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December 28, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Top 10 of 2021’s RISK eNews
In 2021, the world entered the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many nonprofits began to hit their stride. Most risk leaders became more familiar and comfortable approaching risks with a novelty that constantly shifting plans required. The NRMC team...
Topics: General
December 15, 2021
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Managing Risks and Reaping the Rewards of Remote Teams
Remote work—a facet of the working landscape for three-plus decades—quickly became the default construct for businesses and nonprofits alike in 2020. In short order, leaders across the nonprofit sector learned that remote work was not only possible but also practical...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 8, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Roles in a Nonprofit
Evolution of risk management programs happens in many ways. However, expansion usually involves infusing risk awareness into decision-making and routine activities. Doing so often requires the thoughtful consideration of how new risk-related activities will be dispersed among the team. During...
Topics: General
November 17, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Dream a Little Dream With Me: Channeling Chaos
The word chaos has myriad negative connotations: confusion, disruption, frustration. Many risk leaders expect that evolving risk management capabilities will bring order, formality, and cadence. My team fields question after question about managing risk more effectively; no one has ever...
Topics: Organizational Culture
November 3, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Growing Up Fast: Risk Program Maturity
Every year on my daughter’s birthday, I am reminded of how quickly time passes. So many milestones in her life seem like they happened moments ago: her first Halloween-themed birthday party, the first day of kindergarten, her first dance recital,...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
November 1, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Reimagine Your Risk Roundtable
During NRMC consulting engagements and conversations with our Affiliate Members, our team often hears about the work and deliberations of risk teams. During the Virtual Risk Summit, I was delighted to join my colleague Ann Terlizzi, Director of Risk Management at Lutheran Social Service...
Topics: General
October 21, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Fraud Risk: Every Nonprofit Mission is Exposed
The US Internal Revenue Service and international organizations have teamed up to call attention to Charity Fraud Awareness Week, which takes place in October. Fraud awareness and prevention are top concerns for nonprofit leaders. What’s more, with the explosion of cybercrimes,...
Topics: Fraud and Financial Oversight
September 16, 2021
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Workplace Culture: The Foundation for Sound Risk Practice
Workplace culture has gone viral. In less than a second, Google will return nearly 400,000,000 results on the question “What is workplace culture?” From surveys to engagements, renewed values statements to grand-scale reorganizations, nonprofit leaders are focusing on how culture...
Topics: Organizational Culture
September 16, 2021
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Safe and Supported: The Intersection of Psychological Safety and Fruitful Risk Practice
“My input isn’t valued here.” “My coworkers always reject my ideas.” “I feel so stupid around my boss.” “I have to pick my battles.” “It will be safer for me if I keep my head down.” “I wanted to warn...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
September 8, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Make Patience a Prerequisite
While visiting my parents in the lovely coastal town of Falmouth, MA, I’ve observed two distinct types of drivers. The first type of driver pulls onto the main roadway, seemingly unaware (or unconcerned) that drivers with the right of way...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management