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Financial Management

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

http://www.aicpa.org
The AICPA is the national, professional organization for all Certified Public Accountants. Its mission is to provide members with the resources, information, and leadership that enable them to provide valuable services in the highest professional manner to benefit the public as well as employers and clients.

Charity Navigator

http://www.CharityNavigator.com
The nation's largest evaluator of charities helps donors and ministry staff understand and discern the true fiscal operations of any of the more than 5000 charities in their databases.

Chronicle of Philanthropy

http://www.philanthropy.com
The Chronicle is a repository of useful stories, surveys and links for the nonprofit world. It's the basic weekly source of information on philanthropy in the US.

Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability

http://www.ecfa.org
An accreditation agency dedicated to helping Christian ministries earn the public's trust through adherence to seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship.

Generous Giving

http://www.generousgiving.com
A privately funded ministry that seeks to encourage people to experience the joy of giving and embrace a lifestyle of generosity, according to God's word and Christ's example. This website offers a range of resources and diagnostics for givers, ministry leaders, and financial advisors.

Guidestar

http://www.guidestar.org
A useful resource to research information on nonprofit organizations to verify their legitimacy, view their 990 forms, and find financial information.

IRS Tax Information for Charitable Organizations

http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/
The government's official website of the Internal Revenue Service, with valuable resources for nonprofits and charities.

Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Finance Publications

http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-131488.html
Find the latest books for finance, budgeting, and management.

Not-for-profit.org

http://not-for-profit.org
Site of sites that support nonprofit management and fundraising. Helpful for information on grantswriting and donor management software.

Helpful Articles for Audit Committees from the AICPA:

"Audit Committee Charter Matrix"

http://www.aicpa.org/audcommctr/toolkitsnpo/Consolidated_Matrix.htm

"Eight Habits of Highly Effective Audit Committees"

http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/sep2007/eight_habits.htm

"Internal Control: A Tool for the Audit Committee"

http://www.aicpa.org/audcommctr/toolkitsnpo/Internal_Control.htm

"Fraud and the Responsibilities of the Audit Committee: An Overview"

http://www.aicpa.org/audcommctr/toolkitsnpo/Fraud.htm

"Resources for Audit Committees"

http://www.aicpa.org/audcommctr/toolkitsnpo/Resources.htm

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