Submission Guidelines

Welcome to The Soapbox, a forum aimed at promoting idea-sharing and dialogue among members of the internal audit community. We welcome submissions on any internal audit related topic and encourage practitioners from all levels of experience to participate. Entries should be submitted to the InternalAuditorOnline blog editor, Tim McCollum, at tim.mccollum@theiia.org for consideration. Posts may be edited for clarity and length.  

As a guest blogger for InternalAuditorOnline, you should:
  1. Strive to have open and honest dialogue with your readers. Your post should be thought provoking and foster a sense of community. The blog should be constructive in tone rather than an airing of complaints. You should offer solutions to the issues you present.
  2. Use conversational writing. Talk to your readers like you would talk to people in professional situations. Avoid overly pedantic or “composed” language. Bring in your own personality and say what’s on your mind. However, also be sure to check your writing for correct grammar and spelling.
  3. Avoid making your post a lengthy essay. The word count of blog posts will vary; there is no minimum length requirement. 
  4. Broaden the conversation. When feasible, cite others who are bloggers about the same topic and allow your content to be shared. Provide links to relevant material available on other blogs and websites. Disclose any sources fully through credits and links.
  5. Encourage comments. Consider content that invites response.
  6. Posts must be original and may not have been published elsewhere online already.
  7. Respect your audience. Don't use ethnic slurs, personal insults, or obscenities. Show appropriate consideration for others’ privacy and for topics that may be considered objectionable or inflammatory — such as politics and religion.
  8. Do not comment on information about IIA financials, intellectual property, trade secrets, management changes, lawsuits, volunteer issues, and layoffs.
  9. Respond to comments that call for a response timely. You can't respond to every comment, but you should read all of them. Your interactions with your readers will make them feel like they’re being heard. 
  10. Refer any contact with the media regarding usage of material that appears in your blog to IAOnline’s blog editor.  
  11. Be sure that all of your content is consistent with The IIA’s Code of Conduct, values, and professional standards. 
All content will be considered, though please note that we cannot guarantee posting of every item received.
 
Internal Auditor reserves the right to remove content or disaffiliate itself with any writers failing to adhere to these guidelines.

 

Posted on Feb 3, 2011 by Gerd

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  1. Comment by: Keith Johnson, CPA, CIA   (1/31/13 04:11 PM)   http://www.jaxflacpa.com

    Little Things Add Up

    Hello, I have been a proud member of the IIA and the Northeast Florida Chapter since 2004. My chapter, as with almost all chapters, is very much into chapter development and CAP. We want to not only to keep pace with the IIA, but to also develop our members as well. 

    We noticed a big way to get CAP is have a large chapter and highly attended meetings. While having a large and engaged chapter is nice, some rural areas are unable to grow large chapters easily. However, their chapter leadership may have no less a desire to attain gold or platinum status than one in a large city.

    So, how does a smaller-sized chapter get points? You may find yourselves leaving a lot of points on the table and you not even know it. For instance, giving lectures and writing articles on Internal Audit-related topics can be sent to your chapter to get CAP. That helps a lot.

    In the Fall, encourage your members to apply to join one of the many IIA Committees or Boards. Although it is competitive, and you may not be selected, you get CAP for just submitting the application. If some of your members like to write like I do, have them submit a Research Proposal through the Research Foundation. Be ready to do the research if selected, however, even if your research proposal is not selected, its eligible for CAP.

    And here's the best part....while you're doing that, you're increasing your knowledge and value to your chapter, your employer, and your profession. Even though these activiites are not big and sexy, they add up and can make the difference between a Silver or Gold status.

    So just because, you may be a member of a small chapter, look for the little things to earn CAP. It may turn out to be bigger than you think.  

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