Categories: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
He Says We Need a Revolution
This week I’ve been engrossed in “Beyond Management: Taking Charge at Work,” the new book by featured SUMMIT keynote speaker Mark Addleson. The author of “Beyond Management” offers a sobering perspective on the discipline of management. According to Professor Addleson, when performance...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Getting Social
As our team worked to put the finishing touches on the agenda for the annual summit we’re releasing today, we found ourselves incorporating themes from the thought-provoking book two of us have been reading: The Social Animal. In the chapter titled...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
How to Hire the Staff Your Mission Deserves
As the economy continues to rebound from the recent recession, hiring—not downsizing—is the name of the game in nonprofit HR. For leaders that have been in the difficult position of managing layoffs and coping with increased work demands due to...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Employee or Volunteer: What’s the Difference?
Nonprofit organizations frequently depend on the service and commitment of volunteers as well as the labor of employees. The skills and talents of both types of workers bring nonprofit missions to life. At first glance, the simple difference between these...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Key Questions: Evaluating CEO Performance
Attorney Eileen Morgan Johnson has developed a list of key questions for the Board and the CEO that can be helpful in a CEO performance review process. Questions for the Board Did the CEO meet the goals that were agreed on between...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Screening Update
The results of a study of volunteer screening practices by the National Center for Victims of Crime reveal gaps in the volunteer screening practices of nonprofit organizations. Twelve percent of the organizations participating in the survey reported that they did not engage...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Reference Checking: A Lost Art
As we gear up for two brand-new monthly webinar series I’ve been thinking about commonly missed opportunities to protect the missions and assets of nonprofit organizations. While we may be instinctively drawn to the “latest” best practice strategy, perhaps there...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Drafting the Ideal Team: Risk Lessons from the NFL
Next week is my favorite event of the pro football offseason, the NFL Draft. During the draft, the General Manager of each franchise often leads the selection of the team’s “draft picks.” Each prospective team member is carefully screened before the...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
How Lifestyle Figures in an Appropriate Mentor Match
There is a fine line between gathering the necessary information for making the appropriate match and infringing on the privacy of all parties involved. Yet, the parents’ right to set limits on who they feel is an acceptable match for...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Youth Protection and Child Safety
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Grievance Procedures and Internal Dispute Resolution
Practical Tips for Resolving Internal Disputes Peaceably The following text is excerpted from Section 3 of NRMC’s book: Taking the High Road: A Guide to Effective and Legal Employment Practices for Nonprofits. Having an internal mechanism for resolving disputes is like...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices