Virtual Workshop: ERM in Non-Profit Organizations
Don’t just survive, but thrive amid uncertainties.
Don’t just survive, but thrive amid uncertainties. Join us for the 7th annual GRF-NC State ERM for Nonprofits Workshop and earn up to 3.5 CPE credits!
This virtual event brings together nonprofit executives and board members from across the U.S. to share their experiences and discuss strategies and tactics for strengthening enterprise risk management at tax-exempt organizations.
Our agenda will feature insights on today’s risks, including rapid deployments of emerging technologies, funding volatility, strategy shifts, and more. Learn from others how their embrace of ERM is providing unique strategic value.
Preliminary Agenda
| TIME (ET) | TOPIC/SPEAKER |
|---|---|
| 1:00 pm – 1:05 pm | Welcome from NC State and GRF Mark S. Beasley, Director of the ERM Initiative | NC State University, Poole College of Management Melissa Musser, Partner & Director, Risk & Advisory Services | GRF CPAs & Advisors |
| 1:05 pm – 1:25 pm | Top Risks for 2026 and Beyond Mark Beasley, Director of the ERM Initiative | NC State University Poole College of Management |
| 1:25 pm – 1:40 pm | The Integration of ERM and Internal Audit (3 Lines Model) Melissa Musser, Partner & Director, Risk & Advisory Services | GRF CPAs & Advisors |
| 1:40 pm – 2:05 pm | Alzheimer’s Association: How Internal Audit Leaders are Leading ERM Melissa Musser, Partner & Director, Risk & Advisory Services | GRF CPAs & Advisors Jay Alverson, SVP, Enterprise Risk Management & Internal Audit | Alzheimer’s Association |
| 2:05 pm – 2:25 pm | ERM and AI – Responsibly Building ERM Capacity Ericka Kranitz, Director, Master of Management, Risk & Analytics, Professor of Practice in Accounting | NC State University |
| 2:25 pm – 2:35 pm | Break |
| 2:35 pm – 3:00 pm | Food for the Hungry: Building an ERM Program, a Global Risk Profile and Risk Culture Emmanuel Omondi Ogutu, Vice President of Risk & Assurance | Food for the Hungry |
| 3:00 pm – 3:25 pm | Momentus Capital: Developing KPIs and KRIs and Board Reporting Brian McEvoy, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary | Momentus Capital |
| 3:25 pm – 3:55 pm | Roundtable Session: Business Resilience, Crisis Management, Risk Response & Risk Velocity Moderator: GRF Panelists: Jay Alverson • Brian McEvoy • Emmanuel Omondi Ogutu |
| 3:55 pm – 4:00 pm | Closing Remarks Mark Beasley, Director of the ERM Initiative | NC State University Poole College of Management Melissa Musser, Partner & Director, Risk & Advisory Services | GRF CPAs & Advisors |
Who Should Attend:
This event has been created exclusively for those with significant ERM responsibilities within tax-exempt organizations. Roles include:
- Risk management professionals
- C-suite executives like CEOs, CFOs, Chief Compliance Officers, and Chief Audit Executives
- Internal Audit directors and managers
- General Counsel
- Members of the Board of Directors
Multiple individuals from the same institution are welcome to attend.
What Previous Attendees Say:
The best workshop on ERM I have ever attended.”
The best workshop on ERM I have ever attended.”This was probably the best workshop on this topic. It was practical and timely. The virtual format was perfect. Thank you very much!”
I am…expressing my sincere gratitude for being able to attend your ERM conference. It was so well-done and informative. The content was engaging and very relevant.”
Great insights, I always walk away with two or three pages of notes and ideas that I want to implement or learn more about.”
Mark Beasley
Director, Enterprise Risk Management Initiative, NC State University, Poole College of Management
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Jay Alverson
SVP, Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit at the Alzheimer's Association
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Ericka Kranitz
Director, Master of Management, Risk & Analytics, Professor of Practice in Accounting at NC State University
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Emmanuel Omondi Ogutu
Vice President of Risk and Assurance at Food for the Hungry Inc.
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Brian McEvoy
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, & Corporate Secretary at Momentus Capital