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Managing Governance Risks
Date: January 28, 2010Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm325 Michigan Street
Toledo, OH 43604 Driving Directions:
Parking Information: The library opens for the general public at the following times:
Monday: 12:00pm
Tuesday: 12:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am
Thursday: 9:00am
Friday: 9:00am
Please park in the parking garage below the library accessible from Adams Street. You will be able to enter the library through the garage entrance early for workshop registration. All other entrances will open at 9am or 12pm respectively. Your parking will be validated only if you park in the library garage.
Course Description:
Got risk? Attend this workshop to gain insights on the governance risks facing your organization and learn proven strategies and techniques for addressing these risks. Find the answers and inspiration to tackle your nonprofit's toughest "what ifs" at this workshop designed for senior staff and volunteer leaders. This fast-paced, informative and engaging workshop will explain and demonstrate how paying attention to risks - known and unknown - can fortify the mission of a nonprofit. You will learn an easy to understand framework for identifying and addressing existing and emerging risks in large and small nonprofits alike. Each participating organization will receive a complimentary license to My Risk Management Plan, an online tool that walks you through the creation of a customized risk management plan for your organization. Learn how the tool works and how to begin putting a plan together that reflects your risk management goals, existing policies and aspirations.
About the Presenter:
Melanie Lockwood Herman is a prolific author of more than a dozen comprehensive (and comprehensible!) guides on various risk management topics. Melanie has delivered countless workshops, seminars, and keynote presentations for organizations simply unwilling to leave success to chance. Melanie's most recent book, Ready...or Not: A Risk Management Guide for Nonprofit Executives, was published in late 2009. Melanie earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Urban Affairs from American University (Washington, D.C.) and a Juris Doctor from George Mason University (Arlington, VA). She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association.
In August 2007 Melanie was named to the 10th annual Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50, a list of "executives and thinkers ... selected for the impact they have now and for the innovative plans they are putting in place to evolve the charitable sector." In August 2008, Melanie was again recognized and was among those on The NPT Power & Influence Top 50, Class of 2008.