Entries Tagged ‘Not-for-Profit Board’:
filed in Not-for-Profit Board on Apr.13, 2010
Last week our Lunch & Learn presentation was about Not-for-profit Board Governance. We added another session on April 23rd because we had such a great turnout for the original presentation. One of the take-away ideas a lot of attendees left with was preparing new members for board orientation by doing the following:
• Plan to meet with [...]
Tags: articles of incorporation, Audit, Board Governance, board meeting, board member manual, board member mentor, Board Orientation, budget, bylaws of incorporation, Committee lists, financial statements, mentor, minutes, Nonprofit Accounting, nonprofit accounting in Casa Grande, nonprofit Accounting in Scottsdale, nonprofit Accounting in Tempe, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Casa Grande, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Scottsdale, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Tempe, Not-for-Profit Board, program services, staff assignments, strategic plan document
filed in Board Member on Nov.17, 2009
I recently read some interesting information on BoardSource (boardsource.org) about issues with non-profit organizations not using their boards to their fullest potential.As auditors, we see a wide variety of board member involvement. Some are very hands on, and, unfortunately, some exist in name only.
Common board member responsibilities include:
- Attend all board and committee meetings [...]
Tags: auditors, board member involvement, board member responsibilities, Board of Directors, disengaged board members, fiduciary responsibilities, financial statements, non-profit board member, Non-profit organizations, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Casa Grande, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Scottsdale, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Tempe, Not-for-Profit Board
filed in Fraud on Sep.15, 2009
One common recommendation we make to our audit clients is to establish a formal written fraud risk management program. Such a program should require the performance of fraud prevention procedures which can have the advantage of decreasing the risk of fraud from actually occurring in the future.
A fraud risk management program should require a fraud [...]
Tags: Board of Directors, Fraud, Fraud Prevention, fraud risk management, Fraud whistleblower policy, internal controls, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Casa Grande, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Scottsdale, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Tempe, Not-for-Profit Board, risk assessment, risk tolerance, WhistleBlower
filed in Not-For-Profit (non-profit) Accounting on Sep.01, 2009
As a member of nonprofit boards and as an advisor to nonprofit organizations, finding valuable resources of information is a constant challenge for me.
One of the navigational tools that I have found to be of the most value is the Internal Revenue Service website. The Charities & Non-Profits tab at irs.gov provides timely and useful [...]
Tags: charitable, churches, contributors, Internal Revenue Service, irs.gov, not-for-profit (nonprofit) resources, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Casa Grande, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Scottsdale, Not-For-Profit Accounting in Tempe, Not-for-Profit Board, political, private