[Finance] Updated financial reports

[bill.newman at plumdee.ca]

Just checked my "Sent" folder.  Both the Aug 23 and Sep 6 emails had
attachments.  For some reason the attachments never made it out of
the server.  Sending again, this time from a web based mail client. 
Let's see how it goes.  (Bloody computers/phones are way too "smart"
for their own good these days.)

 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