MAKING A BUDGET FOR
NWACC’S
MAKER CLUB
Nicole Milmon, EMPACTS Independent Study Project
PROJECT
 As an accounting major, who needed one more math credit for
graduation, I joined the newly forming “Maker Club” to help them as
their first official Treasurer. My learning objectives included honing my
skills in accounting by helping them to develop an initial budget and
organize finances.
 My project is specifically designed to help the NWACC Maker Club,
EMPACTS Program and the NWACC community in general.
MEETING MAKER CLUB
• Meetings every other
Thursday
• Google Hangouts
• E-mail
THE BEGINNING BUDGET
• Working on the income
• Inserting formulas
MORE ON FUNDRAISING
BU D G E T I N G T H E N E W
O R L E A N S T R I P, A A P T
Expenses TRIP
NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS TRIP
NEW ORLEANS TRIP
TECHNOLOGY USED
 Microsoft Office
• Word
• Excel
• Power Point
 Google Hangouts
 Cell phones
WHAT DID I LEARN?
 I learned how to create a more complex formulas with Excel so the club could use
them for future budgeting.
 I learned to problem solve the communication problems of working individually on
a project for a team. Lee Stidham helped me to use Google Hangouts to communicate
with the team to go over details of their fundraising and trip planning.
 Professor Phillips and I used email correspondence to share information and plan
meeting outcomes and final project outcomes.
 I learned how to work as a team member and be self motivated in completion of
an independent study project.
PROJECT PRODUCTS
 Working budget for the club
 Final Presentation
 Webpage for Project
MAKERS CLUB