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July 2, 2020
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Business Continuity Planning: Taking it from the Backburner to Front and Center
(download The Business Continuity Planning issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) Certain aspects of the risk management discipline are more compelling than others. It’s easy to see how Enterprise Risk Management harnesses the power of your organization’s strategic initiatives and bolsters...
Topics: Business Continuity Planning
April 16, 2020
Resource Type: Articles
Engage: Inspiring Voter Participation and Engagement
(download The Political Risk issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) Elected officials have a direct influence on fundamental issues related to our quality of life. These issues encompass everything from the minimum wage to the availability of funding for community-supported programs, from...
Topics: General
April 16, 2020
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Politics and Vigilance: Election-Year Risks and Your Nonprofit
(download The Political Risk issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) NRMC is grateful to attorney Cindy Lewin, Partner and co-chair of the Nonprofit Organizations practice at Venable, for speaking with us about some of the risks that nonprofit organizations face during an election...
Topics: General
April 16, 2020
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Contentious Conversations: Talking Politics at Work
(download The Political Risk issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) Is civil discourse creating a toxic environment in your workplace? According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Politics at Work Survey, deepening divisiveness across party lines is a...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
March 23, 2020
Resource Type: Articles
COVID-19: Legal Strategies for Nonprofit Meetings
March 20, 2020 Due to the complete unforeseen and devastating effects of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits are facing incredibly tough decisions right now regarding upcoming and long-scheduled conferences and meetings in the United States and around the world....
Topics: General
July 5, 2019
Resource Type: Articles
Oh! The Places We Will Go with ERM
Nonprofit teams that resolve to strengthen risk capabilities by embracing Enterprise Risk Management should integrate an evaluation component from the start. Why? Early supporters of your ERM program will want to see and understand how the program is changing the...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
July 5, 2019
Resource Type: Articles
All Aboard: Embracing ERM in Your Nonprofit
If you’ve been hearing references to Enterprise Risk Management or ERM frameworks you’re probably wondering whether this particular incarnation of risk management is relevant to your organization. You may also be wondering whether transforming a perfectly good risk management function...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
July 3, 2019
Resource Type: Articles
Three Risk Trends to Keep in Mind as you Enlist Volunteers
In my work with nonprofit teams, I am repeatedly impressed with the array of terrific volunteer programs that support nonprofit missions; that positive impression swells when I observe smart risk management practices in volunteer recruitment and supervision. I experienced first...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management
May 7, 2019
Resource Type: Articles
High or Dry: Weed and the Workplace
Is your nonprofit workplace a “drug-free” zone? Although nonprofit leaders are in agreement that impaired staff pose an unacceptable risk to the safety of people who serve and receive services, the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana creates a host...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices
May 7, 2019
Resource Type: Articles
Dream a Little Dream: Managing Sleep Deprivation Risks
Our ambitious 24/7 lifestyles, filled with unbalanced diets, low physical activity, excessive electronic media use, and psychosocial stress, are causing a precipitous decline in our sleep. But the safety implications of sleep deprivation have been known for decades. Precipitating causes...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices