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 Vol. 2 Issue 48 December 14, 2009

Is Your Organization In Control?

By Cheryl Black, TANO's Chief Operating Officer.

 

We hear a lot these days about developing and maintaining internal controls. If you have an annual audit, you know how many more questions the CPA asks you and your employees when they start field work. Do you have your policy and procedures written down? Are they part of your employee orientation and training? Do you know why you have to take time out of your all ready impossible schedule to think about them? Let's step back a moment and look at the logic behind internal controls.  Full article available at

 
For more information on nonprofit internal controls and more join us for the Nonprofit Financial Management Is No Game Series in Bryan/College Station this January. Contact Mary Beth Harrington at mbharrington@tano.org for more details!
Learn more or register for the full series at http://www.tano.org/en/cev/715
TANO Around Texas in December/January 
  
GrantStation LogoFREE Tour of GrantStation
Monday, December 14
This free one-hour webinar will introduce you one of our best TANO Membership Benefits: full access to the GrantStation website, a premiere online resource for nonprofits seeking grants.  The GrantStation Insider Newsletter which you receive weekly is a free service provided as part of your TANOgram subscription and is a sliver the real value of full GrantStation MVP membership which we offer FREE to all TANO members (a $599 value).  Join Cynthia M. Adams, CEO of GrantStation on this tour of the GrantStation website, including discussion on diversifying your grants income and building an aggressive grant seeking program. Register for this webinar at https://cc.readytalk.com/r/qpyx7za60xjh
 
Coming In January - TANO Webinar Wednesdays!  Keep watching TANOgram for information on special webinars every Wednesday on topics critical to the Texas Nonprofit Sector!  Risk Management, Grant Funding, Board and Volunteer Management and more!  Most webinars will be FREE or discounted for TANO members! 
 
NRMCHouse of Sand or Foundation of Stone: The Board of Directors/Trustees - Part of Monthly Risk Management Webinar Series"  The first Risk Management webinar of 2010 will examine methods for evaluating and addressing governance risks. The program will examine a wide range of topics including the composition of the board and best practices for empowering the board to discharge its legal responsibilities.  Register and learn more at http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/training/webinars/reg1.asp?id=235.
 
MonopolyComing in January to Brazos Valley! 
Nonprofit Financial Management is No Game
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No one has a Monopoly on happiness but being part of a nonprofit organization provides many rewards. However, too often a nonprofit organization's lifespan is cut short by poor financial management (bankruptcy!) This series is a fun but in-depth exploration of the major components of nonprofit financial management. Participants will use the components of the game of Monopoly to learn how to play to win their organization's financial health. The organization with the most Monopoly money at the end of the series will win a prize!  Bring this series to your community!  Contact Mary Beth Harrington at mbharrington@tano.org for more details!
 
Register for the full series at http://www.tano.org/en/cev/715

The Six-Part Series Sessions Include:
Buy hotels or Railroads? Developing a Financial Contingency Plan
Friday, January 8  9:00 am - 12:30 pm
FREE to TANO members and those registered for the
Full 6-part Comprehensive Nonprofit Financial Management Series $25 to the public
Register for this session ONLY at: http://www.tano.org/en/cev/716
 
Give Your Board a GET OUT OF JAIL FREE Card - Reading Financial Statements for Nonprofit Staff/Board Members
Friday, January 8 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
                               This session is FREE but Registration is Required!
Register for this session ONLY at http://www.tano.org/en/cev/717
 
Can you Afford BoardWalk? How to Develop and Maintain your Nonprofit Budget
Friday, January 15 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Register for this session ONLY at http://www.tano.org/en/cev/718

Don't Throw the Dice! Prepare for an Audit
Friday, January 15 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Register for this session ONLY at:  http://www.tano.org/en/cev/719
 
Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200. What's Up with the New 990's?
Friday, January 22 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Register for this session ONLY at:  http://www.tano.org/en/cev/720 

Know the Rules of the Game What Internal Controls Should You Have in Place?
Friday, January 22 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Register for this session ONLY at http://www.tano.org/en/cev/721
Nonprofit Sector News
Show Me The Nonprofit Money! 
$$$ New RFP's Announced by Philanthropy Digest - A new list of Requests for Proposals (RFP's) has been published for nonprofits.  For details go to http://www.tano.org/en/art/1207/
 
Faith-Based
 
Risk Management
What Do You Know? Are You Certain? - http://www.tano.org/en/articles/1203 
 
Texas
One Star LogoOneStar seeks Capacity Building Providers - http://www.tano.org/en/articles/1196
 
 
  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure? Appoints Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker as Chief Executive Officer -
http://www.tano.org/en/articles/1199
  • Partners for Sacred Places will offer "Opportunity to Give to Galveston" - http://www.tano.org/en/articles/1201
    • Washington
    House Votes to Keep Current Estate Tax Rate http://www.tano.org/en/articles/1200 
    IRS LogoIRS Update (Topics listed below) - http://www.tano.org/en/articles/1204 
    1.     IRS Offers Tips for Year End Donations
    2.     Exempt Organization Return Due Dates
    3.     Examination Materials Developed for Study of Exempt Organization Governance Now Available
    4.     Treasury and IRS Announce Priority Guidance Plan
    5.     Register Now for Spring Workshops for Small and Mid-Sized 501(c)(3) Organizations
    6.     New Statistical Data on Charities and Other Nonprofits  
     
    NCN logoNews from the National Council of Nonprofits on Health Care Reform, Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010, Estate Tax, IRA Rollovers and Food Inventory and Consumer Financial Protection Agency - http://www.tano.org/en/art/1208/ 
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    NEW! Development Intern (ID: 1223) Posted on 10-Dec-09

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    NEW! Volunteer Management Intern (ID: 1221) Posted on 9-Dec-09

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    FREE Workshop for Your Board!      Give Your Board a GET OUT OF JAIL FREE Card Reading...Friday 8-Jan-10 http://www.tano.org/en/cev/717