The Nonprofit FAQ

Background on Accounting

This is, of course, a big subject. Here are a few links that may offer help with understanding the field or some specific question: http://www.1800net.com/nprc/index.html (see the drop down menus right at the top of the screen). http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/financial%20management.htm. Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting by Robert J. Freeman, Craig D. Shoulders. Order http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0132726750/internetnonprofi"> this book from Amazon.com. "Improving Disclosure and Transparency in Nonprofit Accounting" by Gerald Aranoff, Ph.D. CPA. Published in Management Accounting Quarterly Spring 2003. http://www.imanet.org/pdf/1261.pdf. Other suggestions welcome. Posted 10/9/03; revised and corrected 8/23/06 -- PB