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Nonprofit Board Members — Don’t Let the New Form 990 Catch You Flat-Footed Contributed by:
Elizabeth SchmidtWednesday, September 17, 2008 (4 years 240 days ago)
As a nonprofit board member, you have plenty of things to worry about, and so it’s tempting to leave all aspects of the tax information form to the organization’s accountant. Don’t.
The IRS has recently completed its first major overhaul of the Form 990 in 30 years, and the new form places such an emphasis on governance that the board cannot afford to ignore its duties to ensure the organization is run well. This article summarizes the key provisions that your board should examine in order to avoid the embarrassment of being forced to admit its shortcomings publicly (and a possible resulting IRS audit). Fortunately, the changes you make in response to this new form should help you improve your operations and better meet your mission.
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Policies and Procedures: The Nuts and Bolts That Keep Your Nonprofit from Crashing Contributed by:
Elizabeth SchmidtThursday, October 20, 2005 (7 years 208 days ago)
Your nonprofit organization's policies and procedures ... are the safety steps you take to ensure your ultimate service works smoothly. Without them, if anything goes wrong with your organization, you can expect your critics to look for your policies and procedures -- and to blame the board if they are not in place.
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Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You Contributed by:
Elizabeth SchmidtWednesday, July 20, 2005 (7 years 300 days ago)
Most of us would rather have a relationship with funders based on mutual respect and trust. Is that possible in a world in which the funders hold the purse-string powers? It should be.
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