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January 2, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Resolve to be Resolute
Eat healthy, exercise more, save money-sound resolutions, all. How many of us will still be at it after January? Surveys suggest that somewhere on the order of 80 percent of resolutions fail. This may explain why 30–day challenges have become popular, and...
Topics: General
December 25, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Happy Boxing Day!
In the spirit of Boxing Day, the holiday celebrated in nations of the British Commonwealth and in the American Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this edition of the RISK eNews contains a “boxed set” of resources. Reflection Questions for 2018 During multiple consulting engagements...
Topics: General
December 19, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Insights from Insurance Industry Thought Leaders
During the most recent Risk Summit, we hosted a lively session titled Insurance Industry Insights. Featured on the dais were senior leaders from insurance carriers that specialize in insuring nonprofit organizations. We explored trends in the insurance sector and panelists also answered...
Topics: Insurance and Risk Financing
December 13, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
5 Musts to Attract Mission-Motivated Millennials
While traveling last week an infographic in the Dec 2018/Jan 2019 issue of Fast Company caught my eye. Titled “Millennials in the Corner Office, Gen Y Bosses Tell Us How They Lead,” Yasmin Gagne has compiled the results from a...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
December 5, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
A Matter of Opinion: Risk Aware Publishing Insights
Media relations once meant anticipating, reacting to, and responding to the media and their requests. This presumed some ability to control the message, and took place through the cultivation of networks and relationships with journalists, who in turn came to...
November 28, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Journalism’s Lessons for Risk Leaders
Like many professions, journalism has its own unique set of values. Made more unique because journalism is the only profession explicitly protected under the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of the press–though these First Amendment protections are broadly defined, continually...
Topics: General
November 5, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Dangerous Ideas: Negotiating Controversial Art At Cultural Nonprofits
Nota bene: One of the finest sessions among many at our latest Risk Summit in Philadelphia was a program presented by Nick Pozek on the stewardship of cultural nonprofits. Since not everyone had the pleasure of sitting in, NRMC asked Nick...
Topics: General
November 5, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Four Favorite Risk Reads for Risk Champions
Topics: General
November 1, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Accidental Risk Champion: Accidentally On Purpose
(Pictured, from left to right: Philip Briggs, Kevin Duke, Julie Reyburn, Heather Chadwick, Amanda Rudy and Ma'Rion Horhn.) Last weekend the Fall 2018 cohort of NRMC's Risk Leadership Certificate Program journeyed to our headquarters in Leesburg, VA for the second...
Topics: General
October 18, 2018
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Power of Anecdote: True Stories of Nonprofit Risk from the Front Lines
While attending the Risk Summit, it occurred to me that a powerful benefit of the conference was the opportunity to exchange true stories and tough lessons learned on the frontlines of nonprofit service. After hearing several leaders describe how their...
Topics: General