Categories: General
February 28, 2024
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Choose Better Words to Fight Resistance to Risk
When I was young, my parents encouraged us to make wise language choices. Cursing was verboten in our household and a stern look followed any use of crass terms, even common ones. Recently I’ve spoken to several risk leaders who...
Topics: General
February 6, 2024
Resource Type: Risk eNews
You’re Not Alone: How to Meet Your Fellow ‘Risk People’
Being a nonprofit risk professional can be a lonely job. Maybe you manage a team, but the risk department doesn’t seem fully integrated into operations at your nonprofit. Maybe you’re a “department of one.” Or maybe risk management isn’t even...
Topics: General
January 31, 2024
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Make Wise Risk Moves, Not Hasty Resolutions, This Year
In his recent New York Times guest essay titled “This Year, Make a Resolution About Something Bigger Than Yourself,” author Roger Rosenblatt urges readers to put aside “self-oriented promises” and choose “airtight commitments” to improve our world. He writes: “The task of...
Topics: General
January 24, 2024
Resource Type: Webinars
Navigating Change Management Risk
Change fatigue presents major risks to the mission of every nonprofit as the pace of change continues to increase. But a few best practices can help nonprofit teams navigate change and continue to improve their service to the community. HANDOUT:...
Topics: General
January 24, 2024
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Ready for Change: Risk Imperatives for 2024
Are you and your team reeling from a constant barrage of pivots, reinventions, and reimaginations? Hoping change will slow down in 2024? Not a chance. The pace of change for nonprofits and the world around us won’t even stay the...
Topics: General
January 3, 2024
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Promise No Consultant Should Make This Year
‘Tis the season for 2024 outlooks to flood our email inboxes (NRMC has one too: our annual Risk Insights white paper, coming soon!). Many of these missives come from consultants who promise to help you “future-proof” and “de-risk” your organization’s...
Topics: General
December 22, 2023
Resource Type: Risk eNews
NRMC’s 2023 in Review
Nonprofits faced lots of opportunities and challenges in 2023, and NRMC helped them navigate that landscape of struggles and joys. More than thirty years after its founding, NRMC remains proud to empower and inspire effective risk management across the nonprofit...
Topics: General
November 29, 2023
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Get Your Risk Management Message Heard
Did you ever log out of a presentation, or step off the stage, and feel your heart sink? Did you know in your gut that your audience heard a lot of messages in your talk, but not the one you...
Topics: General
September 27, 2023
Resource Type: Risk eNews
6 Signs You Might Need to Hire a Full-Time Risk Manager
Wondering if your organization needs to hire someone to handle risk management full-time? Every nonprofit, and every risk management journey, is different. We can’t offer you a magic formula that will tell you whether you need to hire a risk...
Topics: General
September 4, 2023
Resource Type: Risk eNews
5 Easy Pieces: How to Remake Risk Rules
I recall hearing the phrase “5 Easy Pieces” while watching a television show about how to dress without looking like you were trying to impress. The concept of having simple wardrobe items that work anytime, anywhere, was deceptively appealing. While...
Topics: General