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Treasurer's Report Fiscal Year: April 1, 2001 - March 31, 2002 It is with great pleasure that the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) is able to report to its membership that the fiscal situation continues to remain positive and stable. In addition to maintaining a steady increase in the level of honoraria and donations, thanks in large part to the efforts of our Executive Director, CAEFS has also been the recipient of two Voluntary Sector Initiative grants. In these times of economic, social and personal restraint, we are proud that we have ensured that the CAEFS' membership is well represented by our national office. In particular, we are pleased that issues pertaining to fiscal constraint have not been permitted to lessen our efforts on behalf of the criminalized women with whom, and on whose behalf we exist. Our challenge continues to be to reduce the proportion of resources that are spent on administrative and policy meetings, in order to maximize the resources, both human and fiscal, that are available for regional development and prisoner advocacy, policy and legislative reform. We look forward to continuing to fulfill the mandate of CAEFS, with and on behalf of women and the justice system, particularly criminalized women. A detailed accounting of our expenditures is attached, in our audited financial statements. In addition, the budget that is forecast for the coming year is also attached. The membership will be pleased to note, that the budget for the fiscal year 2002-2003 includes approximately $285,000.00 raised by our Executive Director through the Voluntary Sector Initiative Grant Program. Cathie Penny |
