USEFUL LINKS - GUIDELINES

Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium: Philanthropy and the Third Sector

Publications available for download on their website (under the Capacity-Building Tools Section) include Accounting Guide for Non-Profits and Non-Profit Sector Accounting: Issues and Recommendations from Asia Pacific Societies. Philanthropy and Law in South Asia; Philanthropy and Law in Asia; Governance, Organizational Effectiveness and the Nonprofit Sector; and Strengthening Philanthropy in the Asia Pacific: An Agenda for Action are also available on this page.
http://www.asiapacificphilanthropy.org/node/8

Association of Fundraising Professional’s Standards of Professional Practice
From their website: “The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) exists to foster the development and growth of fundraising professionals and the profession, to promote high ethical standards in the fundraising profession and to preserve and enhance philanthropy and volunteerism.”
http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?content_item_id=1068&folder_id=897

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Management and Reporting Standards
From their website: “The CASE Management and Reporting Standards provide a common set of definitions and procedures for managing and reporting the results of fundraising activities at educational institutions.”
http://www.case.org/Content/AboutCASE/Display.cfm?CONTAINERID=40&CONTENTITEMID=6124

European Fundraising Association - Codes of Fundraising Practice
From their website: The Institute of Fundraising developed on behalf of the EFA a source document for a “Common Code of International Ethics for Fundraisers” which is based on an evaluation of national codes of ethics that were provided by national bodies of fundraisers.
http://www.efa-net.eu/english/dropdown_menue/codes.htm

National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG) Valuation Standards for Charitable Planned Gifts
From their website: “The National Committee on Planned Giving (Indianapolis, IN) has released standards for determining the value of all types of planned gifts to charitable organizations.”
http://www.ncpg.org/ethics_standards/2-07_Online%20PDF.pdf

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
From their website: “The mission of the FASB is to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information.” Multiple standards documents within.
http://www.fasb.org/

Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
From their website: “The mission of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board is to establish and improve standards of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting that will result in useful information for users of financial reports and guide and educate the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of those financial reports.”
http://www.gasb.org/

Institute of Fundraising Codes of Fundraising Practice
From their website: “The Institute of Fundraising has developed the Codes of Fundraising Practice and Code of Conduct to provide a guide to the law and best practice in relation to fundraising activity throughout the United Kingdom.”
http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/bestpractice/thecodes/

United States Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Policy
From the website: HIPAA enacted “national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addressed the security and privacy of health data.”
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/