Resources
April 16, 2020
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Politics and Vigilance: Election-Year Risks and Your Nonprofit
(download The Political Risk issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) NRMC is grateful to attorney Cindy Lewin, Partner and co-chair of the Nonprofit Organizations practice at Venable, for speaking with us about some of the risks that nonprofit organizations face during an election...
Topics: General
December 8, 2016
Resource Type: Risk Management Essentials
The Liability Fundamentals Issue
Download PDF What's Inside Data Privacy and Cyber Liability: What You Don’t Know Puts Your Mission at Risk Liability and the Board: What Governing Teams Need to Know Travel Safe: Managing the Legal Risks that Arise from International Operations Waivers...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Tell Me About It: Communicating With Key Constituencies During a Lawsuit
The article below is excerpted from a new publication available from the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, The Best Defense: 10 Steps to Surviving a Lawsuit. The article addresses the topic covered in Step 6: Communicate with Constituencies. Receiving notice of a lawsuit can...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Culture of Reflection: Lessons Learned from Recent Headlines
While it’s human nature to want to look away or think “this couldn’t happen to me” when you witness or read about another nonprofit’s misfortune, dedicated leaders should commit to adopting a “culture of reflection” that embraces the lessons in...
Topics: Governance
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Travel Safe: Managing the Legal Risks that Arise from International Operations
Nonprofit organizations are becoming increasingly active in global activities, which are very complex because of cultural, linguistic, operational, and risk issues. Adding to the complexity are legal issues. When does United States law apply, and when does the law of...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Managing Risk in Challenging Times
In the past weeks, the financial markets have taken us on a wild ride. At the Center we’ve counseled several organizations coming to grips with the impact of this changing financial reality. As each of us braces our organizations for...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Webinars
Managing Legal Risks in a Nonprofit
The American legal system is the subject of ongoing debate, countless publications, and a growing number of television dramas and situation comedies. It's even the stuff good novels are made of. Yet the legal field is intimidating - many laypersons...
Topics: General
June 2, 2010
Resource Type: Webinars
Shred or Retain? A Closer Look at Records Destruction/Retention Policies
Nonprofit executives need practical advice to develop practical, defensible document destruction and retention policies. No leader wants to retain more than is necessary, but we all fear destroying something that might be needed to defend our organization. This webinar will...
Topics: General
November 7, 2007
Resource Type: Webinars
Mind the Paper and the Vapor: Document Destruction and Your Nonprofit
What to keep and what to toss. Can paper and electronic files come back to help or haunt your nonprofit? This 60-minute session will provide you with what you need to know to make the decisions and set a plan...
Topics: General