Enterprise Risk Management
Embrace uncertainty to achieve results and improve resiliency.
Enterprise risk management (ERM) integrates strategic planning and risk management to improve responses to uncertainty, strengthen organizational resilience, and support mission fulfillment. The goal of ERM is to provide an organization’s leadership with insights that help them navigate risks that may affect the delivery of mission critical services and the implementation of strategic initiatives.
GRF’s Approach to Enterprise Risk Management
GRF merges technical expertise and pragmatism. Our ERM solutions are right-sized for your industry, and we deliver actionable recommendations that organizations can implement immediately. Our clients range from organizations just beginning ERM to those with sophisticated programs seeking to further enhance their risk management activities.
ERM Services
Supporting Initial ERM Implementation
GRF partners with nonprofit organizations, schools, and associations to conduct baseline risk assessments and develop the structure, processes, and tools that make sense for their needs and organizational culture.
- Risk Council Formation
- Strategic Risk Identification
- ERM Playbook
Conducting ERM Maturity Assessments
We help organizations reorient more traditional risk management programs with a compliance or loss-prevention focus to better align with their strategy and support their mission. We go beyond benchmarking to provide a detailed path forward that is customized for an organization’s goals, needs, structure, and culture.
- Benchmarking
- Path Forward
- Illustrative Elements of an ERM Maturity Assessment
Strengthening Existing ERM Initiatives
We provide surge capacity for lean ERM initiatives and draw on our extensive knowledge of nonprofit ERM best practices to provide guidance and an independent perspective.
- Trainings, Presentations, and Workshops
- Coaching and As-Needed Support
- Advanced ERM Implementation
- GRF Risk Minder Software
What Clients Say
Specialized Expertise
We seek out the simplest solutions possible that enable our clients to maximize the benefits of ERM while keeping cost and staff time requirements to a minimum.
ERM Capabilities
Learn how GRF supports organizations with tailored ERM solutions designed to strengthen resilience, manage risk, and support strategic goals.
Powerful Partnerships
GRF is at the cutting edge of enterprise risk management. We partner with ERM initiatives at NC State University and the University of Maryland to host workshops and develop new resources for our clients.
