Shows
Inspired Nonprofit LeadershipWhy Risk Management Matters Join host Sarah Olivieri on Inspired Nonprofit Leadership as she dives into risk management, strategic planning, and innovation for nonprofits with expert Ted Bilch, CEO of Risk Alternatives. Discover how to harness AI tools like ChatGPT, implement lean methodologies, and utilize data-driven decisions to enhance resilience and sustainability. Learn practical tips on prioritizing risks, ensuring smooth executive succession, and building robust systems to drive impactful outcomes for your organization. Tune in for valuable insights that will empower your nonprofit to thrive and make a lasting difference in your community. Episode Highlights Understanding Risk Management for Nonprofits...
2024-10-3132 min
Nonprofit Radio ShowLet's Talk about RiskThe word "risk" can sound so.... well, risky! Risk often carries a negative connotation, evoking thoughts of danger and uncertainty. However, understanding and managing risk is crucial for the long-term success of any organization. In this episode, we invite you to think about risk and what that means for your nonprofit. We are joined by Ted Bilich, CEO of Risk Alternatives and author of Managing Your Nonprofit for Resilience, to explore how nonprofits can identify, address, and embrace risk. Ted shares practical insights and actionable strategies that will help you turn potential threats into opportunities and strengthen...
2024-06-0629 min
I Was Told There Would Be Snacks: A Nonprofit PodcastRisky FundraisingFundraising doesn't sound like it carries a lot of risk, but it does! From having a secure donation processing platform to ensuring donor privacy to having a codified resource development plan, nonprofits must be mindful of the risks and liabilities associated with fundraising. In this episode, we talk with risk management expert Ted Bilich of Risk Alternatives about the do's and don'ts of fundraising through the lens of risk and resiliency. We also discuss that darn impending recession that they keep warning us about and how that will impact your organization's fundraising!
2023-03-1428 min
Get Lost In An Spellbinding Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Managing Your Nonprofit for Resilience by Ted BilichPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/94287to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Managing Your Nonprofit for Resilience
Author: Ted Bilich
Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
Release date: 03-07-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Non-Profits & Charities
Publisher's Summary:
2023-03-074h 58Fuel Your Mind With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Edge-Of-Your-Seat.Managing Your Nonprofit for Resilience by Ted BilichPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/94287to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Managing Your Nonprofit for Resilience
Author: Ted Bilich
Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
Release date: 03-07-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Non-Profits & Charities
Publisher's Summary:
2023-03-074h 58
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, EconomicsManaging Your Nonprofit for Resilience: Use Lean Risk Management To Improve Performance and Increase Employee Engagement by Ted BilichPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/671502to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Managing Your Nonprofit for Resilience: Use Lean Risk Management To Improve Performance and Increase Employee Engagement
Author: Ted Bilich
Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 0 minutes
Release date: March 7, 2023
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
A hands-on risk management playbook for nonprofit leaders, funders, and advisors Managing Your Nonprofit for Resilience: Use Lean Risk Management to Improve Performance and Increase Engagement, experienced nonprofit risk management expert Ted Bilich delivers a comprehensive and engaging exploration of how to keep your nonprofit vibrant, proactive, and out of trouble. In the...
2023-03-0700 min
The BeaconManaging Your Nonprofit for ResilienceIn this episode of The Beacon Podcast, Margaret Gardner speaks with Ted Bilich, founder and CEO of Risk Alternatives, about managing your nonprofit for resilience.
Ted talks about the current economic landscape for nonprofits and answers questions including:
• What makes this such an uncertain time for nonprofits?
• What formula can nonprofits use to stay agile and resilient during times like this?
• Should nonprofits be worried about the possibility of a recession on the horizon?
• In light of that, what should they be doing right now to prepare for that and mitigate its impact on fundraising?
2023-02-1511 min
Nonprofit Vision With Gregory NielsenEpisode 124: Ted Bilich: Managing Your Nonprofit For ResilienceAs the calendar turns to 2023, nonprofit leaders embrace the opportunities and confront the challenges of a dynamic, changing landscape. Ted Bilich, author of Managing Your Nonprofit For Resilience, joins the podcast to share insights for leaders as the enhance resilience within their organizations. We discuss an innovative approach to creating a risk inventory, business continuity, and the importance of scenario or action planning. Lots of actionable strategies in this lively discussion!
