AUTUMN 2013
FMI
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IGF JOURNAL
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president’s message
It is with great pride and honour that I accept responsibility as
National President for an organization such as the Financial
Management Institute of Canada. As one of many members, I
have witnessed a path of steady growth of this member-based
organization under the leadership of dedicated volunteers.
Yes, fmi
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igf has evolved over the last 50 years but so has
the environment in which we operate.
In May 2013, the fmi
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igf Executive Committee, and
several external leaders/stakeholders proceeded to update
the fmi
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igf Strategic Plan. Our participants concluded that
fmi
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igf is uniquely poised and well connected to assist in
meeting all these challenges. After 50 years of sharing best
practices and conducting pertinent learning events coast to
coast, we are now ready to move into the area of “thought
leadership”. While we will continue to deliver our training events, we now want to become
the preferred source of best practices, learning events and information about timely issues
that relate to financial management and that can contribute to greater efficiency and
improved decision-making in the public sector.
This represents a significant change for the fmi
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igf organization and offers an
opportunity for many new volunteers to make a contribution. The motto of a recent past
fmi
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igf national President, Mark Huard
“the fmi
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igf program is for the members, by the
members”
. This continues to be relevant, except today we now need more people to be
involved in the delivery of the objectives of the strategic plan. Some of our projects are too
large for the existing volunteers to manage and many viable ones are on the shelf waiting
for resources such as you to make them happen.
The new Volunteer section of our website offers descriptions of these opportunities.
For example, we will need people to assist in reviewing our product offerings to ensure
we continue to be relevant and are able to collaborate with all levels of governments.
We will also need people to assist in finding new speakers, article writers, managing our
affiliations with the public sector, universities, private sector partners and our highly
regarded accounting bodies. We will need people to lead our social media efforts. We will
be looking for project leads and team members to develop and deliver our many initiatives
that will take us through the next 50 years.
I am personally reaching out to all of you who are, or were, involved in government
financial management (including administration, materiel management, procurement,
marketing or technology) to take a step forward and let us know how your experience and
skills can to contribute to our mission.
As a volunteer, you will meet positive, like-minded people from all levels and walks of life,
you will learn, gain valuable experience and leadership skills, you will be recognized for your
efforts, and have the opportunity to make a difference in the financial community.
In closing, I would like to recognize all those who have contributed to fmi
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igf. This
includes all the senior leaders and managers that have supported the volunteers and
provided content to all of our professional learning events. Thank you for making a
difference! I can assure you the 2013-2014 fmi
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igf Executive Committee and Board of
Directors look forward to serving the organization, ready to address new opportunities and
challenges, and above all, eager to meet and work with many new faces from coast to coast.
Marcel Boulianne
A non-profit organization, fmi
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igf has
opened 14 Chapters across Canada in the
past 50 years.
The fmi
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igf journal is Canada’s leading
magazine for public sector professionals
involved in the field of public sector
financial management. Today, the fmi
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igf
journal enjoys a readership of more than
2,800 professionals.
Its major articles, columns and news cover
a broad range of government accounting,
auditing, and financial management topics
of concern to professionals.
fmi
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igf journal readers hold influential
positions in public accounting, and have
responsibilities in a variety of areas:
financial management, information
systems, administration and human
resource management to name a few.
Its authors are individuals who hold senior
or experienced positions within
government and the private sector. These
individuals share their experience and
expertise in areas of concern to
professional public sector accountants and
managers with financial responsibilities.
Virtually any topic of interest to the
financially-oriented public sector executive
may be found in the fmi
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igf journal.
The editorial team welcome timely and
relevant articles from you. Feature articles
are generally 2,000 to 4,000 words. Other
articles or input to a regular column are
normally shorter (500 to 2,500 words).
Letters to the editor are also welcome.
Please address your correspondence to
the Managing Editor:
fmi
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igf journal
Financial Management Institute
200 Elgin Street, Suite 1107
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1L5
Marcel Boulianne
fmi
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igf President 2013-2014
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