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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Training Wheels
Last week I wrote about the connection between riding a vintage motorcycle in less than perfect weather conditions and the fact that things worth doing aren’t always easy to do. The feedback from readers led me to reflect on my...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Summer Interns: Volunteers or Employees?
Now that summer is around the corner, many nonprofits are fortunate to have lined up students or recent grads as “interns.” Such summer help is greatly appreciated by nonprofits but could come at an unexpected cost if the nonprofit is...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Tough Lessons for Organizations Serving Vulnerable Clientele
Last week’s verdict in the criminal case against Jerry Sandusky offers a sobering reminder about the risk of sexual misconduct or abuse facing every nonprofit that provides services to vulnerable clientele, including children, individuals with disabilities and the elderly. While it remains...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Youth Protection and Child Safety
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Lucky Me
It’s a big day for my favorite color as well as the day when Americans with even remote connections to the Emerald Isle celebrate all things Irish. School children will enjoy shamrock-shaped cookies and learn about leprechauns. Restaurants from one...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Magnify Your Mission: Inspire Customers for Life
An article titled “Inspiring More at Gap Inc.” featured in the March 2015 edition of HR Magazine begins by describing the goal of the Gap’s founders, Doris and Don Fisher, to “do more than sell clothes.” According to Gap’s senior VP of...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Grand Finale
It’s finale week on reality TV. Several of the most popular reality shows on network television wrap up this week, with winners and “losers” receiving prize money, trophies, apprenticeships and recording contracts. In my experience many nonprofit leaders approach the process of...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Top 3 Fundraising Risks
Without fundraising, nonprofits would not exist. Ironically, fundraising itself can jeopardize our missions if we seek funds improperly or thoughtlessly. In the paragraphs below we explore three familiar fundraising risks. Failure to anticipate donor trends: Donors’ wants and expectations change...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Greatest Risk of All
“I’m only human Of flesh and blood I’m made Human Born to make mistakes” – Human, The Human League, © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing. Many leaders of leading nonprofits worry excessively about external threats:...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Picture Perfect
This past weekend I attended a family wedding in Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod. The amateur photographers at the nuptials were able to snap beautiful photos of the newlyweds thanks to an extraordinary beachfront backdrop. With the sun shining, wind...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Doing Good or Doing Business, Or Both?
Whether it’s a nonprofit acting like a for-profit, or a for-profit acting like a nonprofit, to survive in today’s environment both nonprofits and for-profits are borrowing ideas from each other. For-profits are eager to appear “mission based” to consumers who...
Topics: Fraud and Financial Oversight