Resources
June 26, 2024
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Eliminate Excess to Nourish Your Risk Management Function
In his book, From Strength to Strength, Arthur Brooks writes that “As we grow older in the West, we generally think we should have a lot to show for our lives—a lot of trophies. According to more Eastern thinking, this is...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
October 24, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Management Should Unite Your Team, Not Divide It
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
November 3, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Growing Up Fast: Risk Program Maturity
Every year on my daughter’s birthday, I am reminded of how quickly time passes. So many milestones in her life seem like they happened moments ago: her first Halloween-themed birthday party, the first day of kindergarten, her first dance recital,...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
September 8, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Make Patience a Prerequisite
While visiting my parents in the lovely coastal town of Falmouth, MA, I’ve observed two distinct types of drivers. The first type of driver pulls onto the main roadway, seemingly unaware (or unconcerned) that drivers with the right of way...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
July 29, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Chunk Change: Ask for Less to Get More
I’ve just finished reading Jonah Berger’s book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind. Two compelling takeaways were Berger’s suggestions that leaders 1. Ask for less to get more, and 2. Break big asks into smaller, more manageable ‘chunks.’ He...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
November 20, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Surprises Await: Embrace the Future
“The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed.” – William Gibson Whether you’re finalizing your FY 2020 budget, wrapping up a 2020 work plan, or prepping talking points for a seasonal pitch to donors, my guess is that...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
July 5, 2019
Resource Type: Risk Management Essentials
The Enterprise Risk Management Issue
Download PDF What's Inside All Aboard: Embracing ERM in Your Nonprofit Who’s on First? Getting the Players in Place for ERM Oh! The Places We Will Go with ERM
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
July 5, 2019
Resource Type: Articles
Oh! The Places We Will Go with ERM
Nonprofit teams that resolve to strengthen risk capabilities by embracing Enterprise Risk Management should integrate an evaluation component from the start. Why? Early supporters of your ERM program will want to see and understand how the program is changing the...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
July 5, 2019
Resource Type: Articles
All Aboard: Embracing ERM in Your Nonprofit
If you’ve been hearing references to Enterprise Risk Management or ERM frameworks you’re probably wondering whether this particular incarnation of risk management is relevant to your organization. You may also be wondering whether transforming a perfectly good risk management function...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management
May 29, 2019
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Egalitarian Risk Leadership: Flatten or Fatten?
In our capacity as advisors and coaches, the NRMC team develops and adapts risk management frameworks, strategies and tools for the complex nonprofits we serve. No two consulting clients or Affiliate Members are the same. To make the consideration of...
Topics: Enterprise Risk Management