**Bonus Resource fro Risk Alternatives: Download a FREE template for a Business Continuity Plan!**
2023-01-0526 min
Moonlight Audio TheatreCENTRALCASTING PRESENTS: Two Plays by Will Anderson Centralcasting presents The Son of West Branch and Sixty-Six Trips to Lansing, by Will Anderson In this special double-feature, award-winning audio playwright Will Anderson presents a tribute to former US President Herbert Hoover. THE SON OF WEST BRANCH: AMERICA'S GREAT HUMANITARIAN The Son of West Branch: America's Great Humanitarian is an historic dramatization looking at the pivotal moments of Herbert Hoover's life from his early childhood up to the eve of the 1928 presidential election. It was written by Anderson during an artist residency at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in 2008...
2021-07-3154 minNonprofit Vision With Gregory NielsenEpisode 87: Ted Bilich: Effective Risk Management for NonprofitsWhile we sometimes think of risk in terms of things that may go wrong, risk also encompasses evaluating opportunities for your nonprofit. Ted Bilich joins Greg to discuss effective risk management processes and approaches for nonprofits.
2021-05-1825 min
A Modern Nonprofit PodcastRisk Management in the Nonprofit World with Ted BilichFor nonprofit organizations, understanding risk management is essential--especially after a year like 2020. And while nonprofits may try to be very careful and strategic about managing business risks, they often make mistakes when the organization feels a false sense of security in its relationships and charity practices. To best understand what nonprofits be thinking about right now in terms of risk, Tosha Anderson welcomes Ted Bilich, the Chief Executive Officer of Risk Alternatives, to discuss the types of nonprofit training and organizational and professional development engagements he provides to nonprofit organizations across the United States. The two also talk about...
2021-04-1916 min
The Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 033 - Don't Do More. Be More Effective. Interview about Personal Kanban with Tonianne DeMariaTonianne DeMaria is an accomplished writer and trainer who co-authored the excellent book, Personal Kanban: Mapping Work, Navigating Life. I swear by this methodology, which is an intuitive application of lean thinking to personal and professional productivity. In this interview, Tonianne describes what "kanban" is and how people can use simple tools to improve their effectiveness. If you consider yourself an "expert multi-tasker," listen to this podcast.
2018-05-2427 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 032 - Is Your Nonprofit "Strategic Planning" Just "Strategic Hoping"? Without Some Risk Management Prep Work, the Answer is YesIn this podcast, Ted Bilich explains why most nonprofit strategic planning is nothing more than strategic hoping or, at best, mere strategic intuition. Unless an organization performs some basic risk management prep work, its strategic planning will have a foundation of sand. In the podcast, Ted mentions a free risk inventory guide available on our website. You can find that guide by following this link.
2018-04-2607 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 031 - 3 Free Risk Management Steps Every Nonprofit Should Take TODAYIn this podcast, host Ted Bilich explains three steps every nonprofit should take concerning risk management. Each step takes nothing more than reading and reflecting on a basic organizational document -- your bylaws, your articles of incorporation, and your employee handbook. These simple steps can save a world of heartache and potential liability.
2018-04-1212 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 030: How and When Should Your Nonprofit Use A Lawyer? An Interview with Gene Takagi of NEO Law GroupGene Takagi, the managing attorney at NEO Law Group, has become an influential voice in the nonprofit sector. In this podcast interview, Gene shares his views on when and how nonprofits should seek paid legal advice, legal risks nonprofits face, and how changes in the legal profession impact the nonprofit sector. Gene graduated from UCLA Law School and has practiced law for more than 15 years, but he is not just an attorney. He is also a professor of nonprofit law, he has been a management consultant, and he was at one time the managing director of a...
2018-03-2943 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastOur About Risk Podcast is now The Nonprofit Resilience and Growth Podcastwe explore emerging best practices in the nonprofit sector. Example episodes include: Should Your Nonprofit Hire for Curiosity? Financial Resilience for Nonprofits Resources and First Steps for Nonprofit Risk Management If you have topics you’d like us to discuss or you are interested in being a guest on the show, please email us at info@risk-alternatives.com.
2018-03-1503 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 028: All About Nonprofit Insurance, with Peter Persuitti of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.Peter Persuitti is well-known in the nonprofit sector. He currently leads the global religious and nonprofit practice at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. -- one of the largest insurance brokerages in the world. Peter, however, has engaged in the sector in many other roles, including as a dean, foundation executive, school administrator and teacher, and the founder of a school. During this interview I ask Peter about insurance for nonprofits and foundations, his views of the future of the sector, and numerous other issues. You can find Peter on LinkedIn.
