Categories: Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Keeping Volunteers Safe From Harm: Street Smarts for Unfamiliar Turf
Volunteer safety takes many forms in a community-serving nonprofit. From a thorough orientation program to “on-the-job” training, careful supervision and incident follow-up, nonprofits have various opportunities to help their volunteers stay safe. Start at the Beginning Don’t assume that you...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Screening Update
The results of a study of volunteer screening practices by the National Center for Victims of Crime reveal gaps in the volunteer screening practices of nonprofit organizations. Twelve percent of the organizations participating in the survey reported that they did not engage...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Insurance for Volunteer Programs
The following article is excerpted from Chapter 9 of No Surprises: Harmonizing Risk & Reward in Volunteer Management, 3rd Edition. Claims Against the Volunteer Fear of incurring personal liability for volunteer service isn’t uncommon among the estimated 90 million Americans who...
Topics: Insurance and Risk Financing, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Spotlight on People: Managing Volunteer and Employee Risks
When Does Compensating Volunteers Turn Them Into Employees? Last year the questions flowing from the Center’s newsletter article on this issue were surprising. We didn’t realize that so many organizations find ways to “pay” their volunteers in small, and sometimes,...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Risk on the Road: Managing Volunteer Driver Exposures
Many nonprofits rely on volunteer drivers to help fulfill their programs and services. Whether the drivers are taking seniors to medical appointments or bringing meals or library books to those unable to leave their homes, opportunities abound for volunteers to...
Topics: Facility, Program and Transportation Safety, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
Summer Interns: Volunteers or Employees?
Now that summer is around the corner, many nonprofits are fortunate to have lined up students or recent grads as “interns.” Such summer help is greatly appreciated by nonprofits but could come at an unexpected cost if the nonprofit is...
Topics: HR Risk and Employment Practices, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
People Who Need People: Are you feeling lucky?
Nonprofit management experts often direct “nonprofits” to take specific steps to improve their governance, internal operations, strategic planning and fundraising activities. But as we well know, the “nonprofit” itself is incapable of “doing” anything—it’s the people behind the desks, on...
Topics: Governance, Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Developing Risk Management Policies for Your Volunteer Program
There is no single way or ideal approach to managing the risks that arise from volunteer service. In No Surprises: Harmonizing Risk and Reward in Volunteer Management, the Nonprofit Risk Management Center explores various facets of risk associated with volunteer programs...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Risk eNews
No Surprises in Volunteer Management
Volunteers are at the heart of most nonprofits, but your nonprofit’s heart may beat a dangerous rhythm without volunteer risk management. Every nonprofit with volunteers is at risk of experiencing these surprises: The risk of a volunteer abusing a client...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Myths of Volunteer Risk Management, Part 3
This is the third in a series of articles concerning myths about volunteer liability. This installment covers the concept of agency as it relates to volunteer activities and how an organization should address its potential liability for the actions of...
Topics: Volunteer Risk Management