Determine Risk Tolerance for the Organization
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This resource is a Land Trust Alliance member benefit for the staff, board and volunteers of land trust and affiliate member organizations, and Alliance donors at the Protector level.
Managing Risk in Nonprofit Organizations
This book explains and defines risk management for nonprofits. It provides comprehensive guidance on such topics as identifying risk, prioritising risk, selecting appropriate risk management techniques, implementing risk management techniques, monitoring risk management, and financing.
Simple Risk Analysis Steps for Individual Decisions
This risk assessment tool will assist your organization with decision making.
Not For Profit Risk Management: the New Best Practice
This contains useful general risk mitigation guidance for nonprofits.
Laying the Groundwork for a Strong Risk Management Program
Creating a risk management plan
If You Hate Risk Management, Then You’re Doing It Wrong
If you hate risk management, it's probably because you're practicing risk avoidance. Read how you can transform your risk management efforts into risk-aware, mission-advancing management. We're sharing tips on how to apply risk awareness to public events and programs.
A Guide to Risk Management for Land Trusts
This book provides an introduction to risk management in order to equip your land trust with information, resources and suggested strategies for designing and implementing a practical risk management program.
Risk Balancing Methodology and Risk Matrix Template
Land trusts are constantly balancing risk by assessing these profound changes and balancing the opportunities and risks they present. Using the following seven steps, your land trust can assess fully the impact on the organization of new (and old) challenges and opportunities.
Determining Leadership and Participation
Strategic conservation planning involves a number of different people, both internal and external to the organization. Therefore, it is important to determine roles and responsibilities from the very beginning.
Cross-Training: Your Nonprofit’s Secret Risk Management Weapon
How many nonprofits have only one person to do the organization’s most important procedures? It might feel impossible to cross-train, but simple steps can lower your organization’s risk and better position it to help employees learn and grow.