This is the second in a series of four articles on risk management ideas for not-for-profit organization leaders and volunteers. In the first article, readers were invited to consider how to determine an organization's risk appetite and risk tolerance position....
The following article is the first in a four-part series dealing with risk management and not-for-profit organizations. We will discuss the broad range of risks organizations can face and how to prevent them from occurring and/or mitigate damage when they...
I have been a volunteer at an agency for four years. In that time it has grown and I feel like a part of that and have particular insight where my volunteer function is concerned. Yet the organization does not...
Any well-rounded board of directors will include professionals who are experts at analyzing financial statements, savvy in boosting fundraising efforts, irreplaceable in introducing the executive director to community leaders, and relentless at evaluating and perfecting programs. But what about developing,...
Long before the Internet introduced us to spam and those annoying web pop-ups, businesses were using the telephone to deliver their message to consumers...whether they liked it or not. Last year, the federal government decided it was finally time to...
Two years ago, I was involved in a three-day multi-stakeholder consultation that gathered veterinarians, slaughterhouse operators, meat processors, farm representatives, regulators, research scientists, and animal welfare activists. The goal was to develop a code for the humane handling of farm...
Introduction Lola went to a party last week. Besides being the first free time she had since starting her database development initiative, it was a party to celebrate the launch of the project! After a number of months of very...
Should alcohol be served during board meetings, retreats, staff parties and other internal events at a nonprofit? Is this normal practice? If so, who should pay for it? This simple-sounding question raises a set of thorny questions that each organization...
Introduction As part of the way we manage and govern our organization, we often talk about setting objectives or goals. However, the setting of those objectives or goals is not always as easy as it initially appears. Picking objectives that...
Introduction It is increasingly common for funders to request a project evaluation. They want to know that they got some bang for their buck. This is especially true in the not-for-profit and public sectors, where the budget is tight. Lola...
