Tags: Risk Management Basics
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Uncommon Sense
During the past fifteen years many workshop attendees have commented that risk management is “common sense.” I’ve agreed with this assessment on countless occasions. I’ve also shared my view that moving beyond the limited view of individual experience—by tapping into...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Say Something!
As an advisor to nonprofits striving to better understand and cope with myriad risks, I spend a lot of time trying to come up with practical solutions to complex problems. As anyone who’s worked with the Center knows, we don’t...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Normalcy
When a member of my family questions my somewhat eccentric father about a recent purchase, Dad’s standard response is “normal is boring.” Family members have learned that there is no point questioning any acquisition—whether it’s a vintage motorcycle found on...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
The Opposite
One of my favorite episodes of the sitcom Seinfeld is called “The Opposite.” In that episode, which aired in 1994, Jerry Seinfeld persuades his friend George Costanza that George’s natural instincts frequently lead him astray. George decides to take Jerry’s advice and “do the...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
The Nitty Gritty of a Risk Committee
“Let’s form a committee!” is the frequent battle cry of nonprofit leaders facing a complex problem for which there are no obvious, immediate or cheap solutions. When more than one brain is needed to ponder a perplexing problem, forming a...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
New Year, New List: Establish a Risk Management To Do List
It’s a new year, and here at the Center we’ve got a whole year’s worth of tips and trainings for you. Our web site currently features a new issue of Risk Management Essentials kicked off with an article by Melanie Herman, Executive...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
New Year, New List Five Risk Management Resolutions for Your Nonprofit
Five Risk Management Resolutions for Your Nonprofit During a recent airline trip I opened the in-flight magazine and saw an ad for an expensive piece of exercise equipment that promised an effective cardiovascular workout with only four minutes of effort....
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
New Resources Emerge from Collaboration
A recent collaboration between ChoicePoint and the Nonprofit Risk Management Center has led to the creation of a Risk Management ToolKit for customers of ChoicePoint’s state of the art background checking services. As part of the company’s continuing efforts to help nonprofits...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Near, Clear and Substantial
Human beings are more generous with their time and money—and more willing to help victims who are in close proximity, with whom they feel a sense of kinship, and when they feel that their generosity will be more than a...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
My Top Ten for 2010
The beginning of a new year is a perfect time to pen a “top ten” list and this year I hope to combine my love of poetry with my job as a writer with a risk management beat. Admittedly the...
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