Tags: Risk Management Basics
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Beneath the Halo
Author Duncan Watts’ discussion of “The Halo Effect” in his book, Everything is Obvious Once You Know the Answer led me to reflect on the halos that hover above nonprofit organizations. The Halo Effect is in essence a form of...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Be Thankful… By Getting Ready
Countless Americans will take time this week to pause and give “thanks”—for healthy families, for regular employment, and for a beautiful meal prepared with skill and love. During these reflective moments many of us will think about the nonprofit sector...
Topics: Governance, Insurance and Risk Financing
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Your Staff Has a Thousand Eyes
Only the very largest nonprofits in the U.S. — about one in a thousand — have a person on staff with a job title like “risk manager” or “insurance manager.” Instead, the most direct responsibility for preventing or financing recovery...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Your Special Skills in Managing Risk
Sifting for Truth This column focuses on how executive directors and other senior managers of community-serving nonprofits can use the special knowledge and skills they apply in advancing their nonprofit’s mission to manage their organizations’ strategic risk management. Everyone, to...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Banish Overconfidence to Unleash Originality
April 20, 2016 I recently purchased tickets to attend one of the stops on Garrison Keillor's farewell Prairie Home Companion tour. Although I've heard it countless times during his weekly radio broadcast and it's a bit corny, I'm looking forward...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
How to Bring the Power of Intuition to the Discipline of Risk Management
In her thought-provoking book, Artistry Unleashed, Hilary Austen lays out a framework for tapping surprise, uncertainty, ambiguity and change to improve personal performance. To a traditionalist, risk management theory and practice seem to be at war with Austen’s invitation to embrace...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Safety in Numbers
As a child I saw the “upside” and “downside” in the number three. Being one of three children increased my odds of finding a sibling compatriot for innocent fun or mischief. If one sister was unavailable, the other could likely...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Webinars
Back to School: Orientation, Education and Training
Nonprofit leaders who seek to integrate risk management into their operations often look far and wide for best practices." Yet the fundamental activities of volunteer, staff and client orientation, in-service training are important components of your risk management strategy. Attend...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Back to School
Across the country countless parents and caregivers have been scrambling in recent weeks to get their young charges ready for another school year. My daughter seems to be one of the few kids returning to school after Labor Day, which...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
The recent, abrupt change in weather this week offered a reminder about the importance of preparation. Yesterday morning I retraced my steps into the house to retrieve a pair of gloves for the drive to the office. I was not...
Topics: General, Governance