It is important to understand behaviors that create effective nonprofit governance boards, as well as ethical principles and practices. For this assignment, you will take a close look at some of these principles. The purpose of this assignment is to learn more about the principles of board governance.
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Read Chapter 4 in your textbook: Worth, M. J. (2021). Nonprofit management: Principles and practices (7th ed.). SAGE Publications.
· Choose three governance principles mentioned in The Search for Best Practices section, starting on page 104.
· Read The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Implications for Nonprofit Organizations Links to an external site. .
· Read The Shifting Landscape for American Not-For-Profit Organizations: Good Governance Practices for 501(c)(3) Organizations: Should the IRS Become Further Involved? Links to an external site.
· Read The Relationship Between Sarbanes-Oxley Policies and Donor Advisories in Nonprofit Organizations Links to an external site. .
In your paper,
· Identify the three governance principles you chose.
· Describe each of the three principles in detail.
· Discuss the importance of having a board that is made up of people with different cultural backgrounds.
· Discuss one of the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and how it applies to nonprofits and board governance.
The Governance Duties paper
· Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style Links to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word Links to an external site. resource.
· Must include a separate title pages with the following:
· Title of paper in bold font
· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
· Student’s name
· Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
· Course name and number
· Instructor’s name
· Due date
· Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions Links to an external site. and Writing a Thesis Statement Links to an external site. , refer to the Writing Center resources.
· Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text.
· The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research Links to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper Links to an external site. guide.
· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List Links to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
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