Resources

Fuzzy Futures: Managing Uncertainty with Scenario Planning

Events like the COVID-19 pandemic provide sobering wake-up calls to nonprofit leaders, who must execute their missions today and tomorrow despite unnervingly uncertain futures. To better prepare for surviving unpredictable, unthinkable events or futures far from today’s reality, watch this webinar to learn about the art of scenario planning. Leave the webinar with a basic … Continued

Managing Risk & Safety: What’s New and What’s Next?

This webinar explores the changing risk landscape for nonprofit organizations and the risks that arise from our uncertain, evolving circumstances. Learn how to apply lessons from recent experience to your work to infuse a spirit and commitment to safety, resilience, and well-being. The NRMC team will highlight some of our interactive tools and resources that … Continued

Take a Hike! (around Your Risk Landscape)

“Seek to understand your context better. Things that are out of place in a context bear closer inspection.” – Karl E. Weick & Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, Managing the Unexpected By Melanie Lockwood Herman Environmental, climate, and weather-related risks often occupy prominent positions on the risk lists at nonprofit organizations. The NRMC team refers to these … Continued

Events

June 1, 2023

virtual

University of Southern California – Bovard College

Risk Management Guest Lecture – PJMT 520: Risk Management

May 2, 2023

Saratoga Springs, NY

The Arc of New York

“Connect and Lead: How to Overcome Risk Aversion and Embrace the Risks Your Mission Requires” (keynote)

October 18, 2022

Ashburn, VA

Loudoun Chamber – Nonprofit Initiative

“Reckoning with Risk: Building Resilience and Readiness in a Nonprofit”