Risk Management
Managing risk and reducing liability is an important consideration for most volunteer organizations, for many reasons. One of the key components in risk management is volunteer screening.
Good Risk Management Plan
Other steps to creating a good risk management plan are to review and update your organization’s insurance coverage, review your state’s regulations and restrictions regarding children and youth if your volunteers work with children (or you have youth volunteers), be sure to follow consistent screening procedures for all volunteers, make sure to provide all volunteers with proper training and supervision, and have all volunteers sign volunteer agreements (often these will include liability waivers).