by Ted Bilich | Dec 11, 2019 | Risk Management
Are you putting your nonprofit at risk by accepting free professional services? Nonprofits do tremendous good, but they’re always pushed to do more with less. As a result, US nonprofits need billions of dollars of pro bono services every year. If you are among that... 
by Ted Bilich | Dec 9, 2019 | Risk Management, Risk Tips
“As a leader, you get what you tolerate.” Susan Scott, Fierce Conversations 60 (2004). Nonprofits often hire slowly and fire slowly. Both can hurt the organization. Hiring slowly may allow the best candidates to get away, since in-demand candidates generally... 
by Ted Bilich | Oct 2, 2019 | Nonprofits Behaving Badly?, Risk Management
The Bad Press When a charity represents controversial ideas, it can expect its nonprofit risk management to be more complex than most. Recent troubles at the NRA display this dynamic. As news organizations revel in reports of lavish internal spending,... 
by Ted Bilich | Sep 27, 2019 | Nonprofits, Risk Management
A critical aspect of nonprofit risk management includes preparing for economic uncertainties. I had the honor of presenting a webinar yesterday for Nonprofit Quarterly on what nonprofits should do now in the face of a potential recession. Here are the slides: NPQ... 
by Linda Lenrow Lopez | Jul 7, 2019 | Governance, Risk Management
Even if you don’t yet have a formal risk management program, you still likely use some forms of risk management. We refer to these as Foundational Risk Management Elements (FRaMEs) that can help manage risks while you’re considering a more formal risk management... by Linda Lenrow Lopez | May 2, 2019 | Risk Management
Nonprofits Need Their Foundational Risk Management Elements – the FRaMEs From training nonprofits around the nation, we know that most nonprofits don’t yet have formal risk management programs. We also know, however, that most nonprofits use at least some... 
