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Looking to develop a risk management program? Risk Management for Nonprofit Organizations outlines five key steps in the risk management process. (Nonprofit Risk Management Center)
Risk Management
These samples create a framework for nonprofits in establishing and building their own confidentiality policies and guidelines for their board, staff, donors, clients, and volunteers. (National Council of Nonprofits)
An organizational fraud policy facilitates the development of controls to help detect and prevent fraud against your organization. It promotes consistent organizational behavior by providing guidelines and assigning responsibility for the development of controls and the conduct of investigations. Customize this sample fraud policy to adopt these practices at your organization.
This guide seeks to explore the expanding world of volunteer screening, identify relevant laws as well as fundamental privacy protections, and offer suggestions for organizations and volunteers. References and additional resources are included at the end of this guide. (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, 2019)
Volunteer Background Checks: Giving Back Without Giving Up on Privacy
Like families, organizations need financial nest eggs for different purposes. One of the main purposes is an operating reserve — sometimes called an operating contingency fund. They are a first line of defense against financial uncertainties ranging from uneven cash flow to cutbacks from major funders.
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Advice based on dozens of interviews with leaders who've gone through hard times and on related texts and articles to encourage leaders to share the burden of managing financial difficulties.
© North Carolina Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Inc. From Common Ground, a publication of the N.C. Center for Nonprofits, www.ncnonprofits.org.
From the Nonprofit Quarterly, this guide is a summary of the eight key business principles that should guide financial leadership practice.
An Executive Director’s Guide to Financial Leadership
As board members, we have twin responsibilities: to ensure that our organization is making efficient, appropriate use of funds and to ensure that we are reporting our overhead correctly. This article provides eight key ideas to know about overhead. (Blue Avocado)
A Board Member's Guide to Nonprofit Overhead
Understanding a nonprofit’s costs is necessary in order for charitable nonprofits to be financially sustainable. Rather than reporting artificially low costs, or ignoring what it really costs to deliver programs and services, the National Council of Nonprofits is encouraging all nonprofits and board members to model transparency of full costs. (National Council of Nonprofits)
#OwnYourOwnCosts
How To Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserve examines common factors that organizations should take into account when considering how much to set aside for their operating reserve. (npENGAGE)