Risk Management, Ethics, & Legal Issues
The ability to manage a nonprofit organization legally, ethically, and prudently
is an essential competency for staff, boards, and volunteers of APPL member organizations. APPL can support its members in this area:
- by providing Internet links and research
- by offering guidance from APPL staff and members
Books and Videos from the APPL Resource Center:
- Insurance and Risk Management for Museums and Historical Societies,
by the Gallery Association of New York State;
- D & O...Yes or No? by Nonprofits Risk Management &
Insurance Institute;
- The Nonprofit Board's Role in Risk Management: More Than Buying
Insurance,
by Charles Tremper and George Babcock;
- The Legal Guide for Association Board Members, by James G.
Seely; Board Liability:
- Guide for Nonprofit Directors, by Daniel L Kurtz;
- Honoring Boundaries: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace,
by Joyce Kaser;
- How to Manage Conflicts of Interest: A Guide for Nonprofit Boards,
by Daniel L Kurtz;
- The Legal Obligations of Nonprofit Boards: A Guidebook for Board
Members,
by Jacqueline Leifer and Michael Glomb;
- A Legal Guide to Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization,
by Bruce R. Hopkins;
- Developing an Ethics Program: A Case Study for Nonprofit Organizations,
by Charles E. M. Kolb;
- Everyday Ethics: Key Ethical Questions for Grantmakers and Grantseekers,
edited by Sandra Trice Gray;
- Intermediate Sanctions: What You Need to Know about the Proposed
IRS Regulations, by Caplin and Drysdale.
A Sample of Internet Resources on Risk Management, Ethics, and Legal Issues:
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
The premier site for nonprofit leaders to learn about reducing risks. The Center offers training, conferences, consulting, publications . Look for their publications on insurance, volunteers, board accountability, employment practices, fund raising, and more. They offer a free "Community Risk Management and Insurance" newsletter.
www.nonprofitrisk.org
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management
A wealth of information and links on a wide range of nonprofit issues. Type the word "risk" into the site search for several online essays on nonprofit liability.
www.allianceonline.org
Free Management Library
The Management Assistance Program provides free, full-text articles on 69 management topics, assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD. The section on risk management is extensive. This site is for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
www.mapnp.org/library/risk_mng/risk_mng.htm
Ethics Resources in the Free Management Library
The site above also has ethics resources.
www.mapnp.org/library/ethics/ethics.htm
Service Leader
This site for volunteer managers includes links to an online articles on nonprofit risk management and legal issues.
www.serviceleader.org/manage/legal.html
Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)
This is a professional society for public sector risk management specialists.
They offer training and conferences and the site has excellent links.
www.primacentral.org/resorce/links/rmassoc.html
Public Agency Risk Managers Association (PARMA)
This deals specifically with risk management for government agencies.
Partners of APPL members might be interested in this site.
www.parma.com
Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
RIMS offers publications and conferences.
www.rims.org
Department of Interior Ethics Office
This office provides training and counseling services to DOI employees, including NPS, BLM, and USFWS.
www.doi.gov/ethics/
Legal Resources for Nonprofits from about.com
This site includes links to IRS, federal regulations, fund raising laws, and pro bono legal help.
http://nonprofit.about.com/careers/nonprofit/msubleg.htm?iam=mt&terms=%2Bnonprofit+%2Blegal+%2Bissues |
