{"id":1404,"date":"2025-05-27T17:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackbaud-replatforming.local\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=1404"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:18:13","slug":"internal-controls-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/industry-insights\/resources\/accounting\/internal-controls-toolkit","title":{"rendered":"Internal Control Resources for Nonprofits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--textual hero--textual-powder-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs list-unstyled\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\">Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\/resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>Internal Control Resources for Nonprofits<\/li>\n            <\/ul>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7\">\n                <div class=\"hero--textual__content\">\n                                    <h1>Internal Control Resources for Nonprofits<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"hero-resource-download\" id=\"hero-resource-download-block_b9c27bd21ac3a5b46e815753b8b9743f\">\n        <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-icon\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/resourceType-Toolkit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-type\">\n                <h6>Toolkit<\/h6>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"hero-resource-download__wrapper-button\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Internal-Controls-Resource-Toolkit.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-no-arrow\" download=\"\">Download Now<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"alternating-content-standard alternating-content-standard-white white-bg\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-md-between \">\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n                <div class=\"alternating-content-standard__content\">\n                    <h2>A Toolkit for Compliance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-large\">The rules and processes that make up your internal controls are essential for compliance. 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