in fraud prevention.

Municipal Strategic Planning

By Tim Duhamel

Provides an understanding of how the strategic plan is linked through all municipal processes, resulting in how we do our daily work.

Municipal Salary and Benefit Budgeting

By Tim Duhamel

Learn the fundamentals of accurate salary and benefit budgeting and how to utilize strategies to solve budget shortfalls!

Performance Measures

By Tim Duhamel

Measuring performance is a key enabler of performance improvement. This webinar provides a comprehensive review of performance measurement in the municipal environment!

Municipal Assessment

By Tim Duhamel

Learn the fundamentals of the assessment process, municipal assessment best practices and how to approach assessment disputes!

Elected Official Webinars – Individual Webinars $150

Coming Soon!

Municipal Finance 101 for Elected Officials

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

This webinar covers the fundamentals of municipal finance management, and key financial processes the elected official must have extensive knowledge on in order to make policy decisions.

CAO/Administration-Council – Essentials for Success

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

This webinar will focus on ensuring a harmonious CAO/Administration-Council relationship, with best practices, suggestions and tips provided to enable Council’s vision for the community!

Intermunicipal Relationships/Agreements

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

This webinar will cover the basics of managing intermunicipal relationships, with numerous examples of positive community achievements resulting from cooperation between municipalities.

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Municipal Policy for Elected Officials

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

This webinar provides a comprehensive view of policy from the elected official perspective with an emphasis on how governance drives good policy.

Coming Soon!

Public Engagement Essentials

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

As a representative of the public, an elected official’s role is reliant on effectively engaging the public. Learn essential knowledge related to high-quality public engagement methodologies and best practices.

Coming Soon!

Delivering Leadership as an Elected Official

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

Leadership is everyone’s business! Based on the popular “Leadership Challenge”, this webinar covers the essential leadership practices critical for the success of elected officials.

Coming Soon!

Political Challenge Essentials for Elected Officials

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

Learn the basics of the rules of governance and democracy. Provides a strong understanding of the democratic process and ways to maneuver political challenges within municipalities!

Coming Soon!

Land Development Essentials for Elected Officials

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

A municipality’s success is heavily dependent on land use strategies. Learn the basic knowledge required to understand municipal land use issues, challenges, and opportunities.

Leadership and Management Series – Individual Series $350

Leadership Series 3 – Organizational / Management Excellence

Coming Soon!

Management Excellence

By Tim Duhamel

Management is both a science and an art. The ability to manage effectively is equally important to strong leadership in an organization. Managing teams and individuals to…

Coming Soon!

Human Resource Leadership

By Tim Duhamel

Ultimately leadership is about influencing people (human resources) positively to achieve desired results. Leaders need to understand the basics of human resources from a…

Coming Soon!

Diversity and Inclusion Leadership

By Tim Duhamel

The basic purpose of municipalities is to provide public good and set a positive example. Having a thorough understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusion…

Leadership Series 4 – Leadership Pillars

Communicating Leadership

By Tim Duhamel

A fundamental skill for all successful leaders is great communication. Written, verbal, nonverbal, and listening skills all contribute to influential leadership success…

Crisis Leadership

By Tim Duhamel

Crisis is nothing new for municipalities. Fires, floods, financial challenges – the list goes on and on. Being able to recognize key challenges quickly and lead effectively…

Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

By Tim Duhamel

Studies have proven that having a high level of emotional intelligence significantly enhances a leader’s success. Self awareness, control, empathy, and social skills are critical…

Health and Wellness Webinars – Individual Webinars $50

Coming Soon!

Exercise and Eating for a Healthy Workplace

By Tim Duhamel

Beyond mental and emotional wellness, physical health and wellness is important for municipal staff as well. Municipal office environments can especially derail any physical health…

Social Inclusion and Team Building for a Happy Workplace

By Tim Duhamel

Humans are social creatures by nature. We thrive in social situations where we feel included, welcome, and supported by others. Generating a culture of social inclusion and prioritizing team…

Developing a Health and Wellness Program

By Tim Duhamel

Health and wellness of employees and staff in any workplace is important, especially within a municipality where staff are representatives of the public interest and are tasked with making…

Meditation

By Tim Duhamel

Meditation has been used for stress relief and mental clarity for centuries, only recently becoming more widely adopted in Western culture. Introducing meditation into workplace culture may provide relief from stress and the…

Coming Soon!

