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May 3, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Management Benchmarking: Comparing Your Risk Program to Other Nonprofits
By nature, people like to compare things. Being able to see how things match up gives us a method of perceiving value and worth. For individuals, look no further than our use of social media. It fuels this type of...
Topics: General
April 28, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lessons from a Risk Appetite Exercise (Risk Leadership Certificate Program)
The inaugural 2017 Risk Leadership Certificate Program (RLCP) is complete and the NRMC team plans to continue sharing updates and insights from this intensive risk leadership training program in the weeks ahead. One topic that our cohort explored during our final weekend...
Topics: General
April 25, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Motivate Me: Workplace Motivation for Nonprofit Teams
Have you ever spent an entire day searching for motivation to complete a few simple tasks? Whether your to-do list includes a few loads of laundry, the resorting of your sock drawer, or a report your board has requested repeatedly,...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
April 12, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
I Survived: Managing Family Vacation Risk
Last week I led my family of five on a classic rite of passage—a Spring Break trip to Florida to visit Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. I’m pleased to report that the trip went well, we made it home...
Topics: General
April 5, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Categorization: Learning from the Risk Leadership Certificate Program
Our Risk Leadership Certificate Program (RLCP) is underway. With our RLCP cohort, we’ve enjoyed productive generative discussions about core competencies for risk professionals, including risk assessment, risk culture, risk function design, and insurance program oversight. With each conversation, we challenged our understanding of risk management best...
Topics: General
March 22, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Foodie Risk: How Eating Habits Mirror Risk Management Maturity
During the launch of NRMC’s Risk Leadership Certificate Program, I was struck by the amount of sharing and collaboration that happened during the group meals. Participants often took the opportunity to follow up on a topic from an earlier breakout session...
Topics: General
March 8, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
No Worries: Mastering Productive Worry
It’s been nearly 15 years since I first heard the expression “no worries” during a trip to Australia. I recall feeling a bit confused when my “thank you” was met with an enthusiastic “No worries!” But as my trip continued,...
Topics: General
March 1, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Succession Planning for [NOT] the CEO
CEO succession planning arises as a strategic risk and key concern of nonprofit boards in many NRMC-led Risk Assessments. If you’re looking for an article about CEO succession planning, this is not it. Instead, review our popular article, Avoid Transition Trauma...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
February 22, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Love My Way – Resources for Risk-taking
“You can never win or lose. If you don’t run the race.” – Love My Way by The Psychedelic Furs Driving home one Valentine’s Day my radio was tuned to 1st Wave on Sirius/XM and a special program featuring love...
Topics: General
February 1, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Get Stuck in a Rut, Trust Your Gut
“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” – Alan Alda In last week’s Risk eNews (“Embrace Your Leaky Brain...
Topics: General