The Nonprofit Risk management Center’s next webinar will be held December 2, 2009 at 2 p.m. (Eastern) and will address the topic of Conducting a Youth Protection Risk Assessment. If your tax-exempt organization serves or involves young people, then your organization faces potential risk. According to Melanie Herman, organizations need to learn how to conduct a proactive, youth-protection risk assessment. Learn about the fundamental policies and the questions to ask.

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“Success seems to be connected with action.  Successful people keep moving.  They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”  Conrad Hilton, Hotel Executive
Qualities leaders possess that enable them to make things happen:
1. They know what they want
2. They push themselves to act
3. They take more risks
4. They make more mistakes - and don’t let it bother them
How to improve YOUR initiative?
1. Change your mindset – “If you lack initiative realize the problem comes from inside yourself, not others.  Find the source of your hesitation and address it.”
2. Don’t wait for opportunity to knock – be proactive
3. Take the next step – do something about it!
Above information derived from John C. Maxwell’s “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader”, Chapter 10.

Courage, in the face of fear, forges into new territory with conviction of principle, inspiring bravery in others. The willingness to risk is a trait of every great leader. The willingness to risk changes the future. The willingness to risk for what is better changes the future for the better.