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New Rating System Will Guide Billions In Donations: Will Your Nonprofit Benefit?

by Geri Stengel on Jul 26, 2011 - 12:15am

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Good news! A big step forward has been taken in the way nonprofits will be rated by Charity Navigator (CN), a rating agency that influences the donations of millions of donors. Starting this summer, accountability and transparency will be taken into account, in addition to the traditional financial data.

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For Nonprofit Board Members, Financial Compliance is Good Business and It's the Law

by Guest Blogger on Oct 5, 2009 - 5:40pm

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By Michael Davidson, October 05, 2009

The Form 990 your organization files in 2010 will hold your board accountable for active, documented financial oversight of your organization. Leaders of nonprofits will be required to report on the existence and on the enforcement of policies on:

Conflicts of Interest
Whistle Blower Protection
Document Retention and Destruction
Executive Compensation
Accounting Procedures