Categories: General
January 14, 2026
Resource Type: Webinars
How to Thrive Amid Uncertainty
Nonprofits operating in 2026 face a high level of uncertainty. That can make it hard to understand the risks you face and know what to do about them. In this webinar, NRMC shares tools to help you understand and act on risks even when information is limited and the outcome is unknown.
Topics: General
January 13, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
What’s Good for the Goose Is Good for Risk Management
Last weekend, I was outside for a round of freezbee with my dog, Braxton. (Freezbee is our wintry version of catch-and-return frisbee that we play together, come sleet or snow or below zero temperatures.) On Sunday afternoon, we were interrupted...
Topics: General
July 15, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Embrace the Complexity in Your Team
Risk leaders often tell my team they frequently face resistance and resentment when new risk policies, activities, or requirements are announced. Who wouldn’t be excited and energized by another rule to follow, exercise to complete, or hoop to jump through?...
Topics: General, Organizational Culture
July 2, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Navigating Disruptive Change with a Risk-Aware Mindset
Last week I traveled 2,864 miles to temporarily escape from disruptive change. In a couple of months my home will have two new occupants: my sweet mother and her affable dog Ringo. Preparing for my new roommates has been disruptive...
Topics: General
June 2, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
How to Support Employee Mental Health
Risk management helps nonprofit organizations cope with and manage through disruption and uncertainty. But what about the team members who deliver your mission every day? How is your nonprofit providing resources individuals need to deal with uncertainty? Many nonprofits are...
Topics: General
May 1, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Leadership with Situational Awareness
My dog Braxton recently reminded me of an important life skill: situational awareness. Braxton is a medium sized, predominantly Labrador mix with a fervor for playing frisbee. When I open the door, she waits for my signal to go out....
Topics: General
April 1, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Own It: Failure as a Springboard to Success
By Melanie Lockwood Herman As a teenager, I was bursting with excitement when Mum and I set off to the DMV in Danvers, MA to take my driver’s exam. A year prior, my older sister returned home from her exam...
Topics: General, Risk Basics
March 4, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults from Sexual Abuse with Mike Kolberg of Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Mike Kolberg is regional manager of risk management services for Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY), a commercial property/casualty and professional liability insurer that offers a variety of solutions tailored to the nonprofit sector. With abuse prevention for all populations top of...
Topics: General
January 27, 2025
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Cultivate Your Risk Manager Superpowers
When was your last big risk management win? Did you feel like you’d earned your superhero cape? Reflecting on our successes can help us build on areas where we excel as risk managers. It can also help us identify areas...
Topics: General
January 16, 2025
Resource Type: Webinars
Cultivate Your Risk Manager Superpowers
Remember your last big risk management win? Did you feel like you’d earned a cape? We explore the “superpowers” great risk leaders tap every day, and how to cultivate them.
Topics: General