December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Articles

Making Net Gains

Staying Safe While Making a Name for Your Nonprofit on the Internet The following article is adapted from a chapter on managing the risks of Web functionality and content featured in a new book by the Nonprofit Risk Management Center...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Articles

Private, Keep Out!

Meeting Your Clients’ Expectations of Privacy Online I would not call myself a runner. Yes, I do jog for exercise a few times a week, but to me a runner is someone who competes in races, wears a number, and...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Risk eNews

The Evolution of Spam

Where did those pesky, inbox-clogging spam e-mail messages go? According to an article titled “Long life spam” appearing in a series of three pieces on the topic in the November 18th edition of The Economist, “Spammers are moving onto social-networking sites...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Full Speed Ahead: Managing Technology Risk

Preventing Employee Misuse of Technology A nonprofit employer places a great deal of trust in its employees when providing equipment and an electronic connection to the outside world. The survival and viability of your nonprofit may depend on how, and...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Articles

Practice Safe Surfing and Defensive E-Mail

No matter how many firewalls, virus protection software programs and anti-spam devices are protecting your computers the enemy can invade. Face it; the spammers are just more driven by profit, and the virus creators wily and one step ahead of...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Articles

Liability Trends for Nonprofit Organizations

Employees. Former employees. Donors. Grantors. Third parties. Fellow board members. You probably don’t like to think of them as liability risks to your nonprofit organization, yet all of them can make your nonprofit the target of a lawsuit. Such lawsuits...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Articles

Personal Privacy: The Latest Oxymoron on the Internet

The meaning of “personal privacy” has changed over time. Activities that would have been considered an invasion of privacy a decade ago have become routine and acceptable to many in 21st century society. For instance, a social security number, which...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Articles

Personal Devices at Work

Employee-owned versus organization-owned… the battle wages on. As employees, many of us prefer to use personal phones and laptops for work because they are convenient, commonsense, and a lot cooler than what the IT department provides. Nonprofits know there is...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Webinars

Risk in the Cloud: Keep Your Assets Protected When Flying High

Are you leery of cloud computing? Many nonprofit leaders are considering the upsides of cloud computing, but remain concerned about data security in the cloud. This webinar will explore security risks in a cloud computing environment and offer actionable tips...

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December 2, 2016

Resource Type: Articles

Risk in the Cloud

Remember the craze over beanie babies in the 1990s? I was just a kid during the 90s, so I innocently endorsed that craze. My parents suffered through my childhood, spending heaps of money when I demanded to have the next...

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