GHJ Managing Director Yulia Murzaeva will be speaking the AICPA and CIMA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference as part of a virtual session on June 26. AICPA 2023 Nonprofit Conference is a national annual conference that will be occurring on June 19-21 live in National Harbor, MD, and online on June 26. As an expert and leader in GHJ’s Nonprofit Practice, Yulia will [...]

This week’s ruling in New York by a Federal judge that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated minimum wage and overtime laws by not paying interns should lead nonprofit organizations to reassess their policies for using interns. In the ruling, the judge held that Fox Searchlight Pictures should have paid the two interns who filed the lawsuit because they did the same work [...]

The proposed tax legislation will certainly have a significant impact on individuals and business entities. Some of the changes may also have some unintended consequences for exempt organizations, primarily 501(c)(3) organizations. Below are some highlights that were covered at the Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations that both public charities and private f [...]

This year I attended the The American Institute of CPAs Not-For-Profit Industry Conference in Washington D.C. I reported back on some key takeaways from the conference during our annual accounting and tax update on July 19. I also find it important to share insights from my conversation with Eliz Hovsepian, Vice President of Finance & Controller at Children's Ins [...]

Welcome to Nonprofit Bytes, a podcast that explores the intersection of technology, philanthropy and innovation. Hosted by GHJ Nonprofit Expert Amy Eybsen, this podcast will offer actionable insights for nonprofit leaders and changemakers. In this episode, Amy talks to Connetic Founder and Chairman Matthew Strebe about cybersecurity trends. Matthew explains the l [...]

Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about effective board governance, including dealing with conflicts of interest and financial oversight. This event is recommended for nonprofit executives and their respective board members. Q&A session is included. Speakers: William C. Choi, Partner, Rodriguez, Horii, Choi & Cafferata LLP Margaret Karren, G [...]

By: Margaret Karren While attending the 2013 AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference this past week in Washington D.C., I learned some interesting facts and statistics about employees committing fraud in the nonprofit sector. A typical fraud in a nonprofit organization is for $100,000. Billing fraud accounts for 24.9% of fraud cases. Billing schemes include unreco [...]

On March 29, 2017, GHJ broadcasted an exciting webinar on the 2017 Outlook for Nonprofits. Partner and Nonprofit Practice Leader Donella Wilson of GHJ moderated a provocative discussion with Principal and Nonprofit Tax Leader Lauren Haverlock of GHJ and Nonprofit Consultant Larry Kaplan. For those of you who missed the webinar or wanted to revisit key topics that are [...]

There are several nonprofit organizations in the United States with missions aimed at assisting refugees. These nonprofits provide direct assistance, such as food and clothing, to individuals who are currently living in a foreign country, or help refugees that have recently arrived in the U.S. find housing and settle in the country. On February 2, 2017, President Don [...]

Originally published in the Los Angeles Business Journal. Nonprofits were early advocates for building diversity within their organizations, but to really walk the walk, nonprofit boards must also make diversity a priority. The board of directors reflects the organization’s culture, and it makes sense for the board’s makeup to demonstrate the values of diversity, e [...]