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June 17, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Unleashed: How to Inspire Risk Maturity
At this year’s Risk Summit, I’m excited to co-present a session on risk maturity, a timeless topic for risk champions. Evolving the approach to risk management—which may include simplifying, fortifying and many steps in between—is a familiar goal expressed by...
May 26, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Protecting Vulnerable Adults and Children from Choking with Jake Darcy of Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) has partnered with LifeVac to offer the first in class and only FDA authorized suction anti-choking device for second line treatment to policyholders at a 25% discount. Jake Darcy is risk services manager for PHLY, a...
Topics: General
April 14, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Live for Tomorrow With an Internal Checklist
In his book 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist’s Guide to a Happy Life, Dick Van Dyke offers a buffet of funny and memorable insights from a life well lived. I especially loved that each chapter, averaging 2-3...
Topics: General
April 1, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Happens: Bring Snacks and a Sense of Humor
By Rachel Sams When was the last time you really laughed at work? I don’t mean tittered, chuckled, or even giggled. I’m talking about a guffaw. A belly laugh. The kind that makes your eyes and nose run. If it’s...
Topics: Risk Basics
March 26, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Disruption Happens. You Need a Business Continuity Plan.
When a nonprofit colleague asks me what risk management step would benefit their organization most in times of uncertainty and frequent disruption, I often ask them, “Do you have a business continuity plan (BCP)?” Often, the first response is a...
Topics: Business Continuity Planning
March 17, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
There is No Time Like the Present: AI Reckoning
by Melanie Lockwood Herman (This article is adapted from a segment in our risk forecast for 2026: Manage Risk With Intention This Year. The full paper is available here.) During a recent AI Risk Assessment led by NRMC, we conducted...
March 12, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
When a Crisis Hits, Be Prepared
By Rachel Sams Imagine a water main break flooded your nonprofit’s building tomorrow. Now imagine that tomorrow also happened to be the day of your organization’s most important fundraiser of the year—one that brings hundreds of clients and supporters to...
March 3, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Nobody Likes to Be Told What to Do
I’ve been re-reading Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need To Know Now, a thin volume packed with powerful, heartwarming and heart-wrenching advice. During morning tea with my roommates (Mum and her dog Ringo), we sometimes...
Topics: General
February 25, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
How to Build a Safety Savvy Culture
Building safety savvy into your nonprofit’s culture has many benefits. When safety is top of mind, it helps you keep employees, participants, clients and visitors safe; avoid injuries and accidents; and free up time you might otherwise spend filing claims,...
Topics: General
February 10, 2026
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Traction, Not Distraction: Sorting the Elements of Your Risk Function
I’ve recently been reading Indistractable, by Nir Eyal. One concept that resonated was the distinction between traction and distraction. Borrowing from Eyal’s insight that “distractions impede us from making progress towards the life we envisage,” I’ve identified a handful of...
Topics: Organizational Culture