NONPROFIT EYE CANDY?

Nonprofit Audit Toolkit: How sweet it is

When's the last time I wrote about the AICPA's Nonprofit Audit Toolkit? I came across it again this week, and it's awesome! The whole pack can be downloaded as a zip file here. It's really too good for words. You have to check it out. Among some of it's jewels are:

• Audit Committee Charter Matrix	• Tracking Report (Whistleblowers)
• Financial Expertise	• Conducting an Exec. Session
• Sample RFP for CPA Services	• Issues Report from Management
• Independence and Related Issues	• Discussions with Indp. Auditors
• Peer Review of CPA Firms	• Evaluating Indp. Auditors
• Fraud and the Audit Committee	• Evaluating Internal Audit Team
• Hiring the Chief Audit Executive	• Audit Committee Self Evaluation
• Hiring External Experts	• Single Audit Act Issues
• Internal Control	• Resources for Audit Committees
• Evaluation of the Auditors Engagement Letter	• Unique Transactions and Fin. Relationships

NONPROFIT ROLE PLAYING?

Civil Society, Government, Church - What role do we play?

Ever wonder what the role of nonprofits should be in the mix of government agencies, the business community, churches and other "faith-based" orgs? I have, since April, 2005, ever since I heard Bruce Sievers speak on the topic. It is great grist for the mill.

And so the quest for knowledge continues. Recently, a friend sent me a job opening for an innocuous position for the County of Orange called "Performance Auditor". The job paid well (approx. $90 to $150K) and the job description read like so many others:

This position will report to the Performance Audit Director and be assigned activities such as: management audits, process improvement studies, reorganization studies, cost effectiveness assessments, cost-benefit analysis, best practice analysis, program performance evaluations...

etc. etc. All read normally until...I got to the the requirements section. It read:

The candidate must also understand the role of government in society and how it interrelates with the business community.

Can I have a reality check here folks? Send me your comments. It's essay question time. How many of us can answer that question. What exactly is the role of government in society? But more importantly how is it supposed to interrelate with the business community?

If you get that one correct, try this: compare and contrast the answers posed by a democratic or republican candidate. What would Ronnie say? Should we go with "invisible hand" or do we go Libertarian? Just stay out?

In my day (and that includes the present), job requirements meant "knowledge of a certain software package" or "excellent communication skills".

What about after your first year on the job, at evaluation time? Here's how it might read:

Y.T. has a strong understanding of the role of government in society but needs improvement in the interrelation of government with the business community. We recommend several books on Political Science and perhaps a copy of "Good to Great" on her night stand.

What I'd do to be a fly on the wall for that HR meeting.

File this under: huh?


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