The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "board of directors" ...
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Generating Investigative Ideas
Former IRE Board of Directors President, Young, provides helpful tips on what to look for to make a great investigative story. From finding the right idea, to investigating perks, you can count on having multiple story ideas from this tipsheet.
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Finding Watchdog and Investigative Ideas
Tips on where to look and how to get an eye for great investigative story ideas, from IRE's former board of directors president.
Tags: watchdog journalism
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Lessons learned: From boards to stories to business
This tipsheet outlines "survivor stories" at nonprofit investigative start-ups. They cover topics from editorial challenges to financial issues and administrative and technical challenges.
Tags: nonprofit; investigative reporting; board of directors; start-up; budget; payroll; staffing
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First Day on the Local Government Beat
10 excellent tips on how to manage yourself in requesting, obtaining and following lead information at the local government level.
Tags: elected candidate; Ethics Commission; City Hall; Controller's Office; auditors; mayor; Willie Brown; Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors; San Francisco
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Five Easy Pieces -- The S.E.C. Starter Kit and story: Profiting From Fine Print With Wall Street's Help
The Securities and Exchange Commission collects information on publicly traded companies that help reporters learn information about companies. Henriques explains some of the SEC forms, plus includes part of her "Mortgaged Lives" report which exposed the shady lending practices of First Alliance.
Tags: prospectus; exhibits; proxy statements; 8-K; 10-K; 10-Q; 20-F; 13-D; S-1; shareholders; board of directors
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Financial Backgrounds of Non-Profits and Health Care Providers
Handout describes tips for investigating non-profits, particularly hospitals; gives general strategies and tips and two sample public records forms showing loans given to board directors from their organizations.
Tags: 4 pages