Tags: Risk Communication
April 12, 2017
Resource Type: Risk eNews
I Survived: Managing Family Vacation Risk
Last week I led my family of five on a classic rite of passage—a Spring Break trip to Florida to visit Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. I’m pleased to report that the trip went well, we made it home...
Topics: General
December 30, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Effective Communication & Annual Reviews
Communication let me down And I’m left here Communication let me down And I’m left here, I’m left here again! “Communication,” Spandau Ballet Last week’s Risk eNews, “Super Size It: Don’t Skimp on Supporting Your New Hire,” seemed to strike a...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
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
Great Communication Mitigates Risk
Last week we welcomed a new staff member to the Center, Arley Turner. At the Center, communication skills top the list of what it takes to get hired and succeed. So for this week’s RISK eNews, we decided to try something...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Risk Talking at Your Nonprofit
Talking about risk is essential to fortifying your nonprofit’s reputation and mission, and providing a safe environment for the people who serve and those who rely on you for services. Yet starting a conversation about “what could go wrong” isn’t...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Two Ears, One Mouth
Last week’s eNews on “Soft Power and Quiet Persistence” drew a small army of introverts out of the shadows of our large and growing list of subscribers. Thanks so much for your feedback and examples of “soft power” in the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Trying My Patience
“Patience is quiet hope and trust that things will turn out right. You wait without complaining. You are tolerant and accepting of difficulties and mistakes. You picture the end in the beginning and persevere to meet your goals. Patience is...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Off to the Polls!
In less than two weeks’ time Americans will head to the polls for yet another “historic” election. Although I can’t recall any election during my lifetime that wasn’t billed as “historic,” I accept the label and look forward to standing...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Webinars
Risk Communication
The pressure on nonprofit leaders to explain their motives and actions to stakeholders has never been greater. Sustainability increasingly depends on the ability to lead through communicating. The discipline of risk communication reminds us of the need to talk about...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Calling All Factions
I’m fascinated by research on the human brain, an organ neuroscientist David Eagleman refers to as “three pounds of the most complex material we’ve discovered in the universe.” By luck I happened to catch Tuesday’s edition of the NPR Program...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices