The IIA Research Foundation

www.theiia.org/Research

Defining the Future

The IIA Research

Foundation


Agenda• What is The Foundation?• 30th Anniversary• Supporting The Foundation• Scholarships and Grants• Foundation Products

– Research reports– Educational products– Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK)

• Chapter and Affiliate Resources


What is The Foundation?

• A nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation

• Operated by voluntary support from the internal auditing profession

• Oversees research and educational products


IIA Research Foundation30th Anniversary

•Founded in 1976 as the Foundation for Auditability Research and Education (FARE)

•More than 150 research reports produced

•More than $4 million dollars in contributions

“Producing Pearls of Wisdom for 30 Years”


MissionThe Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation is the integrated research and educational products arm of The IIA dedicated to facilitating the effective management of the internal audit guidance life cycle and developing global guidance resources.


Objectives To support research and education in internal auditing and to promote the internal auditing profession by…

•Researching emerging issues•Developing educational tools and materials for established internal audit practices

•Ensuring integration and alignment with all relevant IIA activities

•Continuously reassessing internal audit practice and refreshing the CBOK


Governance Board of Members (IIA Board of

Directors)

Board of Trustees

Board of Research & Education Advisors


Headquarters StaffDominique Vincenti, Executive Director

Eugene O’Neill, Director of Finance

Charity Prentice, Vice President-Research

Nicki Creatore, Research Foundation Operations Manager

Erin Weber, Educational Products Operations SpecialistKrista Kuhr, Educational Products Administrator

Bonnie Ulmer, Director-Educational Products

Lee Ann Campbell, Senior Editor

Jeffrey Swerdlow, Director-Project Management Research


Financial Support

• Corporations• IIA Affiliates• Individuals

ALL U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE


Financial Support

Contributions support:

•Research Projects•Educational and Technical Forums•Educational grants•IIA-Endorsed Curricula


Financial SupportFinancial Support3030thth Anniversary Donor Anniversary Donor Specials• Organizations:

– Recognition on IIARF website– Master Key subscription– “Pathway to Progress” commemorative

brick– Recognition on signage at IIARF

Bookstore onsite at IIA events– Recognition in Annual Report


Financial SupportFinancial Support3030thth Anniversary Donor Anniversary Donor Specials• Individuals:

– Commemorative business card case for any contribution of $30 or above.

– Commemorative business card case and brick on IIA Pathway to Progress for contribution of $300 or above.


Master Key Program• $1,000 donation – receive all research reports

automatically• $3,000 donation – receive all Research

Foundation publications• $5,000 donation – receive all Research

Foundation publications, recognition as research sponsor, and an invitation to a Chairman’s roundtable


Scholarships and Grants• Esther R. Sawyer Scholarship Award

• Funded by a grant from the Sawyer family

• Awarded to students at IIA endorsed schools pursuing studies in internal auditing

• Grant amount of $5,000 with up to $3,000 to the school


2005 Completed Reports Audit Committee Effectiveness—What Works Best,

3rd Edition• Continuous Auditing: An Operational Model for

Internal Auditors• Factors Affecting Corporate Governance and Audit

Committees in Selected Countries (France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States)

• XBRL: Potential Opportunities and Issues for Internal Auditors

Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Work: Looking at the Benefits (published online)


2005 Academic Research Control Practices in Collaborative

Inter-organizational Settings

The Role of the Internal Audit Function in Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM)

Survey and Analysis of Communication Systems Required by the SOX Act of 2002

Enterprise Risk Management and the Internal Audit Function


Projects in Progress• Taking It to the Next Level: Sarbanes-Oxley and COSO

ERM

• Behavioral Aspects of Internal Auditing

• The Internal Audit Function’s Corporate Governance Relationships


2005 Educational Products

• Auditing Security and Controls of Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP Professional

• Auditing Security and Controls of Windows® Active Directory® and Group Policy Objects

• Auditing Security and Controls of Windows® Active Directory® DomainsAuditing Security and Controls of Windows® Server 2000 and Windows® Server 2003

• Auditing the Casino Floor: A Handbook for Auditing the Casino Cage, Table Games, and Slot Operations, 2nd Ed.

• Certified Government Auditing Professional Examination Study Guide, Third Edition


2005 Educational Products

• Construction Audit Guide: Overview, Monitoring, and Auditing

• Global Technology Audit Guides– Guide 1: Information Technology Controls– Guide 2: Change and Patch Management Controls:

Critical for Organizational Success – Guide 3: Continuous Auditing: Implications for

Assurance, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment• Proactively Detecting Occupational Fraud Using

Computer Audit Reports Self-Study Course Quality Assessment Manual CD-ROM – French Survey Risk Management and Mapping Process-

Design, Implementation, and Evaluation


Projects in Progress• Audit Committee Communications• Auditing Intellectual Property• Conflict Management and Negotiation Skills for Internal

Auditors• Control Models: A Practical Guide• Implementing the Professional Practices Framework, 2nd

Edition• Internal Audit Manual Shell on CD: Update to Sarbanes-Oxley• Internal Auditing: Assurance and Consulting Services• Internal Auditor Job Market 2005• Litigation Involving Internal Auditors, External Auditors,

and Audit Committees• Sustainable Development


The Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK)

Funded by The William G. Bishop III, CIA, Memorial Fund•Established in 2004, the Fund

honors Bill’s memory and his singular contributions to advancing the profession of internal auditing.

•More than $450,000 raised to date


Purpose of CBOK• Develop a summary of the global

practice of internal auditing• Provide insights on the practice of

internal auditing, how it has changed and where it is going

• Provide information on the context in which internal auditing is practiced (the role within organizations, governance structures, regulation, etc.)

• Communicate data, analysis and report results to the various international committees and IIA business units


William C. Anderson, CIA,Associate Trustee Program

• Encourages, promotes and coordinates chapter research.

• Maintains chapter resource library.• Coordinates research activities with other

chapter activities.• Promotes funding of research activities at

local and international levels.• Submits annual report of activities to

The Foundation.


• Encourages research at local level• Foundation awards top three projects

annually• Matching grant available

in most cases• Submitted by March 31

Chapter Research Competition


Chapter ResearchMatching Grant Program

$500.00


Chapter Resources• For more information on the William C.

Anderson, CIA, Associate Trustee program, see the Associate Trustee Manual online.

• For more information on Chapter Research, see the Chapter Research Manual online.

http://www.theiia.org/iia/index.cfm?doc_id=3606

http://www.theiia.org/iia/index.cfm?doc_id=2172


• 20 Credits – Chapter Research Project

• 10 Credits – Research Foundation Donation / Chapter Size

• 10 Credits – Research Foundation Donation / # of members

• 10 Credits – Chapter Associate Trustee Report

Chapter Achievement Program

GO FOR THE GOLD


Foundation Circle• Chapters contributing to The Foundation for

five consecutive years• For Year 2004-2005, 42 chapters were

recognized


Research Due Dates

Key Deadlines• March 1 - Esther Sawyer Award Submissions• March 15 - Chapter research projects• May 15 - Chapter Associate Trustee Annual Reports• May 15 - Chapter contributions• Sept 15 - Chapter Research Matching Grant requests


• Website: www.theiia.org/research• E-mail: [email protected]• Phone: +1-407-937-1356

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Here’s to the next 30!

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