Categories: Organizational Culture
May 15, 2024
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Generational Risk: How to Know Someone Older (or Younger) Than You
Have you ever been on the receiving end of a colleague’s frustration about a co-worker? When you’re at your wit’s end, expressing exasperation to another human doesn’t make you better, but it may make you feel better. I’ve noticed that...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
November 15, 2023
Resource Type: Webinars
De-escalation Techniques in the Workplace
Violence has increased in America, and people’s tempers may flare even in routine interactions. Learn how frontline staff and managers can bring down the heat in difficult conversations and be prepared if an interaction does escalate. HANDOUT: De-escalation Techniques in...
Topics: Organizational Culture
October 11, 2023
Resource Type: Risk Management Essentials
The Workplace Violence Risk Issue – Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Download PDF What's Inside What Nonprofits Need to Know About Conflict De-Escalation How to Create and Iterate Firearms and Weapons Policies Workplace Violence Prevention and Preparedness Strategies for Nonprofits
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
August 17, 2023
Resource Type: Articles
How to Ensure Your Nonprofit’s Culture Lives Up to Its Promise
You probably love to talk about the strength of your organization’s culture with job candidates, donors, and your board. But do employees and clients experience your organization’s culture the way you intend them to? If not, they may question whether...
Topics: Organizational Culture
March 1, 2023
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Does Your Nonprofit Live Up to Its Values?
I recently finished reading a thoughtful book titled Strategic Risk Leadership: Context and Cases by Toben Juul Andersen and Peter C. Young. I found Chapter 4, titled “Risk leadership as a moral endeavor,” especially intriguing. In that chapter, the authors write that...
Topics: Organizational Culture
December 22, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Top 10 of NRMC’s 2022 RISK eNews
This year, nonprofits faced new and ongoing challenges, from international conflict to inflation to rising demand for services. We worked with clients to meet these challenges and many more while staying true to their missions and strategizing for the future....
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, Organizational Culture
November 9, 2022
Resource Type: Infographics
Let’s Talk About Workplace Conflict
85% of employees report having experienced some type of workplace conflict. With statistics this high, use this infographic to understand more about how ignoring conflict can lead to issues at your nonprofit. Learn practical conflict resolution tips and what type...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
April 13, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
How to Be Productively Positive, Not Pollyanna
“Being human means making space for the positive, the negative, and everything in between.” – Whitney Goodman I’ve recently finished two books that inspired me to question my impulsive inclination to look for silver linings behind every cloud. Both books...
Topics: Organizational Culture
March 25, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Cultivate Curiosity to Fuel Risk-Aware Thinking
“The world’s biggest untapped source of energy isn’t in the wind, water, or sun. It’s inside established organizations. These organizations. . .are populated with people who, like all people, entered the world naturally curious and creative. That curiosity and creativity...
Topics: Organizational Culture
March 23, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Innovation and Risk Management: Perfect Partners or Strange Bedfellows?
My sense of self is that I’m hard-wired to be logical and stubborn. If I could re-wire my brain, I’d pick new wires associated with creativity and flexibility. I studied oil painting a few years ago and produced a couple...
Topics: Organizational Culture