Categories: General
March 16, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
HELP! I Need Somebody’s Risk Help
If you’ve ever heard the catchy Beatles tune, Help!, it might have caused you to reflect on times you’ve sought help in your personal or professional life. Here at the Center, we offer RISK HELP and risk management guidance to our...
Topics: General
March 16, 2016
Resource Type: Webinars
Know Your Affiliate Benefits
Make the most of your Nonprofit Risk Management Center Affiliate membership in 2016. Join us to learn about the tools you can use to advance your mission. Whether are new to the membership or want a refresher, this session is...
Topics: General
January 6, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Sensible Risk Resolutions for 2016
Each year, many Americans adopt unrealistic New Year’s resolutions. My first resolution for 2016 was to stop booking business trips that require late evening departures or landings. I was a bit surprised to learn that, according to the Statistic Brain Research...
Topics: General
December 9, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Tis the Season for Nonprofit Fundraising Risk: Part 2
The holiday season abounds with fundraisers for charitable organizations and many people are happy to give, perhaps more than they would in other seasons. However, the flip side of the charitable coin is that a pledge to donate in the...
Topics: General
December 9, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Tis the Season for Nonprofit Fundraising Risk: Part 1
Twas the month before the new calendar year, Not a creature was stirring, not even a reindeer. The development officers hung their stockings with care, In hopes that new funding would soon be there. You may recognize the inspiration for...
Topics: General
November 12, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Respect Your Intellect!
From time to time the Center receives questions about intellectual property rights and the potential exposure facing a nonprofit when it “borrows” narrative or graphic content. We urge our clients and members to not only protect their intellectual property but...
Topics: General
October 16, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Optimism Bias
Are you a Tigger (i.e., an unfailingly cheerful and bouncy tiger)? Or are you an Eeyore (i.e., a pronouncedly pessimistic and gloomy donkey)? Whether or not you fit neatly into one of those categories, you’ve likely met people who do....
Topics: General
September 30, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
So Good
Throughout my life I’ve shied away from buying items of clothing that prominently advertise a corporate brand. As a child I recall my father saying that if he were ever to purchase a shirt featuring a certain reptile emblem, he...
Topics: General
August 12, 2015
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Rebellion: How to Change Your Approach to Learning
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin The desire to learn on the job is shared by employees from all generations, backgrounds and tenures. Yet promises made to...
Topics: General
July 30, 2015
Resource Type: Webinars
Stir the Pot: Effectively Requesting Proposals and Evaluating Vendors
Do you have a current vendor who is just a bad egg? Do you have a program area where there are simply too many cooks in the kitchen? If your organization’s current vendors aren’t working out the way you’d like,...
Topics: General