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Articles

Adopt Best Practices on Principle--Before the Law Requires by David A. Brown, Kern, DeWenter, Viere.
Balancing Public Accountability and Nonprofit Autonomy: Milestone Contracting in Oklahoma by Peter Frumkin. Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University. Working Paper No. 6. 2001.
Best Practices of Nonprofits. Whatcom Council of Nonprofits. website.
Checklist of Accountability. Toolkit on Trust. Independent Sector.
Document Destruction Schedule. National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Exploring Nonprofit Accountability by Stefan Nagel and Konrad Liegel.
Fact Sheet on the Continued Crisis in Charitable Confidence by Paul C. Light. New York University Brookings Institution.2004.
Financial Accountability. Patricia A. O'Malley. Alliance for Nonprofit Management. 2005.
Foundation Accountability and Effectiveness. Aspen Institute.
Form 990: Checklist for Completion. Charities Review Council of Minnesota.
Form 990: Tips for Recordkeeping. Charities Review Council of Minnesota.
Form 990: Tips for Telling the Truth. Charities Review Council of Minnesota.
Healthy Nonprofits Act as Accountable, Transparent Entities. San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. Feb 2006.
Impact of Sarbanes Oxley on Private and Nonprofit Companies by Paul D. Broude, Foley & Lardner LLP. National Directors Institute. 2005.
In Search of Regulatory Balance. Center for Nonprofit Leadership & Management. 2006.
IRS Publication: Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations.
New Face of Nonprofit Accountability – A Briefing for Funders, Board Members and Managers. Fiscal Management Associates, LLC. 2004.
Nonprofit Accountability: Executive compensation in exempt organizations by Angela Dotson (October 2005 issue of Smart Business Atlanta)
Nonprofit Financial Disclosure by Lester M. Salamon. Johns Hopkins University. 2005
Nonprofit Governance and Accountability by Lester M. Salamon and Stephanie L. Geller, Johns Hopkins University
Panel on the Nonprofit Sector: Strengthening Transparency, Governance, Accountability of Charitable Organizations. A Final Report to Congress and the Nonprofit Sector. Jun 2005.
Strengthening Transparency, Governance, Accountability of Charitable Organizations (supplement to final report), Panel on the Nonprofit Sector (April 2006)
Public Trust in the Public Face of Charities by Mark A. Hager. Democracy & Society, inaugural issue. Spr 2004.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Implications for Nonprofit Organizations, The. BoardSource & Independent Sector.
Standards of Excellence: An Ethics & Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. OANO website.
SOX Impact on Nonprofit Organizations. Foley & Lardner LLP. 2005.
TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS: Improvements Possible in Public, IRS, and State Oversight of Charities. U.S. General Accounting Office. Apr 2002.
Why All the Fuss About the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by Susan Budak.
Wrongdoings by Officers and Directors of Charities: A Survey of Press Reports, 1995-2002 by Marion R Fremon-Smith and Andras Kosaras. Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. 2003.

Best Practices in Nonprofit Governance in Light of Sarbanes Oxley led by Jan Soifer, Attorney at Law, Delgado, Acosta, Braden & Jones, P.C. - Paper One Day Conference on Accountability in the New Century: Ethical & Legal Responsibilities for Nonprofits(including the application of Sarbanes-Oxley principles), May 5. 2006. ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Austin Young Lawyers Association & Shannon Gracy Ratliff Miller LLP
Increasing Our Attenion on Nonprofit Risk Management presented by Frances Leos Martinez, Director, Texas CBAR. One Day Conference on Accountability in the New Century: Ethical & Legal Responsibilities for Nonprofits(including the application of Sarbanes-Oxley principles), May 5. 2006. ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Austin Young Lawyers Association & Shannon Gracy Ratliff Miller LLP
Legitimacy in the Nonprofit Sector: Moving Beyond Effectiveness and Accountability led by Peter Frumkin, Director, RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin - PowerPoint One Day Conference on Accountability in the New Century: Ethical & Legal Responsibilities for Nonprofits(including the application of Sarbanes-Oxley principles), May 5. 2006. ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Austin Young Lawyers Association & Shannon Gracy Ratliff Miller LLP
Momentum for Nonprofit Reform: Legal & Political Issues presented by Richard W. Meyer, Attorney at Law.
One Day Conference on Accountability in the New Century: Ethical & Legal Responsibilities for Nonprofits(including the application of Sarbanes-Oxley principles), May 5. 2006. ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Austin Young Lawyers Association & Shannon Gracy Ratliff Miller LLP
Nonprofit Sector from the Perspective of the Office of the Attorney General, The presented by Susan K. Staricka, Chief, Charitable Trusts Section, Consumer Protection-Public Health Division, Office of the Attorney General - State of Texas - PDF One Day Conference on Accountability in the New Century: Ethical & Legal Responsibilities for Nonprofits(including the application of Sarbanes-Oxley principles), May 5. 2006. ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations, Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Austin Young Lawyers Association & Shannon Gracy Ratliff Miller LLP

Web Resources

IRS www.irs.gov/charities/index.html - Discusses 990s, contribution designations, online workshops, and new regulations.
NPOnline Legal Information www.ayla.org/npointro2.html - NPOnline Legal Information offers free information on legal issues affecting Texas nonprofits. Co-sponsored by ACC CCBNO, TANO and Austin Young Lawyers Association.
Texas C-BAR www.texascbar.org - Texas C-BAR provides free legal assistance to Texas nonprofits working to improve the quality of life in low-income neighborhoods. They recruit experienced transactional attorneys, who volunteer to help these organizations with their real estate, tax, corporate, and employment law needs. Its Legal Resource Library is a very useful resource.

Nonprofit Legal Toolkit (2005) Texas C-BAR - These files contain a general overview of legal requirements governing nonprofits in Texas, including a legal compliance checklist and information on record-keeping and filing requirements, charitable raffles, and HIPPA.

Texas Young Lawyers Association Lawyers as Leaders www.tyla.org/leaders - Lawyers As Leaders seeks to connect young lawyers interested in volunteering with nonprofits and community service organizations with whom they can make a positive contribution.
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas www.vlsoct.org - Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas helps low-income clients access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate free legal advice and representation, and by supporting and training those attorneys.