Risk Champions Archives

November 18, 2024

Good Problems: Why Risks (Possibilities) Are Exactly What Your Mission Needs

By Melanie Lockwood Herman I’ve recently finished a book by the blogger Mark Manson. I found many delightful surprises in Manson’s writing, and a few unnerving ones. While I embrace the knotty dilemmas in risk management, I recognize that many...

November 12, 2024

Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews

Optimist or Pessimist? Risk Management Needs Both.

By Melanie Lockwood Herman I’ve just returned from a wonderful vacation with a college friend I’ve known for many decades. During our adventures in a place neither of us knew much about, we reveled in our shared interests and marveled...

June 5, 2024

Resource Type: Risk eNews

The Tension Crushing the Soul of Risk Management

The risk professionals with whom I have the pleasure of working are bright stars in the nonprofit universe. Without exception, the dedicated risk champions we meet—in consulting engagements, at the Risk Summit, and in our Affiliate Member orbit—seek to contribute to...

Topics: General

September 27, 2023

Resource Type: Risk eNews

6 Signs You Might Need to Hire a Full-Time Risk Manager

Wondering if your organization needs to hire someone to handle risk management full-time? Every nonprofit, and every risk management journey, is different. We can’t offer you a magic formula that will tell you whether you need to hire a risk...

Topics: General

January 16, 2019

Resource Type: Risk eNews

What Kind of Risk Champion Are You?

This week we’ve been discussing the traits and tendencies of the risk leaders we encounter at NRMC. We see positives across a wide spectrum of approaches and philosophies and get especially excited when leaders tell us they are forging new...

Topics: General

November 5, 2018

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Four Favorite Risk Reads for Risk Champions

Topics: General

January 31, 2018

Resource Type: Risk eNews

Managing Risk in a World of Change: Turn and Face the Strange

Three of the questions we often ask during NRMC Risk Assessments or ERM Engagements are: What is the most significant, recent change in your organization? What disruptive changes are going on now? If we were to return a year from...

Topics: General