What every not-for-profit must know about accounting, tax, and reporting requirements In the challenging world of not-for-profit management, executives are held responsible for virtually every aspect of their organization's activities, such as legal issues, marketing, lobbying, editorial, membership operations, budgeting, and, of course, finance. For one person to be an authority in every area, however, is virtually impossible. Completely revised and expanded, the Fourth Edition of this invaluable tool is useful as a guide to nonprofit accountants, financial managers, and executives new to the area of financial management. Addressing the accounting, internal control, and office administration issues that confront executives in nonprofit organizations, this book: * Helps professionals develop formal policies in accounting and finance * Shows how to strengthen an organization's financial procedures while assuring board members that they are meeting fiduciary responsibilities * Provides more than 200 sample policies and forms both in the book and on the accompanying Web site offering downloadable and customizable versions of those forms * Covers major topics including accounting and financial policies, office administration policies, and internal control and risk reduction policies * Contains dozens of new model accounting and financial policies and forms, covering Sarbanes-Oxley issues, codes of ethics, identity theft, fraud, binding arbitrations, compensation committees, new bank rules, fiduciary obligations of board members, and many more topics Model Policies and Procedures for Not-for-Profit Organizations, Fourth Edition offers provocative strategies for financial management and serves as a road map to sound fiscal and organizational structure for nonprofit organizations.

What every not-for-profit must know about accounting, tax, and reporting requirements In the challenging world of not-for-profit management, executives are held responsible for virtually every aspect of their organization's activities, such as legal issues, marketing, lobbying, editorial, membership operations, budgeting, and, of course, finance. For one person to be an authority in every area, however, is virtually impossible. Completely revised and expanded, the Fourth Edition of this invaluable tool is useful as a guide to nonprofit accountants, financial managers, and executives new to the area of financial management. Addressing the accounting, internal control, and office administration issues that confront executives in nonprofit organizations, this book: * Helps professionals develop formal policies in accounting and finance * Shows how to strengthen an organization's financial procedures while assuring board members that they are meeting fiduciary responsibilities * Provides more than 200 sample policies and forms both in the book and on the accompanying Web site offering downloadable and customizable versions of those forms * Covers major topics including accounting and financial policies, office administration policies, and internal control and risk reduction policies * Contains dozens of new model accounting and financial policies and forms, covering Sarbanes-Oxley issues, codes of ethics, identity theft, fraud, binding arbitrations, compensation committees, new bank rules, fiduciary obligations of board members, and many more topics Model Policies and Procedures for Not-for-Profit Organizations, Fourth Edition offers provocative strategies for financial management and serves as a road map to sound fiscal and organizational structure for nonprofit organizations.

Take the trial and error out of nonprofit management by drawing on the experience of top nonprofit experts Now in paper! Imagine being able to sit down and talk shop with fund-raising professionals, legal experts, management consultants, and nonprofit executives. Think of all the exciting management ideas you could walk away with—ideas that could help you run your nonprofit organization more efficiently and effectively. That is precisely what you'll find here. What direction should you take your nonprofit? What are the best ways to implement change? How can you fulfill your public-service mission in the face of dwindling resources and a more competitive environment? This book confronts tough questions like these, along with many other vital issues facing nonprofits. Never before has one sourcebook discussed the full scope of management policies and procedures as they apply to the special needs of nonprofit organizations. A distinguished panel of 40 nationally-recognized experts in the field discuss the latest management techniques Includes vital forms, checklists, organizational charts, sample letters, and flow charts Integrates total quality management (TQM) principles into the overall management of nonprofits TRACY DANIEL CONNORS (Bowie, Maryland) is President of the BelleAire Institute, a management communications and publishing organization. He also edited the Volunteer Management Handbook, Nonprofit Organization Handbook, and Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations.

Get the tools you need to build a successful human resource management system! Learn about organizational policies and procedures, nondiscrimination/affirmative action, recruitment, hiring, termination, compensation, supervision, employment conditions, administration, and volunteer policies--the framework for developing a comprehensive human resource management system for paid employees, volunteer workers, and outsourced work. This practical guide has handy features like a customizable CD-ROM full of sample policies, procedures, and forms that can be easily adapted to individual nonprofit organizations of any size, and it uses checklists extensively, enabling you to perform a step-by-step implementation of a complete, up-to-date human resource management system.

Nonprofit managers want and need practical guidance on how to do their jobs and run their organizations more effectively and efficiently. They now acknowledge that there are certain basic management principles, practices, and tools that can be learned from other nonprofits and from for-profits and then applied to their own unique circumstances. This is a revised and expanded edition of the first book to present set of standardized policies and procedures applicable to a great majority of nonprofit organizations, regardless of their size or the particular type of service provided. It is designed as an easy-to-use desktop reference on the operational policies and procedures of nonprofit organizations.

An easy-to-use desktop reference on operational policies and procedures for nonprofit organizations. It offers managers a set of standardized policies and procedures that can be applied to most nonprofit organizations, regardless of their size or the particular type of service provided. Includes numerous sample forms, management checklists, model reports, and suggested policy statements that can be adapted to meet the specific needs of any organization. -- Applies the latest developments in business management -- quality management, continuous improvement, reengineering, self-renewal, etc. -- to the nonprofit sector. -- Brings together the expertise of over 40 nonprofit managers and consultants. -- Annual updates will present the latest trends and developments in the nonprofit sector.