The Accountability Factor
Jacklyn P. Boice answers the question "Are more laws the answer to ensure greater accountability, or is there too much regulation in place already?" in this Advancing Philanthropy article.

Sample Conflict of Interest Policies
These sample conflict of interest policies may provide guidance as your board develops its own policy.

• Sample Conflict of Interest Policy from the Internal Revenue Service
• Conflict of Interest Policy information from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Model Board Member Code of Conduct from Midwest Society of Association Executives
• Sample Governance Policies from the Institute on Governance

Risk Management Essentials for Nonprofit Providers
Comprehensive risk management programs have to permeate the entire organization. Learn to evaluate your risk from a governace, operational and legal perspective to act responsibly and avoid risk traps.

Health Care Compliance Association
The association provides resources for ethics and compliance professionals and others who share these principles.

Center for Ethics in Health Care
The center's goals are to call attention to the rights and dignity of individuals and to increase the participation of health care professionals in society's search for just and prudent health policies.

Legal Briefings
AAHSA's legal team provides policy guidance on court cases and other legal matters affecting aging-services providers. Learn about pending cases, and review briefs on governance ethics, corporate compliance and more.

Panel on the Nonprofit Sector: Supplemental Report
The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector has released additional recommendations to Congress as part of its continuing effort to strengthen nonprofit accountability. This report supplements the panel's June 2005 report to Congress, which offered more than 120 actions to be taken by Congress, the IRS and charitable organizations.

Report of the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector
This report, produced at the behest of Senate Finance Committee leaders, highlights the panel's principles and recommendations to encourage legal and ethical behavior in the not-for-profit sector.

Governance and Ethics Guidelines for Charities
The Independent Sector's Panel on the Nonprofit Sector published a guide for charities and foundations covering 33 principles of good governance and ethics. The principles are organized under four main categories: legal compliance and public disclosure; effective governance; strong financial oversight; and responsible fundraising.

Our Moral Imperative: Creating an Ethical Workplace
Our Moral Imperative: Creating an Ethical Workplace addresses the moral responsibilities of providers as caregivers, employers and members of their communities.

Checklist for Accountability
Building an organization committed to the highest ethical standards, demands more than just following the law. It also requires fostering practices that create an environment of transparency, accountability and integrity. The Independent Sector developed this checklist to help not-for-profit organizations reassure their stakeholders of their commitment to earning the public's trust.

Report on Nonprofit Governance and Accountability
The Johns Hopkins University's Nonprofit Listening Post Project issued a report on of U.S. nonprofit organizations. The study, based on a survey of 600 nonprofit organizations, reveals information about the functions of nonprofit boards, financial disclosure, accountability provisions and adherence to best practice standards.