1) Two Minute Articles for Nonprofit Leaders

• Managing Discouragement - John C. Maxwell
• Charities are Often Told they should Learn from Business ... the Reverse is Also True - the Economist
• If you come across a timely article on nonprofit risk, insurance, governance or leadership, please email us.

2) Our First Annual Nonprofit Risk Conference is SOLD OUT!  Waiting list available.

• Our October 28, 2010 conference venue has a 300-seat capacity - we were fully registered in under 50 days.
• WAITING LIST .... Please call Sheri Gamble, our event coordinator, at 1-877-632-2602 (or Hamilton-area 905-632-2602) or send her an email.  As there are cancellations we will draw from the waiting list. 
• WHO IS REGISTERED?  Canadian nonprofit leaders representing 8 provinces, 14 of 15 nonprofit "sub-sectors" and all sizes of nonprofits (30% under $500,000 annual revenue, 24% above $5 million, 46% in between).
• CONFERENCE WEBSITE .... click here.  

3) Host your own "mini" risk conference in your town/city ! 

• We've held 149 training events in 43 Canadian cities for 4590 leaders since October 2007.
• Here’s what we’re hearing from some of the thousands of nonprofit leaders who’ve attended a live workshop or webinar...
• Would you like to host one of our risk, insurance or governance sessions in your city or for your board and staff? More information click here.  To book or for pricing details please contact the Centre's Director, David Hartley, by email.

4) View our Spring-Summer 2010 webinar topic variety

• 20 English webinars and 4 French webinars 
• Our next English webinar series will begin in March 2011. 
• French webinars will resume sooner, late Fall 2010.
• If you have topics you'd like us to cover that you don't see here, please email us with your ideas.

5) Ryerson Report on Risk Management in the Voluntary Sector

• Ryerson is a partner in the Ontario Volunteer Partnership (OVP) along with our Centre.  The Ontario government released their report on risk management in the voluntary sector.  Read more....

6) Measure your nonprofit's HR health.   

•  Take the HR CheckUp now and find out. The HR Council's self-diagnostic will allow you to evaluate your nonprofit's current performance in a number of functional HR areas. You can also register for upcoming E-Clinics or check out our HR Advisor's blog for information, tips and answers to nonprofit HR questions. 

7) New Changes to Accounting Standards for Nonprofits

• Accounting standards for nonprofit organizations are proposed to change for annual financial statements starting on January 1, 2012. To read more on how these changes can affect your organization click here.

8) New privacy rules hampering efforts to weed out abusers. Sex offenders may go unchecked.

• Some churches and volunteer groups have stopped screening for potential pardoned sex offenders due to newly tightened rules on police database searches. Read the full article.  
  

9) Thank you Nonprofit Risk Management Center (USA)

• Our website has terrific resources and links.  You will find several of our key links come from this tremendous U.S. nonprofit.  Along with great resources, they were a tremendous help getting us on our feet in 2007.  We belong to their resource network.  

10) Thank you Ontario for your vision, partnership & funding.

• We are grateful for the support from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.