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Ask a professional accountant where accounting skills can take someone, and the possibilities are nearly endless. From business and technology to sports, entertainment, government and sustainability, professional accountants help organizations make decisions, build trust, demonstrate accountability and plan for the future.

But how much of that do young people know?

For many high school students, accounting may still bring to mind spreadsheets, numbers and traditional office jobs. They may never have met a professional accountant or considered how accounting could connect to their own interests and ambitions.

Everything Needs Accounting is designed to change that first impression.

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Megan Hartman

Megan Hartman is Principal, Strategic Communications at IFAC. She joined the team in 2011 after working with a number of international organizations, primarily in the not-for-profit sector. Megan holds a master’s in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University as well as a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University.

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