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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Better Knowledge Enhances the Insurance-Purchasing Decision
What Nonprofits Can Learn from Recent Headlines The expression, "knowledge is power? comes to mind when reading about the recent civil suit filed by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer against the world's largest insurance broker. According to Business Week,...
Topics: Insurance and Risk Financing
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Handling Suspicious Packages and Letters
Mailroom security, an area often overlooked as policies and procedures are created or updated to reduce risks and losses, has risen in importance following the biological scares in late 2001. Small government entities or nonprofit organizations are especially vulnerable because...
Topics: Crisis Management, Crisis Communications, Facility, Program and Transportation Safety
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Screening Prospective Staff is Sound Risk Management
Know whom you are hiring up front to save yourself wasted resources down the line. Lawsuits, grievances, loss of productivity, and low staff morale are all some of the possible side effects of a bad hire. And a significant number...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Emergency Evacuation Strategies
Fires, explosions, chemical releases, violence or biological releases pose a threat to everyone in your organization’s facilities. One way to ensure the safety of all affected populations and reduce the risk to your organization is to have an evacuation plan....
Topics: Crisis Management, Crisis Communications, Facility, Program and Transportation Safety
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Crisis or Hoax? Responding to Hoaxes
One person’s practical joke may be viewed by others as lack of vision, poor judgment or malicious intent. How do your staff members know the difference? If you’re making the assumption that everyone innately knows, you may find you’re doing...
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Crisis Management Essentials
Every nonprofit would be well-served to spend time planning how it will cope with a crisis. The crisis management plan for your nonprofit will detail how you will deliver your organization’s programs despite adverse conditions. The strategies should encompass events...
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
On a Smaller Scale: Adapting Crisis Management Principles for Small Nonprofits
Crisis prevention is doubly important for small public entities, companies and nonprofit organizations. Small organizations often have fewer resources to draw on when a crisis erupts, and insurance and other risk financing tools may not be an available due to...
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Vetting Partner Organizations & Drafting MOUs
It takes more than a handshake between friends, neighbors or colleagues to ensure that collaboration will succeed. If your want to feel as good about your partners, the results and yourself coming out as going in to a joint project,...
Topics: General
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Coping With Crisis: Managing Employee Fear and Low Morale
In the weeks and months following a major disaster or traumatic event, employers in government entities and nonprofit organizations discover unprecedented levels of fear and concern on the part of staff. The evidence manifests itself in many ways. People with...
November 29, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Communicating During a Crisis
Headline news. Something you may dream of having — when it showcases your nonprofit organization and your products and services in a positive light. Unfortunately, the news media thrive on tragedy, drama and scandal — not the good news. Crisis...