Risk Management and Screening

Directors' and Officers' Liability
This online guide provides information on how to improve risk management, reduce liability and what kinds of insurance are available for nonprofit organizations. To view the handout, click here.

Insurance Toolkit
The voluntary sector said it needed better information about the complexities of adequate insurance and now it's available! The Alberta Voluntary Sector Insurance Council, through the generous funding of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the Wild Rose Foundation, Canada Volunteerism Initiative-Alberta Network and Volunteer Alberta, created an insurance toolkit designed by Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations specifically for the voluntary sector. 

Volunteer Alberta Risk Management Strategies and Tactics
A resource for board members and executive directors (funded by The Co-Operators and the Government of Alberta).

Volunteer Alberta Screening Process
Explores why screening is important and looks at strategies to implement (funded by the Government of Alberta).

Volunteers and the Law in Alberta Online
To make access easier, an updated version of the 2003 edition of Volunteers and the Law in Alberta is now available online. You can find general information on the law, use of special volunteers (children, offenders, etc.), legal responsibilities and liabilities, guidelines for managers and volunteers, and much more. 

Volunteer Canada's Ten Step Screening Process
This guide offers tips and suggestions to help your organization ensure the people served are safe.

Last updated: August 12, 2010