Stress Relief Strategies

By Tim Duhamel

The complex dynamics of the municipal world can often create stress for staff and elected officials; tight deadlines, unrealistic resident expectations and external pressures, budgetary restrictions, and so on. This session…

Municipal Basics for Elected Officials

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

Legislation, taxation principles, budgets, infrastructure, and much more! A top to bottom review of municipal government processes with a special focus on the needs of elected officials.

Asset Management for the Financial Professional

By Tim Duhamel, Mauricio Reyes

An introductory course with a fundamental understanding of asset management. Learn the finance role in asset management and how to integrate it into the budget process!

Leadership – Emotional Intelligence

By Tim Duhamel

Learn how emotional intelligence improves leadership.

Coming Soon!

Municipal Management

By Tim Duhamel

Learn the fundamentals of good management, and good management practices in support of team, project, and organizational goals!

Coming Soon!

Developing a Long-Term Financial Plan

By Tim Duhamel

Learn the benefits, components and methodology of a long-term financial plan for financial sustainability!

Strategic Planning as a Council and Elected Official

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

Learn the basics of effective strategic planning and how a strategic plan can further council’s community vision. This webinar guides elected officials through the entire strategic planning process!

Municipal Basics

By Tim Duhamel

Provides an overview of municipalities from top to bottom, with a special emphasis on key processes and today’s complex financial challenges.

Treasury and Risk Management

By Tim Duhamel

Learn how to manage money efficiently and effectively, as well as how to manage ongoing risks in an organization.

Coming Soon!

Project Planning and Change Management

By Tim Duhamel, Jessica Szewczuk

Learn basic foundational project and change management skills to power your career in the complex and ever-changing municipal environment!

Municipal Policy for Elected Officials

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

This webinar provides a comprehensive view of policy from the elected official perspective with an emphasis on how governance drives good policy.

Funding/Financing Capital Budgets

By Tim Duhamel

Learn how to develop a funding strategy for your capital budget and long term capital plan!

Financial Analysis – Municipal Focus

By Tim Duhamel

Learn how financial analysis plays a key component in financial sustainability.

Coming Soon!

Management Reporting

By Tim Duhamel

Learn basic municipal management reporting needs, and how to use reporting during the year to support operational success!

Public Engagement Essentials

By Tim Duhamel, Wayne Rothe

As a representative of the public, an elected official’s role is reliant on effectively engaging the public. Learn essential knowledge related to high-quality public engagement methodologies and best practices.

Capital Budgeting 101

By Tim Duhamel

Learn the requirements for high quality capital budgeting and planning!

Coming Soon!

Leadership and Management – Skills Critical for Success

By Tim Duhamel

Partly based on the popular “Leadership Challenge”, this webinar is about mobilizing others to get extraordinary things done.

Coming Soon!

Reporting Essentials: Chart of Accounts / Municipal Structure

By Tim Duhamel

Learn how to drive your financial information needs with a well organized and highly effective chart of accounts!

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…

UPCOMING WEBINARS

Finance Webinars – Individual Webinars $175

10 Part Webinar Series for 2020

15 PD Credits for $1,500 150 PD Credits for $7,20045 PD Credits for $2,700 300 PD Credits for $11,70075 PD Credits for $4,200 450 PD Credits for $14,700

Choose any 10 webinars

10 Part Webinar Series for 2020

15 PD Credits for $1,500

45 PD Credits for $2,700

75 PD Credits for $4,200

150 PD Credits for $7,200

300 PD Credits for $11,700

450 PD Credits for $14,700

Choose any 10 webinars

Register Today!

20 Part Webinar Series for 2020

30 PD Credits for $2,750 300 PD Credits for $14,40090 PD Credits for $5,400 600 PD Credits for $23,400150 PD Credits for $8,400 900 PD Credits for $29,400

Receive all 20 webinars

20 Part Webinar Series for 2020

30 PD Credits for $2,750

90 PD Credits for $5,400

150 PD Credits for $8,400

300 PD Credits for $14,400

600 PD Credits for $23,400

900 PD Credits for $29,400

Receive all 20 webinars

Register Today!

Municipal Contracts

Learn the fundamentals of contract best practices and the financial officers’ role in contract development.

