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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
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Avoid World War Y
March 2, 2016 As a member of Generation Y, I am well aware of the stereotypes that we face. We were the last generation to be born before the popularization of texting, and the first to experience social media in...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Ask and You Shall Receive
May 6, 2015 I've been a movie fan since December 1971, when I saw a film on a big screen for the first time, Bedknobs and Brooksticks. So I was immediately drawn to an article titled "The man of many...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
As Luck Will Have It
August 19, 2015 Dan Ariely's book, Irrationally Yours, is a collection of his "Ask Ariely" columns featured in The Wall Street Journal. I purchased this book at an airport bookstore after learning that a short flight delay was going to...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Art Appreciation in a World of Risk
March 23, 2016 Art Appreciation in a World of Risk Last week I took advantage of an opportunity to combine two of my favorite pastimes: reading and relaxation. While on a short vacation, I read 33 Artists in 3 Acts,...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Art and Science: Creating the Perfect Recipe for Volunteer Success
As an avid fan of the Food Network, I love watching experienced chefs blend ingredients in a seemingly nonchalant manner. A pinch of this, a handful of that, and always—salt to taste. And of course everything looks mouth-watering at the...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Are You Too Important to Fail?
Many nonprofit organizations are created for the noble mission of serving others. But sometimes even the most giving organizations find themselves catering to a need that no longer exists. What then? Do you high-five your colleagues, shutter your doors and...
Topics: General