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September 5, 2018
Resource Type: Articles
The Future is Now: Preparing for the Unknown Crisis
Preparing for a possible future crisis can feel overwhelming and abstract for many nonprofit leaders. With competing priorities and meeting the needs of stakeholders on a day-to-day basis, taking the time to think through how your nonprofit will respond to...
June 20, 2018
Resource Type: Articles
Pass the Remote! The Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of Telecommuting Teams
Remote Work: Benefit or Burden? “You should be able to work from anywhere.” A former boss of mine said that a lot and it sounded great. If an employee asked to work from home, my boss would agree with that...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
June 20, 2018
Resource Type: Articles
Not Here: Zero Tolerance for Inappropriate Workplace Conduct
Last year I attended a leadership conference hosted by Camp Fire, a nonprofit dedicated to helping young people to “find their spark, lift their voices, and discover who they are.” During the opening keynote session, Hal Gregersen, Executive Director of...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
June 20, 2018
Resource Type: Articles
Workplace Wellness: Managing Risks to Employee Health & Productivity
Although most nonprofits are founded on deeply-rooted principles of service and compassion, nonprofit leaders sometimes forget to care for their own employees. During the day-to-day grind, employees may also forget to take care of themselves. Employee wellness is a potentially...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
January 2, 2018
Resource Type: Articles
COI: Candor Or Inhibition? Managing Conflicts Of Interest
Hopefully gone are the days when nonprofit stakeholders might sweep potential conflicts of interest under the rug. Nonprofits are held to high standards of ethics, which call upon nonprofit leaders to candidly assess real or perceived conflicts of interest. As...
Topics: Governance
January 2, 2018
Resource Type: Articles
An Eye for Ethics: Quelling Confusion about Ethical Quandaries
Most nonprofit leaders would enthusiastically agree that ethical conduct and core values are key to the success of their community-serving missions. Yet among your co-workers and peers, how acute is awareness of ethical dilemmas in every-day decisions? Do colleagues have...
Topics: General
September 7, 2017
Resource Type: Articles
Lost in Space: Managing Facility Rental Risks
The goal of maximizing the use of your nonprofit’s facilities is an admirable one. For many organizations, permitting—or encouraging—other nonprofits to use temporarily or regularly vacant space is a practical way to advance your organization’s reputation in the community and...
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