VIDEO Q&A for Subscribers: August 2025
Ben and Mike answer questions from subscribers about the rights of members to access a membership organization's documents, whether small organizations should have an audit committee, addressing auditor findings, and balancing privacy concerns with reporting and disclosure requirements.
PREVIEW SHORTER CLIP:
FULL 30-MINUTE VIDEO:
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Rights of members to access a membership organization's documents
04:57 - Having committees or other governing bodies to address these requests
09:05 - Whether small organizations should have an audit committee
12:24 - What to do when an organization's auditor posted repeated findings about mismatches between the trial balance and financial statement numbers
16:50 - Balancing privacy concerns of Board members with reporting and disclosure requirements
20:43 - Balancing privacy concerns of donors
22:28 - Balancing privacy concerns of other volunteers and leadership
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