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Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Flashcards
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- 1Duty of CareRequires that directors of a tax-exempt organization be reasonably informed about the organization's activities, participate in decision making, & act in good faith & with the care of an ordinary prudent person in comparable circumstances
- 2Duty of LoyaltyRequires board members to exercise their power in the interest of the tax-exempt organization and not in their personal interest or the interest of another entity
- 3Duty of ObedienceRequires board members of a tax exempt organization comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws; adhere to the organization's governing documents; and remain guardians of the organization's mission
- 4Fiduciary ResponsibilityTo treat the resources of an organization as a trust and ensure resources are utilized in a reasonable, appropriate, and legally accountable manner
- 5Target MarketingThe process whereby decisions are made about which groups an organization will choose to serve within specific markets
- 6AdvocacyGeneral support for an idea or issue
- 7Direct LobbyingAsking an elected official or others who can make policy decisions to act in a particular way on a specific policy proposal
- 8Grassroots OrganizingThe process through which people plan and build shared efforts to work for the changes that they want on their issues
- 9Outcome GoalsHas value in and of itself, not as a means to some other end
- 10Activity GoalsRefer to the actual work of a program, such as the level of activities within the program
- 11Chart of AccountsLabels or categories used to organize the assets, liabilities, bet assets, income and expenses of an organization
- 12Donor PyramidIllustration of the relationship among donors, fundraising strategies, and the form of donors' gifts
- 13Planned GivingUmbrella term for the various financial and investment vehicles that leave a gift to an organization after the donor's passing
- 14Job AnalysisTechniques used to observe, record, and summarize the main components of a job
- 15Donor EngagementThe process of cultivating prospective major, planned, or capital campaign donors
- 16The private inurement doctrine for nonprofit organizationsPrevents distribution of profits to directors and officers
- 17Organizational Effectiveness EvaluationUsed to gather information on the results of past activities for the purpose of assessing the state of an organization as a whole
- 18Financial AuditVerifies the accuracy of an organization's financial statements
- 19Accrual-basisAn accounting system that recognizes a transaction whenever it creates a financial obligation
- 20Optimum ReserveThe metric calculated by subtracting unrestricted income from spending in each of the past five years
- 21Defined BenefitA type of retirement plan which determines the income that an employee will receive upon retirement based on a percentage of the average compensation over all or a number of employment years
- 22A Paid Time Off PolicyA tool organizations can use to encourage workers to take responsibility for their vacation and sick leave
- 23Request for Reasonable AccommodationAn employee's request for a schedule change per a doctor's order
- 24Operating ReserveA pool of liquid, unrestricted assets used to supplement weak income
- 25EmbeddednessThe extent to which staff and their families are engaged in the organization and its community
- 26Perceived FitA perceived alignment between the goals of the organization and one's own values and objectives
- 27Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)Rewards employees for choosing within a network but allows coverage outside of the network
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