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Risk Management
Insurance
Question | Answer |
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Insurance is NOT IMPORTANT | Meet an organization's mission |
Insurance is IMPORTANT | Running and maintaining a strong organization |
Why is insurance important? | 4 |
1. | Sustainability |
2. | Recover loss |
3. | Provide service |
4. | Cover expenses after natural occurences |
Process of Insurance | 4 |
1. | Review types offered |
2. | Purchasing insurance |
3. | Working with broker |
4. | Tips |
Majority of claims/acusations | Accidents and Allegiations (professional errors) |
These claims are | Expensive and time consuming |
All nonprofits should purchase/carry what? | General Liability Insurance |
Insurance Choice Process | Depends on activity / size of assets / # of volunteers |
Who should a NP consult with? | Broker |
Insurances | Name 4 |
General Liability | Common insurance to cover minor accidents |
Property | Protects physical assets |
Directors and Officers | Covers claims related to decision making made by the organization |
Social Service Professional | Covers errors |
Invest in an Umbrella insurance if policy is over | $1 million |
When purchasing insurance invest in a | Broker (1st step) |
Broker | Professional adviser who consults clients and insurance companies |
When filling out an application for a broker, include | Activities/events / Assets / Property address |
The cheapest insurance won't offer you the | Best service |
"Even Trigger" | Covers events of a late reported claim (invest) |
Ask a broker her/his | Opinion |
Board's Role in Risk Management | 3 |
1. | Realize that there are risks in operating a NP but can be managed by policies |
2. | Be informed about all claims |
3. | Monitor allegiations |
Executive/Board committee Role | Develops a list of key risks by the nonprofit |
1. | Identify areas of concern |
2. | Protect vulnerable clients |
3. | Fraud and damage |
Follow rules consistently | |
Employees need to be treated with respect and courtesy | |
Real risk/ Major | Damage the reputation by poor decision making |
Nonprofits are formed by people... | Who want to make a difference |
Risk management is not a list... | It's a state of mind |
Implement policies to avoid... | Problems and how to handle them in a fashionable way |
Help ensure a organization's downside and ensure a peace of mind | |
What are the legal considerations of a NP? | 5 |
1. | HR |
2. | Financial Management |
3. | Board |
4. | Grant Compliances |
5. | Risk Management |
What happens to a NP when it goes out of business? | All the NP assests are distributed amongst the other NP |
Law and Your NPO | 6 |
1. | Birth of NPO |
2. | Board of Directors |
3. | Liability and Volunteers |
4. | HR- Job trainees |
5. | Risk Management |
6. | Financial Management |
How do Nonprofits couply w/ the law? | 7 |
1. | Trainings |
2. | Research |
3. | Check list "tools" |
4. | Hire lawyers/legal counsel |
5. | Get a layer to donate "probono" services |
6. | Get a lawyer on board |
7. | Legal audit |
Lawyers to consider | Employment Law, Environmental Lawyer, Personal Injury |
Ethical considerations | Overall Nonprofit; Not a specific reason; Classes not protected |
Legal considerations | Classes Protected (look at chart Georgia did) |
Ethics | Law / Belief / Values / Religion / Societal Expectations / Professional |
Social workers = | Guidlines |
Fundraising - AFP, Professional | Oaths, Standards, Contracts |
Risk Management/ Mitigation (aviodance) | 3 |
Insurance | 1 |
2. | Practice, policies, training, standard operating procedures |
3. | Crisis Management |
1st step in crisis management | Communicate |
Example | A man died in one of the bunks at Our House or the baby. |