[Finance] Updated financial reports

[philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca]

Hey Bill, I never received an email from the finance committee list? Also,
who exactly is on the finance committee email list?


Philip Mikulec
*Operations Manager, Peg City Car Co-op*
204.793.3912 philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca
400 - 460 Main Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 1B6
*www.pegcitycarcoop.ca <http://www.pegcitycarcoop.ca/>*

On 23 August 2017 at 17:01, Bill Newman <bill.newman at plumdee.ca> wrote:

> And I'm sorry it took me so long to get this done Philip.  I'm sending it
> to the Finance committee (which is most of the Exec committee as well).
>
>     I am attaching a couple of samples of the Treasurer's Report according
> to the ideas we discussed in July.  These are as of June 30.  I'll also do
> them for July 31.
>     Version A includes most of what we discussed: more detail, a (zero)
> line for Grants, clearer labels, an asset breakdown.  I've only added one
> note--more may be appropriate.
>     Version B is a more ambitious attempt to relate amounts to the things
> we actually do.  But sometimes the underlying accounts don't reflect our
> activity accurately (or often our activity moves in novel directions).
> Several amounts should likely be moved around (or posted to new accounts).
> One thing I've done is move most of Mark's contract into Advocacy,
> Outreach, and Bike Racks, (using $250/mo. more or less and leaving the
> remainder under Staff payments).  This could be augmented by a more
> detailed time accounting report from Mark (but not too detailed :-).
>     I have also included a column for last month's Net which helps clarify
> what has happened in the last month and gives a general sense of progress.
>     I am also introducing the idea of Core Competencies--here Advocacy,
> Outreach, and Projects--more or less corresponding to "Our Work" as it
> appears on the website.  More specifically they are the things that we do
> well, that we are known and respected for.  They are the things on which we
> want to spend money as opposed to the things we do to raise money.
> (Raising money is more of a "hygienic priority" in the terminology of 20th
> century business seminars.)
>     We have never really discussed Core Competencies in relation to our
> mission (or even our mission for quite a while now).  Focusing on Core
> Competencies can help us choose the right things to do and avoid getting
> diverted into things that miss the mark.
>     More discussion would be good.  Our basic mission, our Core
> Competencies, our website menus/pages and our financial account names
> should all reflect the same underlying understanding.  So far they don't.
>     I feel there lots of opportunities for improving things here.
>     --Bill
>
>
> On 2017-08-23 07:57, philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca wrote:
>
>> Hi Bill, Wondering if you had a chance to put together an updated
>> financial report. The meeting is tonight. I realize now in an oversight I
>> wrote next week, rather than giving you the exact day. Sorry 'bout that.
>>
>>
>> Philip Mikulec
>> *Operations Manager, Peg City Car Co-op*
>> 204.793.3912 philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca <mailto:philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca>
>> 400 - 460 Main Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 1B6
>> *www.pegcitycarcoop.ca <http://www.pegcitycarcoop.ca/>*
>>
>> On 18 August 2017 at 16:58, Bill Newman <bill.newman at plumdee.ca <mailto:
>> bill.newman at plumdee.ca>> wrote:
>>
>>     Will do.
>>
>>     Sent from Blue <http://www.bluemail.me/r?b=10455>
>>     On Aug 18, 2017, at 15:57, "philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca
>>     <mailto:philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca>" <philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca
>>     <mailto:philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca>> wrote:
>>
>>         Hi Bill,
>>
>>         I'm wondering if you've had a chance to incorporate the
>>         changes we discussed the other month? I'm also hoping you can
>>         send me an updated financial report for the executive meeting
>>         I have next week?
>>
>>         Thanks,
>>
>>         Philip Mikulec
>>         *Operations Manager, Peg City Car Co-op*
>>         204.793.3912 <tel:%28204%29%20793-3912>
>>         philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca <mailto:philip at pegcitycarcoop.ca>
>>         400 - 460 Main Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 1B6
>>         *www.pegcitycarcoop.ca <http://www.pegcitycarcoop.ca/>*
>>
>>
>>
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