Categories: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Tell Me About It: Communicating With Key Constituencies During a Lawsuit
The article below is excerpted from a new publication available from the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, The Best Defense: 10 Steps to Surviving a Lawsuit. The article addresses the topic covered in Step 6: Communicate with Constituencies. Receiving notice of a lawsuit can...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Happy Endings
As another calendar year draws to a close, the subject of “endings” comes to mind. Every day across the U.S., nonprofit leaders experience endings of one kind or another. The departure of a long-time employee, the retirement of a board...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Keep the Crunch but Avoid the Bite in Sales and Fundraising
At a Risk Summit held in Chicago, we featured a workshop exploring the “sales” and “customer service” roles of nonprofit risk managers. The session was well attended by leaders keen to learn how to promote sound risk management and excel...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Happy at Work
Productive and engaged are words that come to mind when I picture a high-performing employee in a nonprofit. The literature on performance management is packed with advice about inspiring great performance among the members of a staff team. Some of...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Keeping Our Eye on the Ball
Just days ago the Commissioner of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division of the IRS, Steve Miller, told exempt organization lawyers gathered in Washington that the IRS will be “more aggressive” in monitoring the “efficiency and effectiveness” of charitable...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
That Time of Year
It’s “that time of year.” You know what I’m talking about. It’s the time of year when it is often hard to find an empty parking spot near the door of the neighborhood fitness center. Church attendance is up and...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Happiness…Just Beyond the Bend
I generally tuck incoming issues of the weekly publication The Economist somewhere safe to read and savor at a more convenient time. The December 18th-31st Special Holiday Double Issue however offered this middle-age reader an irresistible headline and I was compelled to...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Dread Knots
In his provocative book, The Courage to Lead, R. Brian Stanfield writes: “To be human is to be filled with dread.” By “dread” Stanfield is referring to “a great fear or apprehension.” He reminds his reader that both the fear of...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Drafting a Memorandum of Understanding
An effective Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevents misunderstandings and disputes by clarifying the expectations of the partners. The process of developing an MOU is an instructive and potentially invaluable experience in partnering. You will learn how responsive your partner will...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
This Is It
Several years ago I took my daughter to see the documentary, “This Is It,” about the rehearsals for Michael Jackson’s come-back tour. Prior to seeing the film I can’t say I was a fan of MJ’s music. But somehow, the...
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