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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Normalcy
When a member of my family questions my somewhat eccentric father about a recent purchase, Dad’s standard response is “normal is boring.” Family members have learned that there is no point questioning any acquisition—whether it’s a vintage motorcycle found on...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
No Surprises in Volunteer Management
Volunteers are at the heart of most nonprofits, but your nonprofit’s heart may beat a dangerous rhythm without volunteer risk management. Every nonprofit with volunteers is at risk of experiencing these surprises: The risk of a volunteer abusing a client...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Opposite
One of my favorite episodes of the sitcom Seinfeld is called “The Opposite.” In that episode, which aired in 1994, Jerry Seinfeld persuades his friend George Costanza that George’s natural instincts frequently lead him astray. George decides to take Jerry’s advice and “do the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
New Year, New List: Establish a Risk Management To Do List
It’s a new year, and here at the Center we’ve got a whole year’s worth of tips and trainings for you. Our web site currently features a new issue of Risk Management Essentials kicked off with an article by Melanie Herman, Executive...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
In Search of the Perfect Swing
Many years ago I signed up for a series of golf lessons with an instructor who insisted on the series approach to learning the game. He explained that golf was a “process,” and one needed to start at the beginning,...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Near, Clear and Substantial
Human beings are more generous with their time and money—and more willing to help victims who are in close proximity, with whom they feel a sense of kinship, and when they feel that their generosity will be more than a...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Fiscal Responsibility and Oversight: Empower Your Board to Lead
(This article is excerpted from the book, Financial Risk Management: A Guide for Nonprofit Executives. While it is rare in a mature nonprofit for a board member to perform day-to-day bookkeeping or financial management duties (such as making journal entries or...
Topics: Fraud and Financial Oversight, Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
My Top Ten for 2010
The beginning of a new year is a perfect time to pen a “top ten” list and this year I hope to combine my love of poetry with my job as a writer with a risk management beat. Admittedly the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Salty and Sweet
Recently I’ve noticed an interesting trend in restaurant desserts: the addition of salt as a prominent ingredient. Experienced home cooks know that a small amount of salt is typically present in even the sweetest desserts. But the trend of featuring...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Managing Mission Creep
The perennial debate: be good at everything or be great at one thing? I've witnessed this struggle at diverse nonprofits during many NRMC consulting engagements. The door of opportunity opens and most nonprofit leaders eagerly walk through. We take on...
Topics: General