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Building Nonprofits Organizational Resilience - Part II: Assessing & Managing Risk in the New Normal

Most nonprofit leaders probably discovered that COVID-19 gave the phrase “managing risk” a much different meaning. More than ever before, leaders understand that managing risk is more involved than securing a liability insurance policy and creating a handbook. Understanding that risks vary for each nonprofit based on their location and activities; sustainable best practices to risk management differ and require teamwork from managers, staff and board members. What are some risks that nonprofits need to think about? Did COVID restructure your resources, services or the way the agency delivers services? What tools are available to help leaders identify, assess and prevent unnecessary risks to their organizations? In this webinar we will learn about types of risk that could negatively impact organizations, how to perform an assessment to determine risk, and how to address risk. We will also explore tools that will help organizational leadership assess risk and review current coverages that may need to be increased.You will learn different types of risk including:Governance Risks – How to effectively work with the board to ensure members are effectively overseeing the organization and making reasonable decisions that are in the best interest of the agency.Financial Risks – How to determine if current financial procedures ensure accurate accounting and prevent fraud.Regulatory Compliance and Legal Risks – Does leadership ensure that procedures including human resources, donations, grants, adhere to applicable laws and regulations?Goodwill and Reputation Risks – What steps can organizations take to avoid risks that will damage the reputation of the organization? Will this affect our ability to carry out our mission?

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Crunching Numbers Part I: Essential Calculations for Housing Counselors

This beginner- to intermediate-level class creates a greater understanding for housing counselors and financial coaches who wish to learn more about basic mathematical calculations. This 90-minute webinar provides practical information and math practice to help you build your math skills. We include procedural information for counselors who are doing budget counseling or performing consumer financial analyses, particularly when working with consumers who have an end goal of mortgage readiness. Practitioners are exposed to basic math and tools they can use, like a mortgage calculation worksheet, to help them walk with consumers in creating a plan toward their end goal of home ownership. There is a heavy emphasis on mathematical calculations for housing affordability during this course, so bring your calculator and get ready to have fun with math!Course ObjectivesCounselors will know how to perform math calculations we use in our daily work including:Calculating gross and net income (and when to use each one).Calculating ratios for affordability and qualification,Calculating ratios to determine current debt.Understanding how to convert decimals to fractions for interest calculations.Counselors will understand the process of providing a financial analysis that helps create an action plan, with appropriate steps to mortgage loan approval, for consumers they serve.Counselors review budgeting tactics to use with clients.Counselors learn to use a mortgage calculation worksheet to determine an estimated affordable mortgage.

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