While nonprofit organizations are subject to a host of regulatory requirements at the federal, state and local levels in the U.S., and are regulated in almost every country in the world, they also subject themselves to a wide array of due diligence, oversight and transparency mechanism. In ensuring that nonprofit funds are only spent for nonprofit purposes, the organizations protect themselves from the possibility of terrorist abuse, fraud, theft, and other diversion of assets. Because a nonprofit organization stands to lose the most, these self-imposed measures protect the organization, its donors, programs, partners and beneficiaries. Although there is no uniform set of procedures, measures taken typically include risk assessment, screening vendors against sanctions lists, and internal policies and procedures.
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New Risk Management Toolkit for Counterterrorism Measures
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Risk Management Toolkit Assists Humanitarian Orgs with Counterterrorism Measures
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InterAction Members Adopt New Standards Governing Assistance Programs
Standards governing the operational, financial and ethical codes of conduct for members of InterAction, the largest organization of U.S. development and relief non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were updated in February 2013. Setting standards of practice
Guidance on Charitable Giving to Syria
Over the next year, up to three million people in Syria are expected to be in need of food assistance, according to a June 2012 joint assessment by the United Nations and the Syrian
Dept. of Defense Civil Liberties Guidance
The Department of Defense (DoD) makes available guidance on its Civil Liberties Program. The document was first released on May 17, 2012 and was later updated in 2014. The document outlines DoD policy on protecting