Last year, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled a plan to “revitalize” New York’s nonprofit sector. We told you about it here. This year, he has a new focus – 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organizations. This isn’t too surprising given the press these organizations have received lately, but the high level of transparency the AG’s …
Posts Categorized: Accountability
America's Most Wanted: Charities Edition
The Tampa Bay Times recently ran a series on what it and The Center for Investigative Reporting describe as the nation’s 50 worst charities. These include nonprofits whose fundraisers earn up to 98% of every dollar earned and whose insiders make millions of dollars per year. The articles also admonish charity regulators for not doing …
Hershey Trust Settlement Shocks Many, Has a Lesson for All
Two years ago, the Pennsylvania Attorney General began an investigation into the $9 billion Hershey Trust, which operates a prominent residential facility for disadvantaged youth. The investigation started after the trust made multi-million dollar purchases of a golf course and an adjacent market. Allegations of inappropriate expenditures followed, claiming that board members received excessive compensation …
Free Nonprofit Financial Workshop on May 21
Do you feel lost when reviewing your nonprofit’s financial reports? Education will help you conquer your financial trepidation and accounting firm Green Hasson Janks‘ upcoming workshop is a great place to start. The workshop will share tips and best practices for engaging your board and staff in the financial aspects of your organization. In addition, …
A FREE PROGRAM FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
If you are a nonprofit Executive Director, CFO, or Director of Human Resources, we urge you to attend A Program for Non-Profit Organizations being held on May 17, 2013 from 7:30am-10:30am at the Sportsmen’s Lodge. The program will include strategies for managing your banking partnership and how to discipline and terminate employees without getting sued, …
Another FREE Opportunity to Learn How to Prevent Fraud
We’ve previously posted about the importance of nonprofits implementing controls to stop fraud. Have you done anything about it yet? If not, don’t worry, here is another opportunity for you to learn how to protect your organization. This Thursday (12/20) at 9AM PST, Nancy Church, author of “Not-for-Profit Accounting: A Very Practical Manual” and owner …