Resource Library

An organizational fraud policy facilitates the development of controls to help detect and prevent fraud against your organization.

This guide explores the expanding world of volunteer screening, identifies relevant laws as well as fundamental privacy protections, and offers suggestions for organizations and volunteers.

A sample Audit Committee description, which includes the purpose and primary responsibilities of its members.

Guidelines from the IRS and National Council of Nonprofits

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.

Request for Proposal (RFP) for Outsourced Accounting Services Template

Summary of reporting requirements for nonprofits with state grant funds plus link to online reporting of grants received from North Carolina government agencies. 

Not sure how to thank your donors? Use these templates to guide your message.

Most grantors require a final project report, including a financial report. This sample illustrates a final financial report outlining budgeted expenses, actual expenses and the expenses allocated to that particular funding source.

A template Document Retention and Destruction Policy.

Sample spreadsheet for tracking the bids and information for firms you are considering for your audit.

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.

Many states require charitable nonprofits as well as any paid professional "fundraising counsel" or consultant hired to assist the nonprofit with fundraising activities, to register with the state before the nonprofit or professionals solicits any donations. Additionally, many states require nonprofits that enter into agreement to share the revenue from sales activity with another organization to file with the state to disclose that fundraising activity. All in all - it's complicated!

For the most recent and comprehensive treatment available on compliance issues surrounding auctions, including tools you can put to use, see this toolkit from the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium.

The perception of nonprofit organizations' overhead costs by the public and by donors is one of the greatest sources of frustration for nonprofit professionals. But there is hope on the horizon.