The Nonprofit Risk Management Center Announces National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. as a Corporate Sustainer
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center is pleased to announce that National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union), a member company of American International Group (AIG)—a leading provider of property and casualty insurance for nonprofit organizations—is the Center’s newest Corporate Sustainer. The Corporate Sustainers Program aims to strengthen the ongoing dialogue between the Center and the leading providers of insurance products to nonprofit organizations. Additionally the Program provides resources to support the Center’s core technical-assistance capacity geared to help nonprofit agencies increase their proficiency in risk management and improve their accountability to better enable them to achieve their missions.
“The willingness of National Union to become a Corporate Sustainer underscores the company’s commitment to the longevity of the nonprofit sector,” says Melanie L. Herman, executive director of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. “It also speaks to their concern to empower the leadership to manage risk for their organizations and thereby keep the nonprofit’s mission, its employees, staff and service recipients safe.”
“We’re grateful for their support,” added Herman. “We know this relationship will help us continue to deliver the free and low-cost risk management services nonprofits need and value and count on the Center to provide.”
Brian Inselberg, president of the Private Company and Non-Profit Management Liability Unit of National Union, said, “As a supporter and underwriter of nonprofit organizations, National Union is proud to support the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. We are looking forward to collaborating with the Center to help foster discussion about, and solutions for, the increasingly complex liability issues these organizations face.”
About the Nonprofit Risk Management Center and the Corporate Sustainers Program The Nonprofit Risk Management Center was established in 1990 to provide assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations. As a nonprofit itself, the Center is uniquely position to both understand and respond to questions with practical, affordable suggestions for controlling risks that threaten a nonprofit’s ability to accomplish its mission. Participants in the Corporate Sustainers Program pay an annual fee to the Center, which supports its technical assistance program and covers the cost of corporate sponsorship of its annual conference. For more information, visit the Center’s Web site at www.nonprofitrisk.org.
Designing Your Training The questions below were created to guide you through the process of designing training for your organization. What are your organization's usual practices for staff training? Many organizations have on-going staff training programs. Your risk management training should be incorporated into other existing organizational training practices. Who will do the training? Selection of instructors will influence the nature of your training program. Training might be delivered by a staff member, outside consultant, or in some cases a law enforcement officer or other government official (e.g., child protective services worker). How will the training be delivered? Will individuals undertake training individually or in a group session? Must participants gather in a single location or can they be trained from remote locations? A growing number of organizations are choosing online and video-based training programs to ensure consistency of content and lower costs. Keep in mind that if training costs are prohibitive to the nonprofit the risk of untrained staff increases; some staff may not be trained as dollars run out to continue a costly training program. When will the training be provided? Your organization may begin training staff in child abuse prevention before applicants are placed. One national mentoring organization conducts program orientation sessions for applicants. The orientation stresses the organization's position on child abuse, thereby setting a tone for subsequent training and perhaps inducing potential abusers to withdraw their applications. Always consider the audience when scheduling training—if your volunteers are busy professionals, consider how you can offer meaningful training without taxing their busy schedules. How will training be evaluated and documented? When your staff is trained, how will you measure the fulfillment of the training objectives? Good training includes oral, written, or performance tests at the end to measure the trainees' retention of knowledge and ability to perform the skills they were taught. Your organization may need to maintain training records that document participation in training and post-training test results.
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January 19, 2006
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center Announces National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. as a Corporate Sustainer
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center is pleased to announce that National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union), a member company of American International Group (AIG)—a leading provider of property and casualty insurance for nonprofit organizations—is the Center’s newest Corporate Sustainer. The Corporate Sustainers Program aims to strengthen the ongoing dialogue between the Center and the leading providers of insurance products to nonprofit organizations. Additionally the Program provides resources to support the Center’s core technical-assistance capacity geared to help nonprofit agencies increase their proficiency in risk management and improve their accountability to better enable them to achieve their missions.
“The willingness of National Union to become a Corporate Sustainer underscores the company’s commitment to the longevity of the nonprofit sector,” says Melanie L. Herman, executive director of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. “It also speaks to their concern to empower the leadership to manage risk for their organizations and thereby keep the nonprofit’s mission, its employees, staff and service recipients safe.”
“We’re grateful for their support,” added Herman. “We know this relationship will help us continue to deliver the free and low-cost risk management services nonprofits need and value and count on the Center to provide.”
Brian Inselberg, president of the Private Company and Non-Profit Management Liability Unit of National Union, said, “As a supporter and underwriter of nonprofit organizations, National Union is proud to support the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. We are looking forward to collaborating with the Center to help foster discussion about, and solutions for, the increasingly complex liability issues these organizations face.”
About the Nonprofit Risk Management Center and the Corporate Sustainers Program The Nonprofit Risk Management Center was established in 1990 to provide assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations. As a nonprofit itself, the Center is uniquely position to both understand and respond to questions with practical, affordable suggestions for controlling risks that threaten a nonprofit’s ability to accomplish its mission. Participants in the Corporate Sustainers Program pay an annual fee to the Center, which supports its technical assistance program and covers the cost of corporate sponsorship of its annual conference. For more information, visit the Center’s Web site at www.nonprofitrisk.org.
Designing Your Training
The questions below were created to guide you through the process of designing training for your organization.
What are your organization's usual practices for staff training? Many organizations have on-going staff training programs. Your risk management training should be incorporated into other existing organizational training practices.
Who will do the training? Selection of instructors will influence the nature of your training program. Training might be delivered by a staff member, outside consultant, or in some cases a law enforcement officer or other government official (e.g., child protective services worker).
How will the training be delivered? Will individuals undertake training individually or in a group session? Must participants gather in a single location or can they be trained from remote locations? A growing number of organizations are choosing online and video-based training programs to ensure consistency of content and lower costs. Keep in mind that if training costs are prohibitive to the nonprofit the risk of untrained staff increases; some staff may not be trained as dollars run out to continue a costly training program.
When will the training be provided? Your organization may begin training staff in child abuse prevention before applicants are placed. One national mentoring organization conducts program orientation sessions for applicants. The orientation stresses the organization's position on child abuse, thereby setting a tone for subsequent training and perhaps inducing potential abusers to withdraw their applications. Always consider the audience when scheduling training—if your volunteers are busy professionals, consider how you can offer meaningful training without taxing their busy schedules.
How will training be evaluated and documented? When your staff is trained, how will you measure the fulfillment of the training objectives? Good training includes oral, written, or performance tests at the end to measure the trainees' retention of knowledge and ability to perform the skills they were taught. Your organization may need to maintain training records that document participation in training and post-training test results.
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