Categories: 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....
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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...
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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
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
My Top Ten for 2010
The beginning of a new year is a perfect time to pen a “top ten” list and this year I hope to combine my love of poetry with my job as a writer with a risk management beat. Admittedly the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Managing Mission Creep
The perennial debate: be good at everything or be great at one thing? I've witnessed this struggle at diverse nonprofits during many NRMC consulting engagements. The door of opportunity opens and most nonprofit leaders eagerly walk through. We take on...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Salty and Sweet
Recently I’ve noticed an interesting trend in restaurant desserts: the addition of salt as a prominent ingredient. Experienced home cooks know that a small amount of salt is typically present in even the sweetest desserts. But the trend of featuring...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Webinars
Managing Legal Risks in a Nonprofit
The American legal system is the subject of ongoing debate, countless publications, and a growing number of television dramas and situation comedies. It's even the stuff good novels are made of. Yet the legal field is intimidating - many laypersons...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
‘A rose is a rose…’–What about a Red Cross?
What would your nonprofit do if it were forced to give up its logo or tag line because another organization successfully claimed it as their own? The American Red Cross survived such a threat recently when a federal court in...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Webinars
Contracting Risk: Frameworks for Success
Every nonprofit enters into contracts. From the simplest contract with a volunteer to a complex agreement with a technology vendor, every contract is a potential risk management tool. But a poorly written contract can expose a nonprofit to greater risk...
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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Webinars
Contracting Do’s, Don’ts & Musts for Nonprofits
Nonprofit managers and leaders sign contracts on a regular basis. But too often we take pen in hand without first taking time to make certain that we understand the language in front of us. Even fewer people give contracts the...
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