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A Best Practice Primer for Audit Committees and Boards by Alice Peterson.

Audit Committee Handbook. Grant Thornton LP. 2001.

Audit Committee Role and Responsibilities. National Council of Nonprofit Associations.

Cost of Meeting Compliance, The: A Case Study of Challenges, Time Investments, and Dollars Spent. Tropman Reports. Oct 2005.

Don't Throw Away Your Tax-Exempt Status. Nonprofit Risk Center of DC. 2007

Effect of Government Funding on Nonprofit Administrative Efficiency: An Empiral Test. Peter Frumkin and Mark T. Kim. Fall 2002.

Financial Accountability. Patricia A. O'Malley. Alliance for Nonprofit Management. 2005.

Financial Interests of Nonprofit Organizations: Memorandum Opinion for the General Counsel, Office of Government Ethics. Jan 2006.

Form 990: Checklist for Completion (Minnesota Nonprofit Accountability Collaborative)

Form 990: Tips for Record Keeping (Minnesota Nonprofit Accountability Collaborative)

Form 990: Tips for Telling the Truth (Minnesota Nonprofit Accountability Collaborative)

Getting What We Pay For: Low Overhead Limits Nonprofit Effectiveness. Nonprofit Overhead Cost Project. Urban Institute. Aug 2004 .

How to Assess Nonprofit Financial Performance. Elizabeth K. Keating and Peter Frumkin. 2001.

Innovation Trends in Nonprofit Financial Services to the Underbanked. The Center for Financial Services Innovation. Sep 2005.

Invest in overhead or pay the price. San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. Aug 2005.

No Margin - No Mission: Financial Empowerment Strategies for Nonprofits by Delena Wilkerson. Nonprofit Financial Center.

Nonprofit Financial Disclosure by Lester M. Salamon. Johns Hopkins University (April 2005

Nonprofit Financial Management Manual: Overview, Setting Up Systems, Annual Operating Cycle compiled by Cheryl Black, CPA. Adult Literacy Organizational Development Project of the Center for Community Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College and the Texas Education Agency (2003) - currently being revised.

Administration financiera no lucrativa: Panorama general, Preparación de sistemas, Ciclo anual de operaciones. avalado por el Proyecto de Capacitación Organizativa para la Alfabetización de Adultos (ALOTP), una asociación de la Agencia de Educación de Texas y del Centro de Organizaciones No Lucrativas Basadas en la Comunidad, del Departamento de Relaciones Gubernamentales y Comunitarias del Colegio Comunitario en Austin (2003).

Nonprofits Should be Upfront with Fundraising Costs. San Luis Obispo Community Foundation. Mar 2006.

Principles of Nonprofit Investment Management. Commonfun Institute.

Pros and Cons of Financial Efficiency Standards by Nonprofit Overhead Cost Project. Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at Urban Institute and Center on Philanthropy and Indiana University. Aug 2004.

Quality of Financial Reporting by Nonprofits: Findings and Implications, The. Nonprofit Overhead Cost Project. Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy at Urban Institute and Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Aug 2004.

Reengineering Nonprofit Financial Accountability: Toward a More Reliable Foundation for Regulation by Elizabeth K. Keating and Peter Frumkin. The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and the Kennedy School of Government. Aug 2000.

Report on the Nonprofit Investment Capital Roundtable by Stephanie Lessans Geller and Lester M. Salamon. John Hopkins University. 2007.

Single Audit Act, The: How Compliant Are Nonprofit Organizations by Elizabeth K. Keating et al. The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. Mar 2003.

Strategic Positioning and the Financing of Nonprofit Organizations: Is Efficiency Rewarded in the Contributions Marketplace by Peter Frumkin and Mark T. Kim. The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations and The Kennedy School of Government. Oct 2000.

Understanding Management and General Expenses in Nonprofits by Thomas H. Pollak et al. Overhead Cost Study Working Paper. 2001.

What We Know About Overhead Costs in the Nonprofit Sector. Nonprofit Overhead Cost Project. Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at Urban Institute and Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Feb 2004.

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Web Resources

IRS www.irs.gov/charities/index.html - Discusses 990s, contribution designations, online workshops, and information about efiling.