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NC Nonprofit Sector Economic Impact
A comprehensive report about the economic impact of 501(c)(3) nonprofits in North Carolina.
Countdown to the Inevitable: North Carolina Nonprofit CEOs in Transition
A report based on NC data and insights to help nonprofits and their leaders navigate executive transitions.
Retreat Centers and Other Meeting or Event Venues in North Carolina
If you're looking for a venue to host your staff retreat, strategic planning, or other meeting for your organization, this list of retreat centers and other regional venues across North Carolina is a great place to get started.
Sample Audit Committee Job Description
A sample Audit Committee description, which includes the purpose and primary responsibilities of its members.
Executive Compensation Policies
The board of directors is responsible for hiring, and establishing the compensation (salary and benefits) of the executive director/CEO by identifying compensation that is "reasonable and not excessive," but that also is attractive enough to retain the best possible talent to lead the organization. The recommended process for determining this is explained in this National Council article.
A Board Member's Guide to Nonprofit Overhead
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.
Loans From Nonprofit Board Members
In many nonprofits, a time comes when the question arises: should the organization accept personal loans from board members? Although this article does not try to answer that question, it does outline some of the choices in how such loans can be made and can be used as a starting point for discussion with your board or personal financial advisor.
Make Good Use of the Treasurer & Finance Committee
Kate Barr, executive director of Propel Nonprofits, lays out how to understand the roles of the treasurer and finance committee, along with how to recruit for these positions.
Maximizing Nonprofit Internal Controls: An Essential Guide for Even the Most Pure
Whether your nonprofit is more like an intimate family or an enormous well-oiled machine, fraud can occur, and when it happens, it can damage your reputation, relationships with funders, and staff morale. In other words, you can't afford it.
Operating Reserve Policy
This AICPA tool contains sample elements that can be used in the creation of an operating reserve policy.
Operating Reserves for Nonprofits
The majority of the nonprofits responding reported that they had less than three months of operating reserves on hand.
Sample Investment Policy
Use these sample policies as a guideline to create an investment policy for your organization.
Sample Reserve Fund Policy
A sample reserve fund policy you can adapt for your organization.
Sample RFP (Request For Proposal) for Audit Services
A sample RFP for audit services that you can adapt for your organization.
What to Do with Board Members Who Don't Do Anything
This article includes short-term and long-term strategies to help your organization deal with a board member who is not contributing to the well-being of the board and the organization.