Training

Education is the first step to good governance and risk management.  Good governance strengthens an organization and puts the focus on the organization’s mission.  Wright Associates provides governance training sessions designed to cover an array of pertinent topics, including review of:

• The governance questions contained on IRS Form 990 and the subsidiary schedules;
• Good governance best practices standards as established on the state and national level;
• Responsibilities of board members;
• Phased in filing requirements for the new IRS Form 990;
• Excess Benefit Transactions;
• Disqualified Persons;
• Intermediate Sanctions;
• Unrelated Business Income;
• Conflict of interest;
• Whistleblower protection;
• Document retention;
• Compensation best practices;
• Expense reimbursement best practices;
• Internal controls;
• Travel expense best practices;
• Public inspection of documents.

Our training sessions are applicable for:

• Nonprofit Boards of Directors and senior staff members.
• Corporations seeking education for employees who are serving on a nonprofit board(s).

Typical training sessions are approximately 2 hours.  The sessions can be modified to include more or less information to suit the needs of your organization.  Reference materials, including good governance state and national best practice standards, are provided at each training session..

Please email or call us at 515-250-9797 if we can provide more information about our training program or to set up your training session.