Financial Statement Disclosures

Financial statement disclosure provides information about a municipality’s financial operations. Learn how they are a key component of transparency in the municipal environment!

Procurement – The Basics of Procurement

Learn about best practices for municipal procurement, procurement policy and the role it plays in fraud prevention.

Municipal Strategic Planning

Provides an understanding of how the strategic plan is linked through all municipal processes, resulting in how we do our daily work.

Municipal Salary and Benefit Budgeting

Learn the fundamentals of accurate salary and benefit budgeting and how to utilize strategies to solve budget shortfalls!

Performance Measures

Measuring performance is a key enabler of performance improvement. This webinar provides a comprehensive review of performance measurement in the municipal environment!

Municipal Assessment

Learn the fundamentals of the assessment process, municipal assessment best practices and how to approach assessment disputes!

Elected Official Webinars – Individual Webinars $150

Municipal Finance 101 for Elected Officials

This webinar covers the fundamentals of municipal finance management, and key financial processes the elected official must have extensive knowledge on in order to make policy decisions.

CAO/Administration-Council – Essentials for Success

This webinar will focus on ensuring a harmonious CAO/Administration-Council relationship, with best practices, suggestions and tips provided to enable Council’s vision for the community!

Intermunicipal Relationships/Agreements

This webinar will cover the basics of managing intermunicipal relationships, with numerous examples of positive community achievements resulting from cooperation between municipalities.

Municipal Policy for Elected Officials

This webinar provides a comprehensive view of policy from the elected official perspective with an emphasis on how governance drives good policy.

Public Engagement Essentials

As a representative of the public, an elected official’s role is reliant on effectively engaging the public. Learn essential knowledge related to high-quality public engagement methodologies and best practices.

Delivering Leadership as an Elected Official

Leadership is everyone’s business! Based on the popular “Leadership Challenge”, this webinar covers the essential leadership practices critical for the success of elected officials.

Political Challenge Essentials for Elected Officials

Learn the basics of the rules of governance and democracy. Provides a strong understanding of the democratic process and ways to maneuver political challenges within municipalities!

Land Development Essentials for Elected Officials

A municipality’s success is heavily dependent on land use strategies. Learn the basic knowledge required to understand municipal land use issues, challenges, and opportunities.

Leadership and Management Series – Individual Series $350

Leadership Series 3 – Organizational / Management Excellence

Management Excellence

Management is both a science and an art. The ability to manage effectively is equally important to strong leadership in an organization. Managing teams and individuals to…

Human Resource Leadership

Ultimately leadership is about influencing people (human resources) positively to achieve desired results. Leaders need to understand the basics of human resources from a…

Diversity and Inclusion Leadership

The basic purpose of municipalities is to provide public good and set a positive example. Having a thorough understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusion…

Leadership Series 4 – Leadership Pillars

Communicating Leadership

A fundamental skill for all successful leaders is great communication. Written, verbal, nonverbal, and listening skills all contribute to influential leadership success…

Crisis Leadership

Crisis is nothing new for municipalities. Fires, floods, financial challenges – the list goes on and on. Being able to recognize key challenges quickly and lead effectively…

Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

Studies have proven that having a high level of emotional intelligence significantly enhances a leader’s success. Self awareness, control, empathy, and social skills are critical…

Health and Wellness Webinars – Individual Webinars $50

Exercise and Eating for a Healthy Workplace

Beyond mental and emotional wellness, physical health and wellness is important for municipal staff as well. Municipal office environments can especially derail any physical health…

Social Inclusion and Team Building for a Happy Workplace

Humans are social creatures by nature. We thrive in social situations where we feel included, welcome, and supported by others. Generating a culture of social inclusion and prioritizing team…

Developing a Health and Wellness Program

Health and wellness of employees and staff in any workplace is important, especially within a municipality where staff are representatives of the public interest and are tasked with making…

Meditation

15 PD Credits for $1,500 150 PD Credits for $7,200
45 PD Credits for $2,700 300 PD Credits for $11,700
75 PD Credits for $4,200 450 PD Credits for $14,700

30 PD Credits for $2,750 300 PD Credits for $14,400
90 PD Credits for $5,400 600 PD Credits for $23,400
150 PD Credits for $8,400 900 PD Credits for $29,400