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Risk Management / Liability

 Click here to see all results for this topicRisk management refers to a systematic approach to establishing a safe, minimal risk environment for all involved participants involved in service-learning: students, faculty, supervisors, transporters, community agency representatives, and others.
September 2004 (Updated July 2008)
   
 
NSLC Site Resources
  • Risk Management and Liability (NSLC Fact Sheet)
  • Risk Management and Liability in Higher Education (NSLC Fact Sheet)
  • Research Standards and Protection of Human Subjects (NSLC Fact Sheet)
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  • NSLC Risk Management Links
  • Resources For Volunteer Managers: Legal, Accountability, Risk Management & Legislative Issues
Recommended NSLC Library Items* (How to Borrow)
  • Civic Engagement in Higher Education: Reflection, Power, Evaluation, Risk Management (2007) full_text.gif
  • Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Corporation Volunteers, (A) (2007) full_text.gif
  • Service-Learning Code of Ethics (2005)
  • The Season of Hope: A Risk Management Guide for Youth-Serving Nonprofits (2002)
  • Serving Safely: A Resource Guide for College Service Programs (2002)
  • A Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Corporation Volunteers (2001) full_text.gif
  • State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers - 4th Edition (2001) full_text.gif
  • Volunteer Legal Handbook (2001) full_text.gif
  • Community Risk Management and Insurance (n.d.) full_text.gif
  • Best Practices for Managing Risk in Service-Learning (n.d.) full_text.gif
  • Administrator's Guide to Service-Learning (1997)
  • Volunteers and the Law (1996)
  • Legal Issues for Service-Learning Programs (1994)
 
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Civic Engagement in Higher Education
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