The day BEFORE an employee, volunteer or board member is caught stealing money from your organization: We have an annual audit. Surely the auditor would notice if money was missing. We are like a family. We trust each other. Our director has been with us for many years and she is so loyal. I’m a board member and I trust our treasurer completely. Well, I think I do. The truth is, I don’t want anyone to know that I don’t actually know how to read a financial statement. I’m the board president. I don’t have time to study financial reports. Besides, the treasurer can be really grouchy and I’ll do anything to avoid confrontation so I just approve the reports like the rest of the board. The day AFTER someone is caught stealing: She was always such a good employee, dependable and so kind. I can’t believe she would steal from us. The accusation must be wrong. He’s such a great family man. Someone must have framed him. She is very active in her church and she loves her kids so much. Surely she wouldn’t risk going to jail and leaving her kids without a mom. She was so loyal that she rarely took a day off from work. He was always so controlling of our organization’s financial records. But we just figured that was his personality. Do you know that nonprofit organizations are second only to the banking and financial sectors in the occurrence of fraud, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners? Join us TODAY, February 22 at 3 pm Eastern for the webinar “Fraud at the Museum: Protecting Your Organization from a Devastating Event.” If you don’t know the red flags to watch for, your organization is at risk of being the victim of not only financial loss, but an event that almost always creates internal chaos, emotional turmoil, and loss of trust from the community. Certified fraud examiner and nationally recognized speaker Kelly Paxton will discuss why people embezzle, how they do it, and how it is often discovered. She will offer practical safeguards nonprofits can implement to protect their organization from this devastating situation. Pre-registration required. Cherie Cook Senior Program Manager American Association for State and Local History 2021 21st Ave S., Suite 320 Nashville, TN 37212 573-893-5164 [log in to unmask] www.aaslh.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).