Back to school!! Even though the Pandemic is not fully behind us the future is still ahead and we must all respond accordingly. For our children and those working to educate them it means a tenuous return to the classroom. For the past several months we have learned much of what the schools have been doing to ready their buildings and staff for being back in the classroom full time. With the increased need to add physical barriers, intense cleaning, and additional technology, our school clients have been working tirelessly to be as prepared as possible. Much of the funding for these necessities has been with Federal dollars, posing additional challenges to requirements for how the money should be spent. We have been helping our government, school, and nonprofit clients navigate the complexities of accounting for Federal funding. We are now entering the time when audits will determine compliance in accordance with the most up to date regulations. In preparation for the fiscal year 20-21 audit cycles, we once again held our annual school conference. Our Partners met virtually with our clients and shared important accounting and auditing updates to ensure there would be no “surprises” when audit season arrived. In a period of time when change is the normal and fear of the unknown is more prevalent than ever, we take seriously our role in making sure our clients are up to date. Our Partners have also been very busy over the past few months expanding their reach to other groups. Jeff Kowalczyk and Edmund Fosu-Laryea were both featured speakers at the PICPA annual school conference. Jeff also presented at PASBO and for the PICPA local government/nonprofit conferences. Our Partner Steve Kutsuflakis has been working closely with a Delaware private school where he serves on the Investment committee – helping the organization make critical decisions regarding funding and investment of funds while ensuring the school remains on track to meet the needs of their student population. I have been serving on the Covid grants review committee in conjunction with the Delaware Community Foundation. It is encouraging to witness all of the work being accomplished through mission driven individuals and organizations. It serves as a continued reminder that we will collectively move beyond the pandemic. We are busy planning two important events for this fall. Our 4th annual nonprofit story telling event is scheduled for November 2nd. We have a tremendous line-up for this popular event. We will be virtual once again this year but are hopeful that we will return in person in 2022. We have a diverse group of professionals lined up including representatives from Your Part-time Controller, Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, WSFS, AB Bernstein and Delaware Business Times. Our second event will be a webinar for the benefit of the local government community. We are working to put together an agenda that will bring current important information to this all-important sector of our communities. We are also excited to announce that after more than 40 years in the same location our offices are moving! We are scheduled to be in our new offices by the end of the year and we are looking forward to our new open space designed to be state of the art and welcoming. As we work on the design and amenities, we have our staff as well as our clients in mind. We will be sharing more as our move gets closer. In the meantime, we encourage our clients – existing and potential – to reach out to us. We are excited to be your trusted advisors and to do all that we can to assist as you navigate your financial obstacles.