Fraud Forum: Protecting Your Nonprofit
2009-02-10 16:00 - 2009-02-11 05:30 UTC | Location: Jim Parsley Community Center, 2901 Falk Road (entrance is off Plomondon Road), Vancouver, WA 98661
This presentation is designed for volunteer non-profit board members, executive directors and finance persons who want to learn about ways to protect agency resources from fraudulent activities.

The program will include discussions about several actual fraud occurrences in Clark County, how they happened and how they could have been prevented.
1. Who is responsible to prevent fraud??
2. Who commits fraud?
3. Three elements that are present when frauds occur, if you can eliminate one element, the likelihood of fraud is greatly diminished.
4. Checklist of ways to prevent fraud – Practical, free and low-cost strategies and resources that will help protect organizations and reduce the risk of fraud.
5. Partnerships with others – a team approach to protecting resources. Ways to involve your insurance agent, your banker and your CPA.
6. Questions to ask your insurance agent – know that you are protected.
7. Working with your banker to access risks, threats, and strengthen systems.

PRESENTERS:
MICHAEL J. PLYMALE, INC., P.S., Certified Public Accountant

KRISTY WEAVER, Senior Vice President and Southwest Washington Team Leader, Pacific Continental Bank

DAWN ST. CLAIR, Assistant Vice President, Manager, Church & Local Service Agency Programs at Heffernan Insurance Brokers
