Many people and organizations that learned to “do good” in Canada now want to help causes overseas. Though the impetus is pure and the intentions are good, there is some information one must know before trying to raise funds for charitable causes beyond the Great White North.
The appropriate degree of transparency for an organization requires consideration of accountability, privacy, confidentiality and trust.
Understanding the nonprofit insurance situation is a bit like trying to decide if the glass is half full or half empty.
In this final article about risk management, we offer suggestions on preventing regulatory risks and offer you a crisis management plan template.
This article is the third in a four-part series offering risk management approaches to not-for-profit organization leaders and volunteers. This article examines risks that involve technology and intellectual property and we provide advice on developing a risk management strategy and plan.
This is the second in a series of four articles on risk management ideas for not-for-profit organization leaders and volunteers. In this article, we focus on risk management prevention strategies to avert human resource-related risks.
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 occur.
In project management language, an unexpected situation that threatens to derail the project is called a risk and it is about as certain as the sun rising every morning. Thankfully, there are ways to address risks, but first of all we need to identify what they may be.
Opportunity generally arises through an organization’s non-existent or ineffective internal controls. The more checks and balances an organization has the fewer the opportunities for the fraudster to take advantage.
We probably hear or read about fraudulent activity, on average, at least weekly. The headlines confirm that fraud does occur in NPOs and, in some instances, may have a significant impact on their continued viability.
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