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Join us for an insightful online discussion that addresses key aspects of grant management in higher education. We will explore essential topics, such as developing accurate grant budgets, streamlining cost allocation and maximizing funding by effectively calculating indirect costs.

We’ll cover essential topics including:

  • Grant Budget Development: Build accurate and compliant budgets by balancing grant guidelines with your institution’s financial goals.  
  • Cost Allocation: Streamline cost allocation across various grants by enhancing transparency and accuracy to ensure compliance with grant requirements.  
  • Indirect Costs: Maximize grant funding by accurately calculating and applying indirect costs to meet both institutional and sponsor-specific guidelines.  
  • Cash Flow Management: Maintain sufficient liquidity throughout the project lifecycle by effectively managing cash flow, balancing inflows and outflows, and addressing any delays in reimbursements or mismatched funding timing. 
  • Fund Restrictions: Navigate the unique compliance requirements of grant funds to ensure that administrators use funds strictly for their intended purposes to avoid potential penalties or loss of funding.  
  • Comprehensive Reporting: Produce accurate, detailed reports that meet the needs of both internal and external funders to ensure alignment with grantor expectations and regulatory requirements.

Sign up now to hear how Strada and Workday Adaptive Planning can equip your institution with essential tools and knowledge for successful grant management. 

Can't attend the webinar? You should still register -- all registrants, including attendees and absentees, will receive a recording of the webinar and a copy of the presentation slides.

Thursday, November 21 | 2 p.m. E.T.

From Planning to Reporting: Mastering Grant Management in Higher Education

SPEAKERS

Rory O'Donnell
Director, Sales Adaptive Planning, SLED at Strada

Rory has over six years of experience in the Workday Adaptive Planning ecosystem, where he develops solutions to enhance the daily productivity of finance teams in higher education and the public sector. His focus is on streamlining processes and empowering teams to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in their operations.

John J. McGrath
Director of Sales & Strategy, Workday Adaptive Planning, E&G at Strada

John brings over 10 years of experience in Strada’s Workday Adaptive Planning practice, specializing in education and the public sector. With a background as a budget director in higher education and over 150 implementations of Adaptive Planning, he has a proven track record in transforming business processes, enhancing forecasting models and improving reporting for various stakeholders. John's expertise enables institutions to shift from a purely data-focused approach to a more strategic and collaborative mindset across departments.

Chris Leabu
Education Account Executive at Workday

Chris Leabu brings over a decade of experience in education technology, specializing in both K-12 and higher education. He is passionate about helping educational institutions leverage technology to achieve their strategic goals. Chris believes that education is a powerful equalizer, a value that resonates deeply with him as his wife is a third-grade special education teacher in Ohio. In his personal time, Chris enjoys being with his wife and their four children.

ABOUT STRADA

Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management and financial management solutions to organizations globally. With a team of more than 8,000 experts, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Institutional planners and researchers 
  • Department chairs
  • Program managers
  • Grant officers
  • Finance officers
  • CIOs and business systems analysts