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December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Your Questions Answered by the NRMC Staff
Our Favorite Recent TA Question — We’ve selected our favorite recent technical assistance question (and our answer) to feature in this and future editions of the Center’s eNews. Q: Do we need a Code of Ethics? A: There is no legal...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Year-Round Tips for Sports/Recreation Programs
Sample waivers, check lists and practical help with topics identified here can be found in Playing to Win, A Risk Management Guide for Nonprofit Sports and Recreation Programs. The book aims to help the program administrator and leader, whether in a...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Would You Sign a Contract You Have Not Read?
Few days pass when I’m not asked to sign a contract. Whether it’s a form granting permission to record a workshop, or a “click through agreement” I must complete to sit in the exit row on an outbound flight, pages...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Workplace Investigation Tips from Sherlock Holmes
Recently, many of our clients have focused on increasing their readiness to respond to and manage employee complaints, workplace investigations, and employment practices liability (EPL) claims. An excellent example of EPL claims risk is Sherlock Holmes himself. If you’re a...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Safety in Numbers
As a child I saw the “upside” and “downside” in the number three. Being one of three children increased my odds of finding a sibling compatriot for innocent fun or mischief. If one sister was unavailable, the other could likely...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Back to School
Across the country countless parents and caregivers have been scrambling in recent weeks to get their young charges ready for another school year. My daughter seems to be one of the few kids returning to school after Labor Day, which...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Back to Basics: Effective Risk Management May Require Culture Change
When nonprofit leaders reach out to the NRMC for advice on weaving risk management into the fabric of their organizations they often assume that what’s missing is a long list of policies. While adding new or updating existing policies may...
Topics: Organizational Culture
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
The recent, abrupt change in weather this week offered a reminder about the importance of preparation. Yesterday morning I retraced my steps into the house to retrieve a pair of gloves for the drive to the office. I was not...
Topics: General, Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Baby, It’s Hot Outside
Eight long months ago, in an article titled “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” I wrote about how increasingly cold temperatures prompted me to reflect on the idea that thoughtful planning and goal setting go “hand in glove” with effective risk management....
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Award Season Is Upon Us
The first quarter of a new calendar year ushers in a familiar round of award shows that disrupt network television’s customary prime time programming. Popular magazines offer predictions about which films, directors, actors and actresses are the “front-runners” and which...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices