Nonprofit Financial and Legal Compliance Checklist Checklist — Sustainability Education 4 Nonprofits

Nonprofit Financial and Legal Compliance
Basics Checklist

SE4N’s A. Michael Gellman (CPA, CGMA) and Benjamin Takis (Attorney) jointly authored this detailed checklist to cover the essential basics of financial and legal compliance that should be part of any nonprofit organization’s sustainability planning and risk management process.
This checklist draws from our collective decades of experience working with nonprofits, and addresses subjects including:
Conflicts of Interest
Internal Controls and Risk Assessment
Employment and Human Resources
Financial Reporting and Audits
Government Grants
Governance and Corporate Records, and
Other Key Risk Management Areas.
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SE4N's A. Michael Gellman (CPA, CGMA) and Benjamin Takis (JD) jointly authored this detailed checklist to cover the essential basics of financial and legal compliance that should be part of any nonprofit organization’s sustainability planning and risk management process, including Conflicts of Interest, Internal Controls and Risk Assessment, Employment and Human Resources, Financial Reporting and Audits, Government Grants, Governance and Corporate Records, and other Key Risk Management Areas.

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