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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Happy at Work
Productive and engaged are words that come to mind when I picture a high-performing employee in a nonprofit. The literature on performance management is packed with advice about inspiring great performance among the members of a staff team. Some of...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Keeping Our Eye on the Ball
Just days ago the Commissioner of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division of the IRS, Steve Miller, told exempt organization lawyers gathered in Washington that the IRS will be “more aggressive” in monitoring the “efficiency and effectiveness” of charitable...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
That Time of Year
It’s “that time of year.” You know what I’m talking about. It’s the time of year when it is often hard to find an empty parking spot near the door of the neighborhood fitness center. Church attendance is up and...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Happiness…Just Beyond the Bend
I generally tuck incoming issues of the weekly publication The Economist somewhere safe to read and savor at a more convenient time. The December 18th-31st Special Holiday Double Issue however offered this middle-age reader an irresistible headline and I was compelled to...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Halloween, Unmasking Risk and Your Nonprofit
You’ve probably heard it from others or perhaps have even uttered it yourself: Halloween isn’t the same as it was “back in the day.” When I was a child Halloween costumes began as grand concepts that morphed into wearable works...
Topics: Risk Assessment
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Guns in the Workplace: Protect Your Mission
Last week a RISK eNews reader wrote to inquire about the intersection of “conceal and carry” laws and the desire of a nonprofit to provide a violence and weapon-free workplace. All 50 states, but not the District of Columbia, have adopted laws...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Kicking and Screaming
This past weekend I served on a panel at the annual conference of the National Association of Planning Councils. The session topic was “social media” and I was asked to speak about the risks associated with the use of social media...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Screening Update
The results of a study of volunteer screening practices by the National Center for Victims of Crime reveal gaps in the volunteer screening practices of nonprofit organizations. Twelve percent of the organizations participating in the survey reported that they did not engage...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Guidelines for Establishing Rental/Lease Policy
Establishing policies for the rental, lease and use of your facilities will make it clear to all parties what is expected. A policy will be set by the board and followed by the staff. An established policy will help the...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Dread Knots
In his provocative book, The Courage to Lead, R. Brian Stanfield writes: “To be human is to be filled with dread.” By “dread” Stanfield is referring to “a great fear or apprehension.” He reminds his reader that both the fear of...
Topics: General