Tags: Workplace Safety
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Protecting Workers Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence
Scene: Your nonprofit. Situation: The phone rings. Your administrative assistant tells you she/he is not coming in today. This isn’t the first time this has happened. This employee has missed a few days here and there due to “illness” or...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Make Safety a Habit
Most of us have at least one bad habit we’d like to kick. But the term “habit” doesn’t deserve a bad rap. Habit can, and should, be a positive concept in a public entity. Nowhere is habit more important than...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Front-Line Risk Managers in Senior Service
Individuals who regularly visit older individuals and who witness family situations, living conditions, and physical and mental changes obtain a valuable opportunity to detect serious consequences of aging before serious consequences can result. One of the most serious consequences of...
Topics: Risk Assessment
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
People — Your Most Pivotal Resource
Three large groups of people are essential to your nonprofit’s success in pursuing its mission: Your staff (including your officers, employees, and volunteers) who jointly perform all the planning, speaking, driving, carrying, cooking, cleaning, negotiating, decision-making, and all the other...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Swimming With Sharks and Other Perils of Special Events
‘Tis May, ’tis May, the merry month of May, when thoughts turn to sports competitions, street fairs, music festivals, parades and other special events. It’s a wonderful time of year to promote a nonprofit’s name, encourage participation of a new...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Managing Holiday Party Risks
It’s time to celebrate! Whether your nonprofit landed a new grant, improved service to consumers, or logged a record number of volunteer hours this year, a celebratory party is overdue. Office parties are a great idea for numerous reasons. They...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Zero Tolerance for Workplace Violence
Key Component of Workplace Safety Workplace safety is one of those better-safe-than-sorry areas of management where prevention is critical. Although an organization’s hiring and supervision policies appear to preclude violent behavior in the workplace, early intervention helps prevent more serious...
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Workplace Safety Preserves and Protects
Workplace safety is about preventing injury and illness to employees and volunteers in the workplace. Thus, it’s about protecting the nonprofit’s most valuable asset: its staff members. By protecting the staff’s well-being, you can reduce the amount of money paid...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, HR Risk and Employment Practices
February 28, 2007
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Will Universal Access to the FBI Fingerprint Database Make Nonprofits Safer?
Earlier this month, John C. Patterson, senior program director at the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, attended a workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice titled “Expanding Access to Criminal History Information and Improving Criminal Record Backgrounding.” The underlying assumption...
Topics: Organizational Culture
March 1, 2006
Resource Type: Webinars
Third-Party Harassment: Is Your Nonprofit at Risk?
This 60-minute seminar offers a practical look at the topic of third-party harassment. While most nonprofit leaders are aware of their obligations to reduce the risk of harassment between staff members, greater awareness of third-party harassment is needed to adequately...
Topics: General