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The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), founded in 1915, is a United States non-profit which develops and manages assessments of student physicians. Known for its role in developing the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) in partnership with the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), USMLE examinations for medical students and residents are used by medical licensing ...
In addition to its own web portal, BoardSource managed the online platform Exceptional Boards (now defunct) and the online portal Leading with Intent. [7] Leading with Intent is a rolling annual report on nonprofit board governance across the United States that captures and compares social sector governance data since 1994. [8]
The HPH network promotes the use of standards developed for implementing health promotion in hospitals. This manual includes self-assessment forms and is available in 6 other languages, including Chinese, German, Russian, French, Japanese, and Persian. The HPH Network is working to develop a broader set of umbrella standards by the end of 2020.
The Form 990 disclosures do not require but strongly encourage nonprofit boards to adopt a variety of board policies regarding governance practices. These suggestions go beyond Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for nonprofits to adopt whistleblower and document retention policies. The IRS has indicated it will use the Form 990 as an enforcement tool ...
In a non-profit corporation, the "agency problem" is even more difficult than in the for-profit sector, because the management of a non-profit is not even theoretically subject to removal by the charitable beneficiaries. The board of directors of most charities is self-perpetuating, with new members chosen by vote of the existing members.
Control self-assessment creates a clear line of accountability for controls, reduces the risk of fraud (by examining data that may flag unusual patterns of transactions) and results in an organisation with a lower risk profile. [4] [5] A number of other soft benefits have been claimed for organisations performing control self-assessment.
But the quality of your food matters too, says board-certified internal medicine physician Lydia Alexander, M.D. "Ultra-processed foods like fast food and packaged snacks can leave you feeling ...
AGB was founded in 1921. [4] It grew out of a conference held at the University of Michigan in 1920. [5] Until the early 1960s the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges was an affiliation of board members who took turns sharing the leadership and guidance needed to sustain an organization. [6]