Financial and Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profit Organizations, Eighth Edition 2014 Supplement

About the Authors

John H. McCarthy is the Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance at Northeastern University and a lecturer at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He served as the National Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Education & Nonprofit Practice before his retirement in 2005. He was a coauthor of the sixth and seventh editions of this text. He also is the coauthor of Understanding Financial Statements: A Strategic Guide for Independent College and University Boards, published by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, as well as several publications by PricewaterhouseCoopers including: The Changing Role of the Audit Committee; Leading Practices for Colleges, Universities and Other Not-for-Profit Educational Institutions; A Foundation for Integrity (a 2004 guide for codes of conduct, conflicts of interest, and executive compensation); Meeting the Challenges of Alternative Investments; Understanding Underwater Endowment Funds; and Financial Reporting and Contributions: A Decision Making Guide to FASB Nos. 116–117 (among others). He is a CPA who, for 37 years, served PricewaterhouseCoopers' education and not-for-profit clients, including many of the most prestigious institutions in the United States. He currently serves on several not-for-profit boards. He is a past president of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, Inc. (MSCPA) and is a two-term member of the Governing Council of the AICPA. He holds a BS from Boston College ...