2018-03-011h 04The Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 027: Should Your Nonprofit Hire for Curiosity? A Second Interview with Lynn BortonIn our last podcast, we began interviewing Lynn Borton, a former nonprofit executive who now focuses her attention on creativity as a business and life tool. This segment completes that interview and focuses on Lynn's curiosity work. You can find Lynn’s business at choosetobecurious.com. You can email her at choosetobecurious@gmail.com or borton.lynn@gmail.com. She tweets as @choose2Bcurious. You can also find Choose to Be Curious on Facebook. She’s available on LinkedIn, too. Lynn mentioned a number of resources on the podcast, including the following: Ian Leslie...
2018-02-1528 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast Interview 26: Exploring the COO Role and Curiosity as a Business Tool with Lynn BortonLynn Borton is one of the most grounded and genuinely kind people I know. She's also an accomplished former executive with a major nonprofit, having spend 20 years at the organization, 12 of those as the chief operating officer. A few years ago she left that post to pursue her deep interest in fostering curiosity as a business tool. In this first interview, we discuss the role of the COO in a nonprofit organization. Two weeks from now we will publish the second half of the interview, where Lynn talks about her abiding curiosity about curiosity. You can find...
2018-02-0123 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast Interview 25: Financial Resilience for Nonprofits - A Conversation with FMA's Hilda PolancoHilda Polanco is one of the most influential thinkers about nonprofit financial sustainability. Beginning in 1999, her firm, FMA, has grown from 4 employees to nearly 10 times that number. FMA, in turn, has grown into a powerful voice for financial agility within the sector. She joined us for a conversation about nonprofit financial leadership, nonprofit risk management, and long-term resilience. About FMA Hilda you’ve built FMA into a real powerhouse for nonprofit finance. Tell us the story of when, how, and why you founded FMA. [0:57] If you have a clean audit, do you...
2018-01-1839 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast Episode 24: Resources and First Steps for Nonprofit Risk Management - A Second Interview with CRE's Katie LeonbergerIn this episode of About Risk, we welcome back Katie Leonberger, CEO of Community Resource Exchange in New York City. We explore with Katie broader issues about what nonprofits should do to begin implementing risk management, where they should look for resources and support, and what she sees as key nonprofit risks. Katie can be found online @KatieLeonberger. CRE is on Twitter as @creinnyc. To find out more about CREFT, you can email CREFT@crenyc.org.
2017-12-1916 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast Episode 23: "Integrate Risk Management Into Your Day to Day Work" - An Interview with CRE's Katie Leonberger Katie Leonberger is a powerful voice in contemporary nonprofit risk management. As CEO of Community Resource Exchange (CRE), a nonprofit support group based in New York City, she worked on the risk management subcommittee (with podcast guest Michael Zisser) for the Human Services Council's task force evaluating the fall of FEGs. Since then, she has been an active member of the Ahead of the Curve consortium, and under her leadership, CRE has developed a new tool -- CREFT -- to help nonprofits evaluate the risks they face.
2017-12-0528 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast Episode 22: "Having Processes That Don't Work Well Is Disrespectful": A Podcast Interview with Karen MartinIn this podcast, we speak with Karen Martin, Founder of The Karen Martin Group. Karen is an expert on organizational improvement and an accomplished writer and speaker. We explore how the methodologies she works can improve organizational performance. You can find the Karen Martin Group on ksmartin.com. She has powerful resources there for organizational improvement, as well as a free, useful monthly newsletter.
2017-11-2149 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastThe Commitment to Nonprofit Data: Podcast Interview with Amanda HolmAmanda Holm is Nonprofit Effectiveness Manager at The Boston Foundation, which is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States. The foundation and its donors make grants to nonprofits of more than $100 million each year. TBF is also one of the most innovative community foundations, with a longstanding priority on research and public policy. In this interview, Amanda describes TBF's commitment to data and innovation, emerging nonprofit risks, and changes in the nonprofit sector.
2017-11-0746 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastLearning Risk Management from a Nonprofit Veteran: A Podcast Interview with Michael ZisserWhen you want to learn something, it pays to tap into experience. Michael Zisser recently retired from his position as CEO of University Settlement and The Door, which help more than 40,000 vulnerable New York City residents with basic social services. University Settlement started more than 130 years ago, and currently has more than $11 million in assets and annual revenues of more than $25 million. Over the summer he sat down with me for a wide-ranging podcast interview about risk management education, analyzing risks, and a host of other topics (questions below). You will thoroughly Zisser's wit and wisdom. During...
