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The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, 5th Edition
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The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, 5th Edition

by David O. Renz, William A. Brown, Fredrik O. Andersson
March 2024
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
816 pages
29h 26m
English
Jossey-Bass
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CHAPTER FIFTEENRISK AWARE: FORTIFYING YOUR MISSION WITH A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO RISK MANAGEMENT

Melanie Lockwood Herman

The discipline of risk management too often inspires fear, dread, and frustration among nonprofit leaders. This is unfortunate! Some of the reasons for that reaction to risk is because many leaders believe that:

  • The more informed they are about the risks facing their organization the greater the likelihood that identified risks will materialize.
  • Risk management equals wordy policies, convoluted forms, tedious training, and pushback to bold, new programs.
  • Purchasing insurance protects a nonprofit from most risks making anything else unnecessary.
  • The greatest risks facing the organization stem from bad actors out in the world ...
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