Anxiety + Motivation = Inspiration for Sound Risk Management
These days the news is all about risk in the financial markets. Many institutions and individuals are justifiably anxious about their investments, their banks, and their insurance companies. At the Nonprofit Risk Management Center we believe that facing a crisis has some benefits. What could possibly be the benefit of the current turmoil in the financial services industry? At a minimum, the events of late Summer remind us that while seeking positive opportunities, we shouldn’t neglect to prepare our organizations, and those who depend on a nonprofit’s programs and services, for potential downside risks associated with those efforts. more...
Sign Up Today for Our 2008 Webinars!

With generous support from the Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI), the Center is pleased to offer a new series of monthly webinars for 2008. Each program offers one-hour of information-packed content, handout material, and the opportunity to interact with a risk management expert. Register for the entire series for only $399 and attend the sessions that meet your needs and schedule. Download the remaining sessions to share with colleagues in your nonprofit. Provide training for your entire staff at the cost of a single on-site program. For details or to register for one, two, three or all of the programs offered this year, click here.
October 9, 2008
Human Services Benefits Company Enrolls as Corporate Sustainer
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center is pleased to announce that Human Services Benefits Company, a boutique insurance agency specializing in programs for social service and nonprofit organizations, has signed on as the Center’s newest Corporate Sustainer. Both HSBC and the Nonprofit Risk Management Center work with nonprofit organizations to help them manage risk. more...
In my view, www.nonprofitrisk.org is the Web's gold standard for risk management information. If I was stuck on a desert island and could only bring one Web site with me it would be www.nonprofitrisk.org. That may sound ridiculous, but next time you have a risk management question, I'll bet you can find an answer at www.nonprofitrisk.org.
David Hartley, Manager, Training & Outreach, Insurance and Liability Resource Centre for Nonprofits, Toronto