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Maximizing Nonprofit Internal Controls: An Essential Guide for Even the Most Pure

The Editors and Hilda H. Polanco
August 14, 2019
“Spigot,” Erin Murphy

This webinar was originally uploaded on March 14, 2017.

Whether your nonprofit is more like an intimate family or an enormous well-oiled machine, fraud can occur, and when it happens, it can damage your reputation, relationships with funders, and staff morale. In other words, you can’t afford it.

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Whether your nonprofit is more like an intimate family or an enormous well-oiled machine, fraud can occur, and when it happens, it can damage your reputation, relationships with funders, and staff morale. In other words, you can’t afford it.

Every nonprofit, even those employing the most pure at heart, should think about the steps an organization needs to take to ensure the proper stewardship of funds. Some of the job is in the development of processes and procedures, but these need to be backed up by the establishment of a culture of integrity and care. What are the elements of such a system, and how does one go about integrating them in various types and sizes of nonprofits?

This webinar will walk participants through a very practical program to help you address your nonprofit’s financial integrity.

Among the things to be addressed:

  • What is the board role?
  • What does one have to consider regarding financial staff?
  • What technological resources and human resources policies help?
  • What policies and procedures are must-do’s?

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The Editors

Hilda H. Polanco

Hilda H. Polanco is the founder and CEO of FMA, a management consulting firm focused on building the financial and operational strength of nonprofit organizations.

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