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Accepting Tickets from Grantees
Document Retention & Destruction Guidelines
Public Disclosure Requirements for Foundations
IRS FAQs about Public Disclosure Requirements
Compensate Your Board? Legal and Ethical Considerations
Executive Compensation Best Practices
Reporting and Classification of Assets Under UPMIFA
Legal and Accounting Challenges of Underwater Endowment Funds
Investment Management Practice Tips and Resources
Working with a Donor's Investment Manager
IRS Audit Survival Tips
IRS Search Tool: Select Check
Explanation of Proposed Treasury Regulations: Reliance Standards for Making Good Faith Determinations of Equivalency Determinations
Analysis of Type III Supporting Organization Regulations Issued December 28, 2012
2009 Survey on Donor Advised Funds: Donor Advised Funds Provide the Majority of Grant Funds Awarded by Community Foundations
Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations
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