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Publications

Community Accountants produces two publications that are distributed free

Starting a Nonprofit Organization

This is a wonderful guide for individuals or organizations that are interested in ‘Starting a Nonprofit Organization’. ‘Starting a Nonprofit Organization’ contains information on the following topics:

  • Getting Started
  • Board of Directors
  • Recruiting Volunteers
  • Incorporation and Tax Exemption
  • Where to Get and Mail Forms
  • Model Bylaws
  • Model Articles of Incorporation

Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations

This guide is very informative for nonprofit organizations, offering the following topics:

  • Choosing Members of the Board
  • Board Responsibilities
  • Audit Committees
  • Why Budget
  • Planning for Budgeting
  • Who Prepares the Budget
  • How to Prepare the Budget
  • Evaluating the Budget
  • Contingency Planning
  • Key Bookkeeping Concepts
  • Flow of Financial Information
  • Cash, Accrual, and Notified Accrual Bookkeeping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Journals and Ledgers
  • Bank Reconciliation's
  • Effective Petty Cash Accounting
  • Functional Reporting (Reporting by Program)
  • The Need for Financial Information
  • The Source of Financial Information
  • Formats for Presentation
  • Evaluating the Internal Financial Report
  • Cash Flow Planning
  • Using Cash Flow Information
  • Monitoring Cash Flow
  • Investing Cash
  • Internal Control
  • Introduction
  • Exempt Organizations
  • Federal Forms
  • Pennsylvania Forms
  • Payroll Tax Obligations
  • Sample Chart of Accounts
  • Sample Cash Receipts Journal
  • Sample Cash Disbursements Journal
  • Sample General Journal Entries
  • Sample General Ledger Page
  • Bank Reconciliation Procedures
  • Sample Bank Reconciliation
  • Treasurer's Report
  • Schedule of Projected Receipts and Disbursements
  • Projected Cash Flow
  • Actual Cash Flow
  • Internal Accounting Control Objectives
  • Internal Control Checklist

CA's publications “Starting a Nonprofit Organization” and “Financial Management of a Nonprofit Organization” are available at CA's offices for no cost or are available by mail for a $5 shipping and handling fee.

Click on the links below to download these Community Accountant publications in PDF format: