{"product_id":"managing-your-nonprofit-for-resilience-isbn-9781394153824","title":"Managing Your Nonprofit for Resilience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hands-on risk management playbook for nonprofit leaders, funders, and advisors \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eManaging Your Nonprofit for Resilience: Use Lean Risk Management to Improve Performance and Increase Engagement,\u003c\/i\u003e experienced nonprofit risk management expert Ted Bilich delivers a comprehensive and engaging exploration of how to keep your nonprofit vibrant, proactive, and out of trouble. In the book, you'll learn how the world’s best charitable organizations employ lean risk management to prioritize, mitigate, and eliminate the most significant risks facing nonprofits today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author teaches you how to develop a risk management cycle and work with risks at the board level, implementing lean risk management tactics incrementally. You'll also discover:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of fundamental risk management elements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSample compliance checklists, example questions to ask during risk inventories, and common challenges faced by nonprofits in a wide variety of sectors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for confronting nascent risk and issues with radical candor and taking reasonable steps to address them before they spiral out of control\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn engaging and essential resource for the managers and directors of nonprofits of all sizes, \u003ci\u003eManaging Your Nonprofit for Resilience\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the bookshelves of anyone tasked with shepherding a charitable organization through an increasingly challenging and volatile environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 You and Your Nonprofit Deserve Risk Management 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Learn the Language of Lean Risk Management 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Identify 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Perform a Risk Inventory 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Prioritize 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Prioritize Your Risks 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Create Your Risk Register 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Respond 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Respond to Your Risks 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Assess and Improve 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Develop a Risk Management Cycle 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Work with Risks at the Board Level 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Implement Lean Risk Management Incrementally 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 50 Reasons Why It Is Hard to Run a Nonprofit 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Questions to Use During Risk Inventories 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Nonprofit Risk Management Policy Templates 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 Fundamental Risk Management Elements (FRaMEs) 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5 A Simple Compliance Checklist 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources and Methodology 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 211\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTED BILICH\u003c\/b\u003e is the Chief Executive Officer of Risk Alternatives LLC, a consulting firm working with nonprofits and entrepreneurial organizations that helps to identify and address threats and opportunities, confront challenges, and create processes and systems to help mitigate risk and achieve organizational goals.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe modern environment for nonprofits and charitable organizations is filled with potential and realized risk. From employee malfeasance and negligence to exposure to technological threats from bad actors and misfortune alike, nonprofit organizations must be proactive and alive to their regulatory obligations and to operational necessities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eManaging Your Nonprofit for Resilience: Use Lean Risk Management to Improve Performance and Increase Employee Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran nonprofit and entrepreneurial risk management expert Ted Bilich delivers a robust and engaging guide to keeping your nonprofit vibrant, proactive, and resilient. In the book, you’ll discover how the world’s best nonprofit and charitable organizations use lean risk management practices to prioritize and address the most relevant risks facing them in the contemporary market. You’ll also learn to track opportunities (positive risks) as well as threats (negative risks). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll learn how to develop a risk management cycle and work with risks at the board level, implementing lean risk management techniques incrementally. As you build risk management into your organization piece-by-piece, you’ll also find discussions of foundational risk management elements, sample compliance checklists and example questions to ask during risk inventories, and descriptions of the most common challenges faced by a varied collection of leading nonprofits. The author also explains how to use radical candor to confront incipient risk issues \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e they spiral out of control and how to use small, simple steps to nip risks in the bud. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn invaluable resource for board members, managers, and other leaders at nonprofits and charitable organizations, \u003ci\u003eManaging Your Nonprofit for Resilience\u003c\/i\u003e is also a must-read for compliance and risk professionals who advise and serve nonprofit clients. It’s filled with practical tools, templates, and techniques that can be applied to almost any not-for-profit.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cb\u003eMANAGING YOUR NONPROFIT FOR RESILIENCE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Running a nonprofit can be exhilarating, messy and sometimes overwhelming. This well-researched book demystifies the practice of lean risk management. The clear approach allows you to gain an understanding of how simple risk management techniques will move you and your team from reactive to proactive, worried to confident, and make your strategic plan achievable. You and your team can use the provided templates and idea cues to identify the threats and opportunities your nonprofit faces in every functional area of your nonprofit. Ted Bilich makes a compelling case that managing risks acts as an accelerant to achieving your strategic plan and ultimately your mission.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Linda Lenrow Lopez,\u003c\/b\u003e Enterprise Risk Management Principal, Wikimedia Foundation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ted hits the mark of 21st century ‘duty of care’ thinking for nonprofit leaders! This dynamic, holistic approach for nonprofits embracing risk through a careful process, a path, a journey with calculated milestones is practical, engaging and sustainable.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Peter A. Persuitti,\u003c\/b\u003e Global Managing Director—Nonprofit Practice, Gallagher \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ted Bilich has written the ultimate guide for nonprofits to build their resilience and bounce back from difficult situations and embrace new opportunities, something the nonprofit sector desperately needs at this moment. A must-read for every nonprofit leader.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Beth Kanter, \u003c\/b\u003eAuthor, Facilitator, and Trainer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ted’s book is a must-read for any nonprofit executive or board member, whether veteran or newbie. In uncommonly plain English, Ted dismantles key risk management concepts and makes them accessible and practicable. This primer provides inspiration to those caught in ‘analysis paralysis’ or who’ve considered enterprise-wide risk management too daunting a prospect for resource-challenged persons or organizations. Commercial insurers will love applicants that embrace Ted’s methods.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Scott R. Konrad,\u003c\/b\u003e North American Nonprofit Practice Leader, HUB International Limited \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Great pragmatic resource for nonprofit professionals, board members, donors and volunteers. Applicable to organizations at any stage of their evolution, from newly formed to well established.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dr. Jan Young,\u003c\/b\u003e Executive Director, Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tackling risk management is critical to the success of nonprofits. Ted’s book provides a roadmap for this effort, and more importantly provides readers with confidence that they will succeed at anticipating, mitigating and managing risk.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jenny Palazio,\u003c\/b\u003e Senior Director of a Global Nonprofit\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989569519845,"sku":"NP9781394153824","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394153824.jpg?v=1761784636","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/managing-your-nonprofit-for-resilience-isbn-9781394153824","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}