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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Enforcing Board Member Responsibilities
It’s impossible to be too grateful to a member of a nonprofit board. Volunteer board members donate countless hours to the causes and organizations they love. And many of the tasks for which the board’s attention is required seem distant...
Topics: Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Help Wanted! Screening Challenges for 21st Century Nonprofits
Finding the right people for the key roles in your nonprofit is a continuing challenge. Leading an inspired team to achieve a nonprofit’s mission doesn’t happen until the leader has recruited and retained the team of people that will propel...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Hitting the Nail on the Head: Prioritizing Safety at Your Nonprofit
Countless Center consulting clients and Affiliate Members list safety “Safety incidents at a nonprofit can result in the loss of life or permanent injury, plummeting employee morale, reputational damage, insurance claims and costly financial and human resource burdens for the nonprofit.”risks...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Culture Shock: Embracing Risk Management is Necessary, But Never Easy
This article was inspired by the writings of Diana Del Bel Belluz, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., President of Risk Wise Inc., a Toronto-based risk management consulting firm. To read Diana’s inspirational eZine, visit www.riskwise.net. “We can rebuild him. We have the technology.” Some...
Topics: Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Maximizing Seasoned Employees’ Contributions
In the next several years employers will see a definitive upward shift in the age of available workers. The renowned baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964), who were expected to leave the workforce starting in 2011, are reconsidering retiring...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
How to Hire the Staff Your Mission Deserves
As the economy continues to rebound from the recent recession, hiring—not downsizing—is the name of the game in nonprofit HR. For leaders that have been in the difficult position of managing layoffs and coping with increased work demands due to...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Risk Management Heat Wave
Most human beings want to be loved and respected. And that includes risk leaders in today’s nonprofit organizations. Whether your title is “Risk Manager” or “Chief Financial Officer,” “General Counsel” or something else, your commitment to champion effective risk management...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
How to Lose Your 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Status (Without Really Trying)
It’s easy for a nonprofit organization to maintain its tax exempt status—and can be just as easy to lose it. Each year, the IRS revokes the tax-exempt status of more than 100 501(c)(3) organizations. Organizations recognized as exempt from federal...
Topics: Fraud and Financial Oversight
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Have You Renewed Your Nonprofit’s Corporate Status?
Most states require nonprofit corporations to file an annual report with the state in order to maintain the nonprofit corporation’s good standing in that state. If you fail to submit the annual report, the state is unlikely to remind you....
Topics: Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Tell Me About It: Communicating With Key Constituencies During a Lawsuit
The article below is excerpted from a new publication available from the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, The Best Defense: 10 Steps to Surviving a Lawsuit. The article addresses the topic covered in Step 6: Communicate with Constituencies. Receiving notice of a lawsuit can...
Topics: General