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 MoneyTalk™

"One of the greatest challenges before us all is the widening gulf between those with access to economic resources and those without. Some of those 'with' have tried over the years and with varying degrees of sincerity and compassion to provide some of those resources, usually in the form of crisis aid, to those 'without'. It is an imperfect squeaky-wheel response and inequalities and unfairness grow. An unsustainable dependency is created which reduces and diminishes. Imagine a world where the language of money and wealth creation is accessible to all: "for language is power" (Mandaway Yunipingu) and "education can change the world" (Nelson Mandela). A world where those previously 'without' use their new language to stand tall, enjoin and participate; where resources received are nurtured and grown, slowly and surely recovering the capacity to create and rebuild; lives and communities and regions and even countries. The bubbles will rise. We have to start somewhere: we bring the language. So far we have achieved mere whispers in a vast desert silence; but whispers of hope and possibility."   Mark Robilliard, 2008

MoneyTalk Program

Essence: The story of money: getting it, keeping it, growing it.

Overview: MoneyTalk is a series of workshops designed to support and enrich indigeneous people involved in community  businesses and who wish to transform their business from passive dependence into one that is active, independent and future-focussed.

MoneyTalk is very popular because it has been specially designed to be enjoyable and effective in your environment. It uses our popular Colour Accounting® learning system which people all over the world rave about.

Your MoneyTalk program will be flexible to suit your financial literacy needs. We start with Colour Accounting® and then in later workshops add the specific topics that you want to address (see below). And of course we can use your organisation’s financial information and story in each workshop so that it stays real for the participants all the way.

 Color Accounting® - Part A (2 days)   Color Accounting® - Part B (2 days) 
  Context: trainer, experiences, expectations
  Journey: learning map for program
  Organisational context: mission, objectives and stakeholders
  Time: financial stories and dependence on linear time
  Grouping: organising for success
  Clarity: telling a money story
  Discovery: the Integrated Accounting Model
  Passive income: impact on equity
  Entity concept: business perspective
  Business simulation: new business start up
  Funding: sourcing funds to acquire assets
  Colour Accounting® model: discovered
  Balance sheet: three familiar elements
  Action planner: before next time
  Bridging: re-connection to Part A
  Journey: learning map for program
  Revision: Part A revisited
  Profit story: self-generated funds
  Business simulation: trading (active income)
  Additional jargon: busted
  Money story: income statement
  Cash flows: versus profit impacts
  Cash flows: a critical area of focus
  Statement of Cash Flows: overview
  Revision: Colour Accounting key concepts
  Action planner: before next time

 Additional topics for consideration in your MoneyTalk™ program
  Pricing: setting prices, break even point, contribution margin, gross profit margin, overheads
  Cost control: measurement, management, analysis, exception reporting
  Financial analysis: key performance indicators, trending, actual to budget, red flags
  Asset management: register, physical security, stock-take, maintenance programs, protection
  Managing debt: rolling plan for meeting financial obligations
  Receivables: recording, aged, collection, analysis, bad debts
  Funding: debt versus equity,
  Wealth: creation, investment for future
  Budgeting: incremental, zero base, reporting, revision
  Business planning: strategy, road map, milestones
  Other?? Any other financial topics of interest or need.

You can print this page or if you prefer to download our 2 page brochure (pdf) see the left hand menu under Resources/Downloads.

Also, have a look at the MoneyTalk mini-movie available below which shows Aboriginal Australians giving feedback about the workshop. The message is equally applicable to all indigenous peoples.


If you would like to refer this video to a friend or colleague, you can direct them to this page on our website or directly to our YouTube site at: www.youtube.com/AccountingComesAlive