Preface.

About the Author.

Chapter 1. History and Legislative Background of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and State Nonprofit Accountability Legislation.

Chapter 2. Moving Nonprofit Governance into the Twenty-First Century.

Chapter 3. Leveraging Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements and Best Practices to Move our Board to a Higher Level of Performance.

Chapter 4. SOX as a Cure for the "Leave Your Brains at the Door" Syndrome.

Chapter 5. Moving the Board Forward: Intervention Techniques.

Chapter 6. Start at the Beginning.

Chapter 7. Establishing a Platinum Standard for Governance.

Chapter 8. SOX and the really Small Nonprofit Board.

Appendix A. Letter from Senator Grassley to the Acting Chair of the American University Board of Trustees.

Appendix B. Whistleblower Protection Policy.

Appendix C. Risk Management Plan and Business Continuity Plan.

Appendix D. Technology Policy.

Appendix E. Review of Internal Controls Report and Recommendations.

Appendix F. Board of Directors-Governance Profile and Performance Expectations.

Appendix G. Conflict-of-Interest Policy.

Appendix H. Code of Ethics for Board and Senior Management.

Appendix I. Bibliography.

Index.