NAO Resources Index

Below is an A-Z list of resources in NAO's Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence.

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Accounting Procedures - includes procedures listed below:

Unrelated Business Income (UBI)

Advocacy & Lobbying

Advocacy Cheat Sheet for Nonprofits (NAO)

Anti-Discrimination & Workplace Harassment Policy Sample

Audits & Related Options

Background Checks

Banking & Credit Cards

Board & ED/CEO Roles

Board Committees

Board Communication & Decision Making

Board Conduct & Ethics

Board - Conflict of Interest on a Nonprofit Board

Board Diversity

Board Meetings

Board Meetings - Virtual

Board Member Service

Board Performance & Assessment

Board Recruitment & Orientation

Board - Related Members on a Nonprofit Board

Board Roles & Duties

Board Voting & Adding/Removing Members

Charitable Solicitation Compliance/Registration

Classifying Employees Correctly

Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality

COVID-19/Pandemic Resources

Cryptocurrency Donations

Data Privacy & Security

Directors & Officers Nonprofit Insurance

Disability Justice: An Audit Tool

Disaster Resources for Nonprofits

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Asset Framing

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Philanthropy

Diversity in Recruiting

Demographic Data Collection

Document Retention

Donor Advised Funds

Donor Engagement

Donor Management Systems

Donor Receipt

Employee Compensation & Benefits

Employee Hiring

Employee Management

Employee Performance Evaluation

Equity Audit Tools

Ethics & Accountability

Employee Handbook

Executive Committee

Executive Director/CEO Role

Executive Director Evaluation

Executive Sessions

Executive Transition/Succession Planning

FASB Accounting Rules

Federal Grant-Single Audit Service Providers

Finance Procedures for Nonprofits

Financial Controls & Policies

Financial Management

Financial Reporting

Financial Service Providers

Form 990 (Federal)

Form CT-12 (State)

Fund Investments

Fiscal Sponsorship

Frequently Asked Questions About Nonprofits

Fundraising General

Fundraising by the Board

Fundraising by Category:

Capital Campaigns

Donation/Gift Acceptance

Donor Gift Range Chart

Donor Table of Gifts Template

Fundraising - Virtual Service Providers

Giving Tuesday

Grant & Funding Resources

Governance Policies

Handbook - Employee

Health Check Assessment Tool for Nonprofits (NAO)

Hiring Your Nonprofit First Employee

HR Legal & Compliance

In-Kind Donations

Independent Contractors

Insurance - Health

Insurance - Nonprofit (includes Directors & Officers Insurance)

Insurance Service Providers

Job Boards for Nonprofits

Job Descriptions

Legal Service Providers

Marketing

Mergers & Strategic Alliances

Mission & Vision

Nonprofit Culture, Teams & Meetings

Nonprofit Sector Reports

Nonprofit Service Providers (NAO Directory)

Nonprofit State & Federal Resources

Onboarding New Staff

Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Law (ORS65)

OregonSaves (state-run retirement plan: staffed nonprofits must register)

Oregon Funding Opportunities

Oregon Wildfire Resources

Oregon Workplace Fairness Act

Paid Time Off Programs

Pandemic Resources (COVID-19)

Philanthropy Reports

Planning During Change Toolkit for Nonprofits (NAO)

Pledges

Program Evaluation

Program Planning & Development

Public Policy & Public Relations

Registered Agent

Reserves

Restricted Funds

Retiring/Exiting Executive Director/CEO

Revenue Recognition

Sabbatical Guide for Nonprofits

Single Audit Service Providers

Social Media

Starting A Nonprofit

State & Federal Resources

Strategic Planning

Stock Gift Donations

Succession Planning/Executive Transition

Succession Planning Toolkits

Theory of Change

Types of Nonprofits

Unrelated Business Income (UBI)

Volunteer Management

Volunteer Waiver Samples

Volunteer Screening & Background Checks

Volunteer Stipends

Whistleblower Protections

Wildfire Resources

Workplace Discrimination

Workplace Re-entry During COVID

Workplace Health, Wellness & Safety