Search
Resource Types
Categories
Tags
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
December 8, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Key Principles in Youth Protection: Considerations and Action Steps
NOTE: This article includes excerpts from Chapter 6 of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s book, EXPOSED: A Legal Field Guide for Nonprofit Executives-2nd Edition. NRMC is deeply grateful to Mark E. Chopko for his valuable contributions to this article and EXPOSED. Nonprofit...
December 8, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Senior Volunteers: A Priceless Resource
Note: This article is excerpted from the Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s book, No Surprises: Harmonizing Risk and Reward in Volunteer Management—5th Edition. Seniors are participating as volunteers for nonprofit organizations in record numbers. Participants include AmeriCorps—formerly Senior Corps, the federally-funded national “network...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management
December 8, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Going Up? Elevator Talk, Risk Management and the Nonprofit Board
The Board of Directors sits atop the organizational chart of a nonprofit organization. Board issues are either self-initiated or are “elevated” by staff for board consideration. Both approaches are inherently necessary to the board’s governance role. And while there are...
Topics: Governance
December 8, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Online Social Networks, Cyber Risk and Your Nonprofit: What You Need to Know
Online social networking sites, such as the popular offerings provided by MYSPACE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, and LINKEDIN, offer new ways for nonprofits to connect and interact with key stakeholder groups and the community at-large. An online networking site can offer opportunities...
December 8, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Vital Partners in Youth Protection: Engaging Parents and Caregivers
You’ve seen it in the news or heard about it through the neighborhood gossip chain, but you hope you’ll never hear the same news again: an appalling allegation of child abuse is uncovered at a trusted nonprofit. Almost anyone would...