Sarbanes-Oxley and Nonprofit Management: Skills, Techniques, and Methods to Achieve Organizational Change takes a practical approach to examining the implications for nonprofit organizations and the best practices that emerge from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Complete with a CD-ROM, the book is a combination workbook/textbook that examines how the adaptation of Sarbanes-Oxley best practices can enhance the skills, techniques, and methods needed for achieving lasting organizational change. Readers will learn how the best practices which emerge from Sarbanes-Oxley can be leveraged to diminish organizational dysfunction and to promote a solid organizational infrastructure. The methods and techniques associated with these practices are presented in a user-friendly format designed to ultimately facilitate a "platinum standard" of operations and governance within the nonprofit.
Is your nonprofit organization ready for increased scrutiny, reporting requirements, regulations, and increased expectations from donors? This combination reference/workbook prepares you and shows you how Sarbanes-Oxley best practices can benefit your organization. It includes:
_ A structured description of Sarbanes-Oxley and its implications for nonprofits
_ Detailed discussions on governance, including financial literacy for board members, new standards of accountability for boards, and best practices for nonprofit management
_ Sample documents, procedures, and frameworks to help you implement best practices
_ Worksheets, forms, and resource materials in each chapter
_ A "walk-through" of typical financial statements and sample documents such as a Conflict of Interest policy, board orientation curriculum, a Whistleblower Protection policy, a Document Preservation policy, and a fundraising plan.
Implementing proven best practices stemming from Sarbanes-Oxley can diminish organizational dysfunction, promote a solid infrastructure, and propel your organization to the platinum standard of operations and governance, giving your organization the competitive advantage in today's demanding nonprofit environment.
Is your nonprofit organization ready for increased scrutiny, reporting requirements, regulations, and increased expectations from donors? This combination reference/workbook prepares you and shows you how Sarbanes-Oxley best practices can benefit your organization. It includes:
_ A structured description of Sarbanes-Oxley and its implications for nonprofits
_ Detailed discussions on governance, including financial literacy for board members, new standards of accountability for boards, and best practices for nonprofit management
_ Sample documents, procedures, and frameworks to help you implement best practices
_ Worksheets, forms, and resource materials in each chapter
_ A "walk-through" of typical financial statements and sample documents such as a Conflict of Interest policy, board orientation curriculum, a Whistleblower Protection policy, a Document Preservation policy, and a fundraising plan.
Implementing proven best practices stemming from Sarbanes-Oxley can diminish organizational dysfunction, promote a solid infrastructure, and propel your organization to the platinum standard of operations and governance, giving your organization the competitive advantage in today's demanding nonprofit environment.