risk management

Volunteers and insurance (Volunteer Development Agency)

The Volunteers and Insurance information sheet from the Volunteer Development Agency explor

Checklist: Limiting liability

A Management Committee that has all of the following measures in place will have significantly limited the risk of personal liability. 

Use this sheet as a checklist to assess how your committee measures up!

Area

Features of good practice

Yes?

What is liability?

The Management Committee is ultimately accountable for the organisation.

Related principles

Quick Reference

Categories of risk

The risks faced by an organisation should be categorised in relation to what the organisation does. There are a number of commonly used categories which help to group risks according to the various aspects of the organisation and its activities which you need to consider.

Common categories

Further reading

Click here for links to other risk management guidance relevant to voluntary and community organisations.

Conducting a risk assessment

Regardless of the size or scope of the issues to be assessed, or the length of time available, the process of assessing risk involves the same basic key steps:

  1. identifying
  2. categorising/rating
  3. managing and
  4. reviewing risk.

Each of the key steps is outlined below with guidance on how you can address this within your own organisation, linking to additional supporting tools where appropriate.

How to develop a risk management strategy

Before you commence identifying and assessing risk, it is important to agree the basics of how you are going to ensure that risks to your organisation are identified and managed. 

What is a risk management strategy?

A risk management strategy provides a structured and coherent approach to identifying, assessing and managing risk.

Financial procedures

Community Change

Health and Safety Help! Sheet

Health and saftety is no accident - it has to be managed!

Contracts Help! Sheet

Organisations enter into various contractual agreements whilst carrying out their business.

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