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Welcome Board Policies: Integrity in Action Webinar February 22, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome Board Policies: Integrity in Action Webinar February 22, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome Board Policies: Integrity in Action Webinar February 22, 2013 presented by Center for Nonprofit Excellence, United Way of Central New Mexico Special thanks to Daniels Fund 1 Todays Speakers Anne Nokes Tsiporah Nephesh Community
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Integrity in Action
Board Policies
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Why Have Policies?
To protect the
- rganization and
safeguard its assets To maintain legal and ethical integrity
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Why Have Policies?
Board
- Policies protect the board
and demonstrate responsible management
Clients
- Policies
protect the clients’ confidentiality and rights
Donors
- Policies protect donors’ and
wishes
Staff
- Policies
protect the staff by delineating expectations
Protection
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Insurance
Directors & Officers’ Liability (D&O) General Liability Employment Practices Liability (EPLI) Sexual Abuse and Molestation Liability (SAM)
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Why have written policies? Bylaws – the policies that govern the board Policies vs. Procedures IRS Big Three
Agenda
Personnel and Financial Policies
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Bylaws
The bylaws are the policies of the board The board operates within the bylaws Review your bylaws to ensure they are keeping pace with technology. If your board has made any substantive changes, your bylaws need to reflect those changes.
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Policies Policies are the purview of the board. They are written and approved by the board. Short, concise, general. Procedures Procedures are the purview of the staff. Procedures are created and written by the staff. Procedures do not need board approval, but should be aligned with board policies. Detailed, explicit and subject to change.
Policies vs. Procedures
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Board of Directors Executive Director Staff
Policies and Procedures
Governance Implementation
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Why Have Written Policies?
In the eye’s of the court, a policy doesn’t exist unless it is written and is recorded in the minutes of the board meeting when it is adopted.
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Conflict of Interest Record Retention & Destruction Whistleblower Protection
IRS Requested Policies
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Personnel & Financial Policies
Personnel policies help to mitigate the risk for litigation. Personnel policies include: grievance, anti- harassment, whistleblower protection, nondiscrimination, terms
- f employment,
background checks, etc. Sound financial policies help to safeguard the fiscal assets of the
- rganization.
Financial policies include: separation of duties, audit, credit card usage, reimbursement, purchasing, billing, reserves, etc.
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Gift Acceptance Transportation
Other Policies
Confidentiality Media Relations Inclement Weather
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- Bylaws Checklist by Blue Avocado
- Conflict of Interest Policy sample by IRS
- Whistleblower Policy sample by National Council of
Nonprofits
- Record Retention and Destruction Policy sample by
Board Source
- IRS Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits
- Board Source, articles, books, trainings for board
members, Nonprofit Policy Sampler
Resources
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