Categories: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Workplace Safety Preserves and Protects
Workplace safety is about preventing injury and illness to employees and volunteers in the workplace. Thus, it’s about protecting the nonprofit’s most valuable asset: its staff members. By protecting the staff’s well-being, you can reduce the amount of money paid...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Baby, It’s Hot Outside
Eight long months ago, in an article titled “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” I wrote about how increasingly cold temperatures prompted me to reflect on the idea that thoughtful planning and goal setting go “hand in glove” with effective risk management....
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Adopt a Total Ban on Personal Electronic Device Use While Driving
January 26, 2016 Since we began offering free RISK HELP to our Affiliate Members in 2012, we have answered a wide array of risk questions--some highly unusual. Last week we received this quirky question from two incredibly different member organizations:...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Accountability Measures: A Closer Look at Service Statistics
In this age of increased accountability, nonprofits are subjected to increased scrutiny in financial management, outcome measurement, and new service statistics. Service Statistics Service statistics may include an organization's membership, numbers of clients served, and hours of service delivered. Organizations...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, Fraud and Financial Oversight
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Calculated Risk: Fear of Excellence
"When one makes a journey, one has stories to tell." — German Proverb) Think globalization is a new concept? Think again. This summer my journey of a thousand miles began with a single step — on to a Washington, D.C....
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
A Golden Opportunity
The age distribution of the American public is changing. Healthier lifestyles and medical innovations have increased the longevity of the American population. Our citizenry now includes not only higher percentages of senior Americans, but greater numbers of elderly members who...
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Handling Suspicious Packages and Letters
Mailroom security, an area often overlooked as policies and procedures are created or updated to reduce risks and losses, has risen in importance following the biological scares in late 2001. Small government entities or nonprofit organizations are especially vulnerable because...
Topics: Crisis Management, Crisis Communications, Facility, Program and Transportation Safety
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Emergency Evacuation Strategies
Fires, explosions, chemical releases, violence or biological releases pose a threat to everyone in your organization’s facilities. One way to ensure the safety of all affected populations and reduce the risk to your organization is to have an evacuation plan....
Topics: Crisis Management, Crisis Communications, Facility, Program and Transportation Safety
November 17, 2016
Resource Type: Infographics
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Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices