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Nonprofit Radio: Risk Management II

Published on: November 1, 2021March 12, 2022 by Gene Takagi

I’ll be on Tony Martignetti’s Nonprofit Radio podcast speaking with Tony in Part II of our two-part discussion on nonprofit risk management. You can find our post on Part I, focusing on indemnification, here. While we focused mostly on legal risks, there are other risks that can be equally or even more important. Consider financial risks, health […]

Risk Management Podcast: How and When Should Your Nonprofit Use a Lawyer?

Published on: March 31, 2018April 4, 2018 by Gene Takagi

Nonprofit risk management is an investment, not an expense. I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Risk Alternatives CEO Ted Bilich on how and when nonprofits should use a lawyer. The podcast is available here. Topics Lawyers’ Disclaimers Why do lawyers usually want to profess that they are not giving legal advice during interviews […]

Bar Leadership Institute 2011 – Risk Management

Published on: March 9, 2011 by Gene Takagi

I'm in Chicago today to give a couple of workshops on risk management for bar association leaders at the 2011 ABA Bar Leadership Institute. Here's the agenda: Legal Duties of the Board Directors' Exposure to Liability Delegation of Authority Contracts Unhappy Employees Social Media Here's an excerpt of part of my planned discussion on meeting […]

Insurance – Presentation for YNPN

Published on: December 9, 2006October 22, 2018 by Gene Takagi

On December 5, 2006, Melanie Herman, E.D. of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, and I gave a very short presentation on insurance for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. I began the presentation with a discussion of liability. Liabilities Liability may be defined as a type of risk for which there is an attribution of fault […]