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• FASB Statements and Interpretations
• Forms of Address
• ePODUNK

According to the site, "The mission of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information."

Since their pronouncements have an effect on gift management, researchers involved with supervising or performing gift entry need to be familiar with some of FASB statements regarding gift accounting, particularly statements 116 and 117. Find them in full text and summary form here, along with many other accounting standards. It helps if you know an accountant . . .

http://www.fasb.org/st/

FORMS OF ADDRESS

Unsure about what forms of address and salutations to use in your database for letters and other downloads? Infoplease has a lovely chart with proper forms of address for academics, religious leaders, government officials, military officers and the professions. The heading for government officials is not in the right place and a few government addressees are at the end of the religious addressee group.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001618.html

EPODUNK

This is a handy site when preparing briefings for meetings with community big wigs and for planning prospect meetings or events. It’s even helpful for everyday prospect research. Look up a community or county and get links to local libraries, demographics, attractions, events, restaurants, businesses, genealogical information, media, nonprofits, and, in the immortal words of the king of Siam in "The King and I," etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. There’s even a newspaper search by state that brings up links to newspaper Web sites and other local media.

http://www.epodunk.com/

Chris Mildner

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