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Finance SIG: Best Practices for Assessing and Managing Risk in Your Association


Good long-term planning starts with understanding the risks facing your organization. But how do you uncover these risks, and once you know the risks what do you do about them? This program will teach you the basics of conducting an organizational risk assessment and the basics of creating a plan to address the risks in a way that supports the long-term growth of your organization.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify and evaluate the direct and indirect organizational risks that could affect your members, volunteers, employees, and other stakeholders
  • Understand the basics of creating a plan to mitigate, control or plan for organizational risks
  • Know how to identify a target level of investment reserve to control for organizational risks and support the long-term growth of your organization
This program may be applied for 1 credit toward your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.