2017-10-241h 21The Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastRisks in the Arts Community : A (Second) Interview with Karen Gahl-Mills of Cuyahoga Arts & CultureIn this podcast interview, guest Karen Gahl-Mills of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture returns to discuss current and emerging risks facing arts nonprofits across the nation. She emphasizes the need for arts organizations to demonstrate their continuing relevance to their target communities, addresses the pervasive culture of scarcity in arts organizations, and notes how the emerging "maker" movement and shifts in donor demographics present both opportunities and threats to the arts.
2017-10-1022 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastBuilding Sustainable Arts: An Interview with Karen Gahl-Mills of Cuyahoga Arts & CultureIf you care about the arts in your community, this is a must-listen podcast. We interviewed Karen Gahl-Mills, executive director and CEO of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, a Cleveland area organization that has funded more than 350 organizations in northeastern Ohio with approximately $158 million since its foudning. In this podcast, Karen explains how CAC enlisted the power of "earmarked taxes" to build a government agency that provides long-term stability to many nonprofits. She explains how a community like yours can develop the coalition necessary to pass a budget measure. She notes how other pioneering communities like St. Louis, Denver, and Salt...
2017-09-2625 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth Podcast"If you don't see what's coming, you can't plan for it." - A Podcast Interview with Allison Sesso of the Human Services Council of New YorkIn the past year and a half, New York City has catalyzed nonprofit risk management and advocacy. One of the key actors on that stage has been Allison Sesso, executive director of the Human Services Council of New York City. She recently joined host Ted Bilich for an in-depth interview on the New York City nonprofit landscape, the importance of nonprofit risk management, and the importance of collective advocacy by the nonprofit sector. We cover the following topics in this 35-minute discussion: How the collapse of FEGS, a large human services nonprofit, led to a working group...
2017-09-1236 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastSmall-Staff Foundations Can Have Outsized Impacts - Podcast Interview with Exponent Philanthropy's Henry BermanHow do smaller foundations differ from larger ones, and what does that mean to nonprofits seeking financial support? Those questions, and more, are answered by Henry Berman, CEO of Exponent Philanthropy, in this latest edition of the About Risk Podcast. The topics include: How have foundations with small staffs (but often with substantial resources) gathered together through Exponent Philanthropy to increase their individual and collective impact? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a smaller foundation? What emerging trends in philanthropy are smaller foundations and their grantees accounting for now? How do foundations respond to requests for n...
2017-08-2947 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastBranding for Nonprofits and Startups: An Interview with Sisarina's Melanie Spring
2016-06-3042 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastHow You Can Benefit from Design Thinking: An Interview with Banafsheh Ghassemi of Tangerine LabAs a part of lean management and risk management, nonprofits and startups are told to know their customers. "Lean" says you begin with the customer and evaluate your value streams to continuously improve the way you provide value to end users. Risk management says you must know your customer needs in order to avoid threats to your business and find opportunities to serve customers more effectively. But how do you "know your customer"? In this interview, I speak with Banafsheh Ghassemi, founder of Tangerine Lab. She helps organizations understand their customers using design thinking. She talks about...
2016-05-0234 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast: Simple Foundations of Compliance for Small OrganizationsThe compliance function ensures that an organization abides by its internal rules and external regulations and laws. It is closely related to risk management, since effective compliance channels employee behavior toward good practices and away from potentially harmful ones.
Nonprofits, startups, and small businesses do not have to spend substantial resources to begin applying basic principles of compliance. In this podcast, I note four tools small organizations can use -- for free or very low cost -- to begin benefiting from compliance principles in their daily activities.
In this short podcast, I mention four books...
2016-04-1213 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastBuilding Better Nonprofits: A Podcast Interview with Nell Edgington of Social VelocityWhat are the most critical threats and opportunities facing nonprofits, and how should they respond to these risks? In this podcast, I interview Nell Edgington from SocialVelocity.net. We talk about many important topics, including the following:
- how the nonprofit landscape has become more competitive;
- why nonprofits need a theory of change;
- the need for metrics;
- how and when to engage in strategic planning
- how nonprofits can determine whether they are applying best practices;
- the benefits of a financial model assessment...
