Categories: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Normalcy
When a member of my family questions my somewhat eccentric father about a recent purchase, Dad’s standard response is “normal is boring.” Family members have learned that there is no point questioning any acquisition—whether it’s a vintage motorcycle found on...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Opposite
One of my favorite episodes of the sitcom Seinfeld is called “The Opposite.” In that episode, which aired in 1994, Jerry Seinfeld persuades his friend George Costanza that George’s natural instincts frequently lead him astray. George decides to take Jerry’s advice and “do the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Do board meetings have to be open to the public?
In some states there are laws known as “Sunshine laws” that require groups to open their meetings to the public, however, these laws generally only apply to governmental or quasi-governmental groups. Unless the nonprofit is a governmental entity, there is...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Managing Restricted Grants: Routine or Risky Business?
The article below was adapted from Mission Accomplished: A Practical Guide to Risk Management for Nonprofits, published by the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. For more information about NRMC's book, click here. (Mission Accomplished has been replaced by Enlightened Risk Taking:...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
May board members be reimbursed for their expenses?
There are no laws that would prevent a charity from providing compensation to board members for their board service, but the majority of public charities do NOT compensate their board members. More typical is for board members to be reimbursed...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
The Nitty Gritty of a Risk Committee
“Let’s form a committee!” is the frequent battle cry of nonprofit leaders facing a complex problem for which there are no obvious, immediate or cheap solutions. When more than one brain is needed to ponder a perplexing problem, forming a...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
New Year, New List: Establish a Risk Management To Do List
It’s a new year, and here at the Center we’ve got a whole year’s worth of tips and trainings for you. Our web site currently features a new issue of Risk Management Essentials kicked off with an article by Melanie Herman, Executive...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
New Year, New List Five Risk Management Resolutions for Your Nonprofit
Five Risk Management Resolutions for Your Nonprofit During a recent airline trip I opened the in-flight magazine and saw an ad for an expensive piece of exercise equipment that promised an effective cardiovascular workout with only four minutes of effort....
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
New Resources Emerge from Collaboration
A recent collaboration between ChoicePoint and the Nonprofit Risk Management Center has led to the creation of a Risk Management ToolKit for customers of ChoicePoint’s state of the art background checking services. As part of the company’s continuing efforts to help nonprofits...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Near, Clear and Substantial
Human beings are more generous with their time and money—and more willing to help victims who are in close proximity, with whom they feel a sense of kinship, and when they feel that their generosity will be more than a...
Topics: General