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Stackable Credentials

Stackable Credentials

Jan 25, 2016 | CNS Blog

Stackable Credentials Vertical stacking This is the general way stacking is thought of, with one credential combined with another to progress toward a higher credential. Example: High school diploma > Associate degree > Bachelor’s degree Horizontal stacking In...
Get Your Beauty Sleep for Safety

Get Your Beauty Sleep for Safety

Jan 14, 2016 | CNS Blog, NP Risk Management

Get Your Beauty Sleep for Safety By Erin Gloeckner, Nonprofit Risk Management Center   Did you know that on average, today’s worker sleeps an hour and a half less each night than they did 50 years ago? In her interview with Charles A. Czeiler, professor of...

Kids Matter: Managing the Risk of Bullying

Oct 28, 2015 | CNS Blog, NP Risk Management

The Fall 2015 issue of the Center’s periodic newsletter, Risk Management Essentials,is now available. The brand-new edition focuses on child safety in nonprofit organizations, particularly youth-serving organizations. One of our talented summer interns, Lexie...

The Frankenstein Effect

Oct 21, 2015 | CNS Blog, NP Risk Management

By Erin Gloeckner With Halloween swiftly approaching, I’ve been humming ‘Monster Mash’ and craving anything pumpkin-flavored. A few nights ago I went shopping for dog food, but found myself drawn to the cheap-but-adorable doggie Halloween costumes. I...

The Optimism Bias

Oct 16, 2015 | CNS Blog, NP Risk Management

By Erin Gloeckner Are you a Tigger (i.e., an unfailingly cheerful and bouncy tiger)? Or are you an Eeyore (i.e., a pronouncedly pessimistic and gloomy donkey)? Whether or not you fit neatly into one of those categories, you’ve likely met people who do. My own...