Resources
May 23, 2023
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Building in Bounce: Resilience and Mission Success
“A company built for resilience is a company that is structured to last forever. This is different from a company built for stability. Stability, by its very definition, is about remaining the same.” – Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game This...
Topics: Business Continuity Planning
January 30, 2023
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Manage Mission Risk with a Durable Theory of Change
Avoid “mission creep.” Avoid chasing contracts and grants that aren’t a fit for your nonprofit. Put structure around aspects of your nonprofit’s work and goals that can be “squishy.” Attendees at a webinar hosted by the Equitable Recovery Wallet late last year...
Topics: General
November 9, 2022
Resource Type: Articles
How to Handle the One Thing That’s Certain: Uncertainty
What are the big issues your nonprofit’s leaders worry about when they can’t sleep? Racial and social justice? Climate change? Inflation and economic uncertainty? All of the above? Does your nonprofit invest time to talk about these issues and potential ways to...
Topics: General
July 26, 2022
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Learning Bites, Courtesy of Shark Week
A member of my immediate family—who would prefer not to be named (or shamed) in this article—is so fearful of sharks that they find it impossible to consume any of the fascinating programs featured during “Shark Week” on the Discovery...
Topics: Risk Assessment
May 11, 2022
Resource Type: Webinars
Fuzzy Futures: Managing Uncertainty with Scenario Planning
Events like the COVID-19 pandemic provide sobering wake-up calls to nonprofit leaders, who must execute their missions today and tomorrow despite unnervingly uncertain futures. To better prepare for surviving unpredictable, unthinkable events or futures far from today’s reality, watch this...
Topics: General
September 15, 2021
Resource Type: Webinars
Managing Risk & Safety: What’s New and What’s Next?
This webinar explores the changing risk landscape for nonprofit organizations and the risks that arise from our uncertain, evolving circumstances. Learn how to apply lessons from recent experience to your work to infuse a spirit and commitment to safety, resilience,...
Topics: General
July 8, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Focus on Residual Resilience, Not Residual Risks
What value does your organization derive from risk management? Controlling specific financial losses and harm? Or cultivating a capacity for resilience no matter what losses or liability might arise? Risk management often looks at singular risks inside a vacuum, determining...
Topics: General
June 9, 2021
Resource Type: Infographics
The Resilience Mindset: 7 Musts if Your Mission Matters
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Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
June 9, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Resilience Mindset: 7 Musts if Your Mission Matters
Across the vibrant and diverse nonprofit sector in the U.S. and internationally, leaders and teams are recognizing that we’re not going back. Initial thoughts of returning to a pre-pandemic state are dissipating as we collectively grasp the significant implications of...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Organizational Culture
April 28, 2021
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk and Resilience: The Board’s Role
Recently we’ve been fielding a variety of questions about the board’s risk role. Across the board, members of nonprofit governing teams want to support the missions they admire. Board members want to help an organization: 1. weather future disruptions (think...
Topics: Governance