Resources on
Nonprofit Ethics and Accountability
(as gathered for May 5 , 2006 Conference Program)

Conference Presentations

May 5 , 2006 Conference Program & Presenters

Audio* - Introductions (Barry Silverberg & Tony Ciccone) & Putting the Conference in Perspective by Justice Bob Pemberton, Third Court of Appeals of Texas. Former chair of local and statewide “Lawyers as Leaders” initiatives   

Audio* - Legitimacy in the Nonprofit Sector: Moving Beyond Effectiveness and Accountability led by Peter Frumkin, Director, RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin - PowerPoint

Audio* -Best Practices in Nonprofit Governance in Light of Sarbanes Oxley led by Jan Soifer, Attorney at Law, Delgado, Acosta, Braden & Jones, P.C. - Paper

Audio* -The Nonprofit Sector from the Perspective of the Office of the Attorney General presented by Susan K. Staricka, Chief, Charitable Trusts Section, Consumer Protection-Public Health Division, Office of the Attorney General - State of Texas - PDF

Audio* - Increasing Our Attention on Nonprofit Risk Management led by Frances Leos Martinez, Director, Texas CBAR - Legal Audit Update

Audio* -Momentum for Nonprofit Reform: Legal and Political Issues - led by Richard W. Meyer, Attorney at Law - PowerPoint

* Sound engineering by Rachel Lanham, Production & Operations Specialist, Austin Community College

Downloadable and Online Resources

Strengthening Transparency, Governance, Accountability of Charitable Organizations (supplement to final report), Panel on the Nonprofit Sector (April 2006)

Financial Accountability and Audit Committees (National Council of Nonprofit Agencies)

The Impact of Sarbanes Oxley on Private and Nonprofit Companies by Paul D. Broude, Foley & Lardner LLP (2006 National Directors Institute, Chocago, Illinois, March 9, 2005)

Nonprofit accountability: Executive compensation in exempt organizations By Angela Dotson (October 2005 issue of Smart Business Atlanta)

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

Nonprofit Governance and Accountability by Lester M. Salamon and Stephanie L. Geller, Johns Hopkins University

Fact Sheet on the Continued Crisis in Charitable Confidence by Paul C. Light New York University Brookings Institution September 13, 2004

The New Face of Nonprofit Accountability – A Briefing for Funders, Board Members and Managers by Fiscal Management Associates, LLC (January 22, 2004)

Exploring Nonprofit Accountability by Stefan Nagel and Konrad Liegel

Opportunities Lost: Missing the Point in the Nonprofit Accountability Conversation by Rick Cohen (Nonprofit Quarterly, April 5, 2005)

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)

Legislative Overview 2005: Federal and State Legislative and Regulatory Activity Relevant to the Nonprofit Sector at Large (National Council of Nonprofit Associations, Spring 2006)