2016-04-0445 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastCan "Lean Selling" Improve Startup and Nonprofit Performance? A Podcast Interview with Robert PryorIs there a better process for sales? Robert Pryor thinks so. In this podcast, we have a chance to interview Robert, author of Lean Selling: Slash Your Sales Cycle and Drive Profitable, Predictable Revenue Growth by Giving Buyers What They Really Want. In this entertaining and wide-ranging interview, we discuss what "Lean" means to Robert and how he has fundamentally shifted sales thinking by applying lean principles to sales. We also talk about how lean selling applies to startups and nonprofits.
2016-03-2826 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastWhy Is Measurement Crucial to Nonprofit Success? A Podcast Interview with Katie PaineIn this podcast interview we speak with Katie Paine, an expert in data measurement, particularly for purposes of marketing. She is the author, with Beth Kanter, of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Katie is the founder of Paine Publishing, which (in her words) is “the first educational publishing firm entirely dedicated to making more Measurement Mavens.” She publishes the excellent Katie Paine's Measurement Blog.
2016-03-2238 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastAre You Ready for a Virtual Assistant? A Podcast Interview with Katie Miller, Founder of Assistant MatchThinking about using a virtual assistant? In this interview, Risk Alternatives CEO Ted Bilich talks with Katie Miller, founder of Assistant Match, who is an expert on creating effective VPA relationships.
2016-03-1532 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastAre Female Entrepreneurs Different? A Podcast Interview with Karen Bate of KB Concepts and Awesome Women EntrepreneursKaren Bate, founder and Chief Executive Officer of KBConcepts PR in Arlington Virginia. Karen is a natural connector -- so much so that she has founded a networking group for female entrepreneurs called Arlington Women Entrepreneurs.
2016-03-0818 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 8 – Prioritizing Your RisksWhen beginning risk management, what factors should you use to prioritize your risks? This podcast provides a road map. It answers three questions:
First, what factors should drive the determination of whether a given risk is of high or low priority
Second, given those factors, how should participants determine the absolute and relative weights assigned to different risks?
And third, what should the organization do with the results of participants’ prioritization exercise?
2016-03-0608 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 7 - Whose Priorities Are They? And Haven’t We Prioritized Already?When beginning risk management, after an organization performs a risk inventory it faces an important question. If we want to focus on first things first, how should we decide our priorities?
Some organizations, particularly nonprofits, face an even more basic question. Whose priorities are they? Does the board of directors decide, or are priorities a staff issue?
Finally, some might ask a further question. Haven’t we already set our priorities in our strategic plan and annual operating plan?
This podcast answers those questions.
2016-03-0613 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastPodcast 6: Performing a Risk InventoryIn this podcast, we discuss why a risk inventory helps an organization identify priorities, how to perform an inventory, what results to expect, and what emotions your team will deal with during the process.
2016-03-0615 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastWhy Risk Management and “Lean” Management Are Closely RelatedWhy should someone who is interested in risk management understand “Lean” management? That’s the question answered in this podcast. We relate effective risk management to the Lean movement, which emphasizes continuous process improvement and waste reduction. In less then 15 minutes, you will understand why anyone interested in dealing with threats and opportunities should subscribe to Lean process improvement.
You will hear Risk Alternatives CEO Ted Bilich describe the basic elements of effective risk management, which consist of identifying threats and opportunities, avoiding unacceptable risks, developing opportunities through pilot programs, mitigating threats, shifting threats to others, and accept...
2016-03-0610 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastIdentify Different Functions in Your OrganizationIn this podcast, we explain why it is important to identify the different functional areas in your organization. We also provide an exercise to work with these concepts.
2016-03-0613 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastIf Your Nonprofit Accepts “Free” Professional Services, Manage the RisksNonprofits are chronically underfunded. As a result, they are often tempted to accept “free” professional services from donors, board members, and others. If your nonprofit does this, the organization may be at risk. This podcast explains why — and how to use nonprofit risk management to prevent problems.
2016-03-0611 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastWhy Risk Management Is NecessaryCan you describe why your organization needs risk management? In this podcast, Risk Alternatives CEO Ted Bilich talks about why the way humans think makes risk management an essential component of business success.
2016-03-0413 minThe Nonprofit Resilience and Growth PodcastWhat’s Risk Management?When they hear the phrase “risk management,” many respond with a blank stare. It really doesn’t have to be that way. Risk management is an intuitive, powerful tool that can provide significant benefits to growing nonprofits and startups. In this inaugural edition of the new podcast, “About Risk.” Risk Alternatives CEO Ted Bilich defines risk management, provides some core vocabulary, and contrasts risk management with other related terms. It promises to be informative and 100 percent spittle free.
2016-03-0410 min