Protiviti’s Non-profit professionals partner with organizations to improve governance, accountability and transparency, resulting in improved performance and reputation. 

In recent years, non-profit organizations have faced unprecedented change and increased public scrutiny. Non-profits are a very broad and diverse group, ranging from non-profit associations and foundations to charitable organizations. Some associations have experienced a decline in membership and a shrinking pool of volunteer leaders. Public charities are dealing with slowing contributions from the public and reduced government funding. At the same time, there has been an increase in regulatory oversight. And private foundations, including family, independent, and company foundations, are facing stricter limitations around their activities than ever before.

Reputation management is essential for all non-profits. As a result, governance and compliance issues are highly visible. The current economic crisis has ushered in an era of greater demand for governance, transparency and accountability from non-profit organizations. The result is heightened awareness surrounding a strong system of internal controls and assurance provided to constituents that funds are managed and used efficiently, effectively and appropriately.

At Protiviti, our industry experts understand the challenges faced by your non-profit organization. Our solutions are designed to help you turn these challenges into advantages by focusing on governance, accountability and transparency.

1. Governance is a collective effort. It is made up of all of the processes the board and executive management take to advance a shared purpose consistent with the organization's mission. Leveraging our Enterprise Risk Assessment and Sarbanes-Oxley experience, we will work with your organization to implement cost-effective processes to source, monitor and manage risks that demonstrate to a diverse group of stakeholders that the organization is held to a higher standard.
    
2. Accountability is being answerable for an obligation or willing to accept responsibility for an action. Our professionals are experienced consultants, many with non-profit experience, who bring significant operational and tactical expertise to our client engagements. We can assist you with an array of services, including internal audit and technology risk assessments within your most significant processes, such as fundraising, grant administration and processing, volunteer management, program and service delivery and treasury operations.
    
3. Transparency is making it easy for those inside and outside of the organization to see how resources contributed to your non-profit are used. Through our work to implement leading governance practices, we ensure accountability within your organization. You are able to confidently disclose more information about the use of resources and the outcome of the work to which they are applied.