Public Workshops

Want to strengthen your organizational finance skills in a way that’s aligned with your values?

Sign up for Cosmos workshops!

Financial Foundations Series

Start here! Financial foundations covers basic financial terms and the four core financial reports (budget, cash flow, profit & loss, balance sheet) as tools to support your group’s goals.

  • 4 weekly sessions; 2 hours per session
  • Upcoming series: February Thursdays; April Wednesdays
  • For: All levels. Beginner-friendly.
  • Sliding scale tickets: $100-$1,920

Building Shared Futures: Planning with Budgets, Cash Flow, Reserves, and Savings

Text reads "Building Shared Futures: Planning with Budgets, Cash Flow, Savings and Reserves" against a purple, pink, and blue starry night sky with Cosmos flower logo.

We recommend taking this after Financial Foundations or if you already have some foundational finance knowledge and want to continue to build your skills!

  • 3 weekly sessions, 2 hours per session
  • Upcoming series: March Wednesdays; May Thursdays
  • For: people who have taken Financial Foundations or have equivalent experience
  • Sliding scale tickets: $75-$1,140

Coaching Cohort: Crafting Engaging Financial Presentations

The program title "Coaching Cohort: Crafting Engaging Presentations" and the Cosmos logo is set against a background of purple and pink cosmos flowers.

Get support from ABC worker-owners and cohort peers through hands-on practice creating and presenting financial information for your organization.

  • 5 weekly sessions, 2.5 hours per session
  • Upcoming round starts: Thurs. March 20th, 2025
  • For: anyone who presents organizational financial information in any setting including non-profits, cooperatives, small businesses, group projects, and volunteer boards.
  • Sliding scale tickets: $850-$2,750

Patronage In Worker Cooperatives

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Learn about this key part of worker coop finances from a worker cooperative! We’ll cover how profit sharing works and define terms like internal capital accounts, member equity, patronage, and the factors that go into calculating them.

  • 2 hour session
  • Monday March 3rd, 2025
  • 10am-12pm PT / 11am-1pm MT / 12-2pm CT / 1-3pm ET
  • For: anyone who is part of a worker cooperative or works with them in some capacity
  • Sliding scale tickets: $25-$480

Check out upcoming Spanish-language workshops.