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The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) bar has been raised-is your nonprofit board up to the task? Nonprofit boards are in a fishbowl of scrutiny much like their private sector counterparts. With recent media focus on investigations of false charities, and more disturbingly, of household-name nonprofits that have abused donor trust by misdirecting donations, the heat is on the nonprofit board to rehabilitate its organizational profile. Encouraging boards to reclaim their role as the ultimate authority within their nonprofit, nationally recognized nonprofit expert Dr. Peggy Jackson supplies tips for leveraging the power and value of SOX requirements within the nonprofit organization. Containing sample documents, forms, and checklists to introduce best practices into any nonprofit organization, this complete guide is a practical, hands-on tool for equipping your nonprofit's board toward a higher quality of control. Relevant for both the large and small nonprofit organization, this must-have book effectively brings pragmatic clarity to a complex topic, and explains how to blend Sarbanes-Oxley requirements into the nonprofit organization, with topics including: Common factors that contribute to nonprofit board dysfunction Moving nonprofit governance into the twenty-first century Intervention techniques for moving your board forward Establishing strategies for lasting change Creating a platinum standard for governance Helping your nonprofit board understand and implement SOX requirements, Sarbanes-Oxley for Nonprofit Boards will be indispensable as a guide and will reinforce your nonprofit's financial structure and reputation.
The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) bar has been raised-is your nonprofitboard up to the task?Nonprofit boards are in a fishbowl of scrutiny much like theirprivate sector counterparts. With recent media focus oninvestigations of false charities, and more disturbingly, ofhousehold-name nonprofits that have abused donor trust bymisdirecting donations, the heat is on the nonprofit board torehabilitate its organizational profile.Encouraging boards to reclaim their role as the ultimateauthority within their nonprofit, nationally recognized nonprofitexpert Dr. Peggy Jackson supplies tips for leveraging the power andvalue of SOX requirements within the nonprofit organization.Containing sample documents, forms, and checklists to introducebest practices into any nonprofit organization, this complete guideis a practical, hands-on tool for equipping your nonprofit's boardtoward a higher quality of control.Relevant for both the large and small nonprofit organizationthis must-have book effectively brings pragmatic clarity to acomplex topic, and explains how to blend Sarbanes-Oxleyrequirements into the nonprofit organization, with topicsincluding:* Common factors that contribute to nonprofit boarddysfunction* Moving nonprofit governance into the twenty-first century* Intervention techniques for moving your board forward* Establishing strategies for lasting change* Creating a platinum standard for governanceHelping your nonprofit board understand and implement SOXrequirements, Sarbanes-Oxley for Nonprofit Boards will beindispensable as a guide and will reinforce your nonprofit'sfinancial structure and reputation.
Acknowledgments.Preface.About the Author.Chapter 1. History and Legislative Background of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and State Nonprofit AccountabilityLegislation.Chapter 2. Moving Nonprofit Governance into the Twenty-FirstCentury.Chapter 3. Leveraging Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements and BestPractices to Move our Board to a Higher Level of Performance.Chapter 4. SOX as a Cure for the "Leave Your Brains at the Door"Syndrome.Chapter 5. Moving the Board Forward: InterventionTechniques.Chapter 6. Start at the Beginning.Chapter 7. Establishing a Platinum Standard for Governance.Chapter 8. SOX and the really Small Nonprofit Board.Appendix A. Letter from Senator Grassley to the Acting Chair ofthe American University Board of Trustees.Appendix B. Whistleblower Protection Policy.Appendix C. Risk Management Plan and Business ContinuityPlan.Appendix D. Technology Policy.Appendix E. Review of Internal Controls Report andRecommendations.Appendix F. Board of Directors-Governance Profile andPerformance Expectations.Appendix G. Conflict-of-Interest Policy.Appendix H. Code of Ethics for Board and Senior Management.Appendix I. Bibliography.Index.