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September 7, 2017
Resource Type: Articles
Facility Agility: Planning for Facility Emergencies
What is facility agility? Facilities might be static assets that can’t be considered agile, but nonprofit leaders must remain agile in order to resume or maintain operations in the wake of a crisis or emergency. The NRMC team has heard more...
September 7, 2017
Resource Type: Articles
A Blueprint for Facility Risk Management
Nonprofits own and operate many different kinds of facilities. Although in other business functions, risk may be less visible or apparent, the facilities we occupy are under our feet and above our heads every day. From warehouses to recreational spaces...
June 28, 2017
Resource Type: Articles
The Garden of Risk Oversight: Positioning the Board to Cultivate Strategic Risk-Taking
When considering the myriad risks facing a nonprofit organization, one could identify many risks that should be safeguarded against, mitigated, or prevented if possible. Strategic risks are another animal altogether, or more appropriately, a garden of risks that—if properly tended...
Topics: Governance
June 28, 2017
Resource Type: Articles
Create A Risk Management Function That’s Built To Last
Many nonprofit organizations have made it a priority to integrate risk-aware thinking and decision-making into day-to-day operations and strategic planning. Plenty of organizations demonstrate expertise in managing risks related to programs, facilities, and clientele. But nonprofits' ever-changing risk landscape invites...
Topics: General
January 16, 2017
Resource Type: Articles
Youth Program Sample Code of Conduct
S A M P L E This form may be adapted to use with preteen or teenage participants in your program. You may wish to make the language less formal or the vocabulary less sophisticated, depending on the developmental stage...
January 12, 2017
Resource Type: Articles
Glossary of Risk Management and Insurance Terms
This glossary was originally published in Coverage, Claims and Consequences: An Insurance Handbook for Nonprofits. Accident — Unexpected or chance event. This term is frequently defined in older commercial general liability (CGL) policies. Accident medical reimbursement insurance — Covers medical expenses for injuries...
Topics: Insurance and Risk Financing
December 27, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Go Global and Get Local: Complying with International Employment Laws
Beginning work in a new country can be very exciting and a great way to further your organization’s goals and mission. Whether your organization provides educational opportunities or medical care or aid after an emergency, providing services in another country...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 27, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Foreign Agent Registration & Funding Restrictions for NGOs
Any U.S.-based nonprofit that operates internationally must cling to a complex web of regulations in each country where its presence is felt. Local labor laws, restrictions on financial transactions and banking, and restrictions on the use of foreign consultants are...
Topics: General
December 27, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Safe and Secure: Supporting International Staff
The safety and well being of employees is generally a top-of-mind concern for nonprofit leaders. When an organization deploys its staff internationally, additional uncertainty enters the already complex risk landscape. Deployed staff members may work in limited resource environments or...
December 8, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Cyberbullying & Cyber Threats to Young People
In August of 2009, a nonprofit college preparatory day school in Los Angeles was sued for $100 million dollars by a student’s parents following a case of on-site cyberbullying. The incident occurred when nine students accessed another student’s personal website...
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, Youth Protection and Child Safety