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20 Part Webinar Series for 2020
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90 PD Credits for $5,400 600 PD Credits for $23,400
150 PD Credits for $8,400 900 PD Credits for $29,400
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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
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
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Utility Rates – Modelling and Budget Presentations
By Tim Duhamel
This webinar will cover advanced theory related to utility rate modeling, providing the viewer with the knowledge required to build an accurate utility rate model for a municipality.
Read More May 18, 2022
Presenting Budgets to Council and the Public
By Tim Duhamel
Effective communication is an important consideration in the municipal budgeting process. Learn proven strategies for presenting budgets successfully to both council and the public.
Read More October 19, 2022
Building a Code of Ethics Policy
By Tim Duhamel
Organizational culture is positively supported with good ethical behaviors. Learn how to create a code of ethics policy specific to municipal government.
Read More November 16, 2022
Elected Official Webinars – Individual Webinars $150
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.
Read More October 7, 2021
Development Charges and Levies
By Tim Duhamel
Municipal land development essentials. Learn the fundamentals of land development and development levy charges in Municipalities!
Read More January 26, 2022
Fiscal First Aid – Budgeting to the Rescue
By Tim Duhamel
This webinar delivers a number of budgetary and financial management strategies that can be utilized by any municipality wading through financial challenges.
Read More September 14, 2022
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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.
Read More March 25, 2021
Funding Strategies for Large Scale Projects
By Tim Duhamel
Covers funding methodologies for large scale projects including cash flow financing, intermunicipal cost sharing, debt financing, grant usage and reserve planning.
Read More February 16, 2022
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.
Read More April 22, 2021
Understanding Municipal Economics
By Tim Duhamel
Municipalities are highly impacted by economic shifts. Learn how the economy affects your municipality and how you can prepare for economic opportunities and challenges.
Read More March 16, 2022
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.
Read More May 20, 2021
Building an Operating and Capital Budget Process
By Tim Duhamel
Building an efficient and effective capital budget process can make all the difference in a municipality’s overall sustainability.
Read More April 13, 2022
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!
Read More July 15, 2021
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.
Read More June 17, 2021
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.
Read More August 12, 2021
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!
Read More September 9, 2021
Ethics Essentials – 2 Part Series – Members $100 ($150 Discount)
Ethics Essentials in the Municipal Sector
November 29 & 30, 2021
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
✓ New and Improved!
✓ Two-Part Series – $100 for members ($150 discount!)
✓ *4 Verifiable PD Credits (Meets Mandatory CPA Requirement)
✓ Webinars/workshops are recorded and available for 24/7 viewing
✓ New and Improved!
✓ Two-Part Series – $100 for members ($150 discount!)
✓ *4 Verifiable PD Credits (Meets Mandatory CPA Requirement)
✓ Webinars are recorded and available for 24/7 viewing
Leadership and Management Series – Individual Series $350
Leadership Series 3 – Organizational / Management Excellence
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…
Read More August 18, 2021
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…
Read More August 18, 2021
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…
Read More August 18, 2021
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…
Read More December 16, 2021
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…
Read More December 16, 2021
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…
Read More December 16, 2021
Health and Wellness Webinars – Individual Webinars $50
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…
Read More August 26, 2021
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…
Read More April 8, 2021
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…
Read More May 6, 2021
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…
Read More June 24, 2021
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…
Read More July 29, 2021
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.
Read More January 28, 2021
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!
Read More January 13, 2021
Municipal Management
By Tim Duhamel
Learn the fundamentals of good management, and good management practices in support of team, project, and organizational goals!
Read More May 5, 2021
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!
Read More November 3, 2021
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!
Read More February 25, 2021
Capital Budgeting 101
By Tim Duhamel
Learn the requirements for high quality capital budgeting and planning!
Read More February 24, 2021
Management Reporting
By Tim Duhamel
Learn basic municipal management reporting needs, and how to use reporting during the year to support operational success!
Read More June 2, 2021
Municipal Assessment
By Tim Duhamel
Learn the fundamentals of the assessment process, municipal assessment best practices and how to approach assessment disputes!
Read More November 17, 2021
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.
Read More March 25, 2021
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.
Read More March 24, 2021
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.
Read More September 27, 2021
Public Engagement for Municipal Budgeting Excellence
By Tim Duhamel
Integrating public engagement into the municipal budget process enhances transparency and enables public buy in to budgetary decisions.
Read More June 15, 2022
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.
Read More April 22, 2021
Financial Analysis – Municipal Focus
By Tim Duhamel
Learn how financial analysis plays a key component in financial sustainability.
Read More April 7, 2021
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.
Read More October 6, 2021
Capital Budgeting Process and Decision Making
By Tim Duhamel
This webinar focuses on providing a process and effective decision making framework for the capital budgeting process.
Read More July 13, 2022
BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.
Some topics include:
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- 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
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- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies
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- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship
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- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews
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- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations
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- 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
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- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support
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