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Nonprofit News Roundup: Laws and Money

May 7th, 2009
by Alan.
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roundupSmart things from other parts of the web.  More good blog posts will be found at the end of this month when the Nonprofit Congress Blog hosts the Nonprofit Blog Carnival.  Click through for more details.

Human Resources News For California Nonprofits

Two pieces from What’s New in Employment Law from earlier this year that detail the differences and similarities between California and Federal rules in charts provided by The California Fair Employment and Housing Commission: The comparison between the Federal ADA rules (both new and old) and the California rules and the FMLA and CA’s Family Rights Act and Pregnancy Disability Leave law.

Another post from them details the updates to to CA’s Alternative Work Week law.  I like the changes.

Meal and rest period information for employers as a result of a recent court case.

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Questions and Answers

Apr 8th, 2009
by Alan.
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I’m either asked these questions or I come across them in my work.  Here are three somewhat common ones.Questions?

Our nonprofit is getting ready for our first audit.  What are we supposed to do, and what does the auditor do?

You should receive a letter of engagement from the auditors that helps spell out the relationship.  You’ll also get a lists of things to do and get ready before the auditors come to your offices for the field work.  This article also talks about the process.  But if you have any questions you should ask your auditors before things get going to avoid any confusion and additional cost.

Should board members be allowed to contact staff directly?  Or should all contact go through the Executive Director?

This was a question on an email listserv and the answer that I liked was posted here.

I would like to have “Gross Receipts” defined. Would this include the value of our volunteer labor? Or is it strictly cash value of donations received?

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Nonprofit News Update

Mar 26th, 2009
by Alan.
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roundupThis edition of my Nonprofit News Update features resources for your nonprofit.  One thing I really like about how this sector operates is the willingness we have to share good ideas, to help out our brother and sister organizations.  Twitter is a fine example of that phenomena.  Just follow some of the nonprofit folk out there and you can learn a lot about what is going on in the sector and where the choicest resources lie.

Along the lines of social networks and sharing reddit and Idealist have come together to bring us IdealistNews, a place to post, rate and comment about news articles the feature charitable issues.  Check it out and see what others think is relevant to the nonprofit sector.

A nice resource for nonprofit boards of directors are these videos from BoardSource.  The eleven videos will walk you through the basic responsibility of nonprofit boards, including financial matters.

Been laid off?  Planning on laying people off?  This Guide to Surviving Layoffs might be a good page for helping you and others get back on your feet.

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CPAs, Boards and the IRS

Feb 23rd, 2009
by Alan.
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MegaphoneBelow are three items that might be of interest to nonprofit accounting professionals.

How can our nonprofit find a CPA?

This article from Step By Step Fundraising has some great information on getting you started on your search.  As a bonus for you home school folks out there the author of that article has a great website too.

Are board members liable for investment losses?

Two posts back I answered a question on weather or not a board could be liable if it relied, in good faith, on outside advice when making its decisions.  Later I came across this great piece from the Risk Management Center that talks about the recent Madoff scandal and the impact it will have on nonprofits who had invested funds with him.  Please do read the article and follow through the links, especially to this one, a free publication that details the state laws for charitable immunity.

IRS and 990 trainings and tips

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