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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Is a BOP Right for Me?
Most nonprofit organizations struggle with their insurance program. What policies, coverages, limits and deductibles should we buy? How much will it cost? Are we protecting our assets and people adequately? With incorrect choices, you can be insurance-rich but coverage-poor; therefore,...
Topics: Insurance and Risk Financing
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Sound Policies and Timely Investigations
Employer liability for sexual harassment continues to attract the media’s attention. Multi-million dollar judgments and recent Supreme Court rulings have generated renewed interest in the topic. Consequently, employees have a growing awareness of the availability of legal remedies for perceived...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
What to Do During an Earthquake
Stay as safe as possible during an earthquake. Be aware that some earthquakes are actually foreshocks and a larger earthquake might occur. Minimize your movements to a few steps to a nearby safe place and if you are indoors, stay there...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
The Dark Side of Leadership
Few nonprofits can thrive or even survive without strong leadership. Yet what happens when forceful leaders cross the line and become bellicose bullies or just plain bad bosses? Sadly, the nonprofit sector is not immune from the harm that destructive...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
The Road to Safety
New Book Explores Practical, Legal, and Effective Employment Policies The following text is excerpted from the introduction of NRMC’s new book: Taking the High Road: A Guide to Effective and Legal Employment Practices for Nonprofits. To order a copy, call...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Resolve to be a Risk-Aware Nonprofit
Hold your head high and be proud of where you have taken your organization. Whether you know it or not, your organization is an inspiration. The mission matters, and when mission fulfillment happens every day, that’s inspiring. At the Nonprofit...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Resources for Developing or Revising Conflict of Interest Policies
The following resources may be helpful in developing or revising a conflict of interest policy: Instructions to IRS Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3). Appendix A contains a sample conflict of interest policy. Sample policies available from...
Topics: Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Reality TV and Risk Management
This article first appeared in riskVue, the Webzine for risk management professionals. For more information, visit www.riskVue.com. When the first generation of reality TV programs debuted in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I was appalled. The ratings for programs like COPS (1989)...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Staff Training: Neglected Element of the Risk Management Equation
Nonprofit leaders are quick to rank staff training as an important goal in the workplace. During discussions with funders and other external stakeholders many managers tout the commitment of their organizations to provide inservice training to paid and volunteer personnel....
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Leaving With the Captain?
A colleague recently asked me to contribute some ideas for her presentation to an audience interested in evacuating aged and disabled occupants from high-rise residential buildings. Born with cerebral palsy and never able to stand, I believe my experience as...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices