Fraud

Name: Fraud and Abuse in Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Prevention and Detection
Author: Gerard M. Zack
Publisher: Wiley/Jossey-Bass
Type of material: hardcover/384 pages
Cost of material: $70.00
Primary audience:
Published: June 2003
Where it can be obtained: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471446157.html

Summary: This book provides decision-makers with the most comprehensive, hands-on look yet at nonprofit fraud and abuse, and outlines a fraud awareness and deterrence system designed to uncover and stop financial dishonesty before its damage becomes irreparable.

Name: Fraud Risk Assessment Guide
Author: Gerard M. Zack
Publisher: Wiley/Jossey-Bass
Type of material: downloadable content
Cost of material: $24.95
Primary audience:
Published: June 2003
Where it can be obtained: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471481688.html

Summary: A series of checklists that coincide with the organization-wide model of fraud deterrence explained in the book, "Fraud and Abuse in Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Prevention and Detection."

Name: Preventing Fraud: How to Safeguard Your Organization
Author: Andrew S. Lang and Tammy Cicciardella
Publisher: Nathan Garber & Associates
Type of material: 34 pages online
Cost of material: free
Primary audience:
Where it can be obtained: http://www.boardsource.org/dl.asp?document_id=19

Summary: Describes how fraud occurs and how to protect your organization from the most common types of fraud. After discussing the impact of fraud and describing some actual cases, the bulk of the discussion is on how to prevent fraud.

Name: Preventing Fraud in Nonprofit Organizations
Author: Edward J. McMillan, CPA, CAE
Publisher: Wiley
Type of material: paperback, 240 pages
Cost of material: $55.00
Primary audience:
Published: April 2006
Where it can be obtained: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471733431.html

Summary: "Preventing Fraud in Nonprofit Organizations" is the proactive manual your organization needs to detect fraud and prevent it from affecting your organization's bottom line and name. Brimming with details of hundreds of actual fraud and embezzlement schemes, it provides specific, practical advice on strengthening the areas in which your nonprofit may be most vulnerable.