January 17, 2023
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
The jovial celebration of each passing year also ushers in a sense of unease and uncertainty: what will we face next? In 2020, nonprofit teams face new risks brought on by global megatrends as well as a few familiar risks...
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, HR Risk and Employment Practices
January 10, 2023
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Great Resignation continues to play out, as more than 4 million Americans quit their jobs in November. Competitive pay isn’t all it takes to recruit and retain great nonprofit employees—but it’s essential. And inflation has impacted what it takes...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 22, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
This year, nonprofits faced new and ongoing challenges, from international conflict to inflation to rising demand for services. We worked with clients to meet these challenges and many more while staying true to their missions and strategizing for the future....
Topics: Data Privacy, Tech Risk, Cybersecurity, Organizational Culture
December 7, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
“Clear, concise, accurate, and timely information is hard to come by.” – General Stanley McChrystal & Anna Butrico, Risk: A User’s Guide During three decades of advising nonprofit sector leadership teams, we have heard and seen that many groups run out...
Topics: General
November 28, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
In their terrific book, Risk: A User’s Guide, authors McChrystal and Butrico describe “structure” as one of 10 dimensions of building a “Risk Immune System.” But they caution readers that changing the structure of a function may not necessarily mean the...
Topics: General
November 9, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Several years ago I read Money Matters for Nonprofits: How Board Members Can Harness the Power of Financial Statements by Understanding Basic Accounting, by Melisa F. Galasso. Melisa kindly sent me a copy after learning about NRMC from a friend,...
Topics: Fraud and Financial Oversight
November 2, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
This spring, the Nonprofit Risk Management Center convened diverse focus groups of leaders of small and midsize nonprofits. The leaders shared their biggest human resources and risk management challenges. We were awed by the immense responsibilities these leaders juggle to...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
October 24, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
A mature, traditional enterprise risk management model can be a wonderful thing for a nonprofit organization. But then everything could change, and you might need something else. That’s what Tara Thomas and Heather Chadwick of Teach For America learned as...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
October 11, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
“There are two important days in a person’s life—the day you are born and the day that you figure out why.” – Mark Twain During the past few weeks, I’ve finished two books that offer thought-provoking insights on managerial musts—and...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
September 28, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
When a cybersecurity breach hits your organization, it’s too late to build optimal defenses. Your best opportunity to protect your nonprofit’s data exists now. It’s tough for any nonprofit to prepare for a crisis that hasn’t happened yet. Staffs and...
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