Sarbanes-Oxley for Nonprofit Boards : A New Governance Paradigm
Peggy M. Jackson
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New York : : Wiley, , 2006.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (210 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Sarbanes-Oxley for Nonprofit Boards; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: History and Legislative Background of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and State Nonprofit Accountability Legislation; What Is the Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation About?; Current Legislative Environment for Nonprofits; California's Nonprofit Integrity Act; Summary; Endnote; Chapter 2: Moving Nonprofit Governance into the Twenty-First Century; How Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation Has Changed Governance Expectations in All Economic Sectors. - Appendix E: Review of Internal Controls Report and Recommendations. - Chapter 7: Establishing a Platinum Standard for GovernanceSOX Best Practices: Moving to a Platinum Operating Standard; What Are Platinum Operating Standards?; The Board's Role in Changing the Organization's Culture and Values To Introduce a Platinum Standard; How Implementation of SOX Requirements and Best Practices Facilitates Change; The Board's Oversight Role in Implementing Your Nonprofit's Document Preservation Policy; The Board's Role in the Review of Internal Controls; A Platinum Standard for the Board; Platinum Standards and SOX Best Practices; Summary; Endnotes. - Chapter 8: SOX and the Really Small Nonprofit BoardChallenges of Really Small Boards; Five Myths that Hold Small Nonprofits Back; How to Scale SOX Best Practices in Small Nonprofits; Keys to Success in Customizing SOX Best Practices; Summary; Appendix A: Letter from Senator Grassley to the Acting Chair of the American University Board of Trustees; Appendix B: Whistleblower Protection Policy; Appendix C: Risk Management Plan and Business Continuity Plan; Risk Management Plan: Table of Contents; Business Continuity Plan; Appendix D: Technology Policy; Talking Points. - What Is the "Leave Your Brains at the Door" Syndrome?Crafting Intervention Strategies for the Syndrome; Summary; Endnotes; Chapter 5: Moving the Board Forward: Intervention Techniques; Organizational Culture; How to Jump-Start the Board to a Higher Level of Productivity; Summary; Endnotes; Chapter 6: Start at the Beginning; Questionnaire; Utilizing the Data from the Questionnaire as a Platform for Change; Developing Your Board's Current Profile; Blueprint for Action; Leveraging the Blueprint: Establishing Strategies for Lasting Change; Summary. - Why Do Nonprofit Boards Have Difficulty in Adjusting to Twenty-First-Century Expectations?Summary; Endnotes; Chapter 3: Leveraging Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements and Best Practices to Move Your Board to a Higher Level of Performance; What Are the SOX Requirements and Best Practices?; Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements; Implementing SOX Best Practices; SOX and the Board: Achieving Greater Accountability; Summary; Endnotes; Chapter 4: SOX as a Cure for the "Leave Your Brains at the Door" Syndrome; Board Dysfunction in Today's New Legislative Environment. - 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 f
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| ISBN | 0471790370. - 9780471790372
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