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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Remember to Share
From time to time one overhears the parents of boisterous or bickering children pleading with their offspring to “share.” The admonition to “share with your siblings” is advice that many of us heard repeatedly from our wise parents, particularly when...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Don’t Let The Dogs Bite You
Online training is an affordable and increasingly popular approach to training nonprofit volunteers. Providing 24-hours a day education across four U.S. time zones and around the globe is one way to accommodate volunteers who have busy lives and myriad other...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Taxman Cometh
What’s on the agenda for the IRS this year? Lois Lerner, the Director of Exempt Organizations, Internal Revenue Service, addressed a gathering of lawyers and accountants in Washington, D.C. last week to share how the IRS views the impact of...
Topics: Fraud and Financial Oversight, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Got Instinct?
Earlier this week, a friend who works in the entertainment industry told me that at the point when the curtain goes up on a Broadway show or the band emerges from the wings at a sold-out concert arena, the team...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
So How Are We Doing?
When was the last time that the CEO/executive director of your organization received a performance appraisal? If you answered, “I can’t remember” or “a few years ago” your organization may be in good company, but missing a significant opportunity—and facing...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Role of Resilience in Risk Management
As consultants to diverse organizations we encounter dedicated leaders and the nonprofits they serve at various stages of their respective risk management journeys. On one day we may consult with the board of a nonprofit considering the risks and rewards...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Intriguing Intangibles
I’ve been reading an interesting book this week about the application of core concepts from the field of quantum physics to organizational planning. The book, The Art of Quantum Planning, by Gerald Harris, explores the idea of planning as a form...
Topics: Risk Assessment
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Qualities Your Nonprofit Needs in a Crisis
By the time the power went out for the sixth time Monday afternoon I was no longer surprised nor annoyed by the disappearing text on my computer monitor or the start up music for our voice over internet phone system....
Topics: Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management, Crisis Communications
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Reader’s Choice Award: Exempt vs. Non-Exempt
The results are in: “Classification Conundrum” is the most popular article on the Center’s website. This piece, updated just this week, offers soothing relief for a common source of heartburn among human resource professionals: Is employee X an exempt or non-exempt worker? Determining whether...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Soft Power and Quiet Persistence
During a short trip to the University of Notre Dame this week I had an opportunity to visit the impressive campus bookstore and pick up a copy of Susan Cain’s book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t...
Topics: General