Resources
Make Wise Risk Moves, Not Hasty Resolutions, This Year
By Melanie Lockwood Herman In his recent New York Times guest essay titled “This Year, Make a Resolution About Something Bigger Than Yourself,” author Roger Rosenblatt urges readers to put aside “self-oriented promises” and choose “airtight commitments” to improve our world. He writes: “The task of improving the world may seem impossible, but it isn’t. … Continued
Get Your Risk Management Message Heard
Did you ever log out of a presentation, or step off the stage, and feel your heart sink? Did you know in your gut that your audience heard a lot of messages in your talk, but not the one you wanted to deliver? Of course we’ve all delivered a risk communication (or two, or three) … Continued
The Secrets of Effective Risk Communication
“Clear, concise, accurate, and timely information is hard to come by.” – General Stanley McChrystal & Anna Butrico, Risk: A User’s Guide By Melanie Lockwood Herman During three decades of advising nonprofit sector leadership teams, we have heard and seen that many groups run out of time for candid conversations about risk and spin their … Continued
How to Adopt an Optimistic Risk Frame
by Melanie Lockwood Herman Several years ago, I experienced the phenomenon of a waning friendship whose decline I struggled to fully understand. I was perplexed that my friend’s texts and invites caused dread instead of delight. Racking my rational brain led to endless questions but no clear answers. Recently I stumbled into sense-making about this … Continued
All Aboard: Building Internal Support for Risk Management
Join NRMC to learn how to build and sustain support for risk management in your nonprofit. This webinar explores some of the most common reasons for pushback and resistance, as well as proven techniques to convert nay-sayers into yay-sayers.
Events
SARC Fall Conference
“Join Me on a Journey: Storytelling in Risk Management” (keynote) and “How to Inspire a Risk-Aware, Safety-First Culture”
National Community Action Partnership – Annual Conference
“Ch-Ch-Changes: Why Changing Everything is Hard and Necessary”
Nonprofit Austin + Austin Community College
“Risk Management for Nonprofits”
Georgia Community Action Association
“To Require or Recommend: Vaccination Policies & Practices”