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Risk Management / Liability
Risk 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. Following are some of our most relevant resources for this topic.
NSLC-Produced Resources
- Risk Management and Liability
- Risk Management and Liability in Higher Education Service-Learning
- Research Standards and Protection of Human Subjects
NSLC Library Items
- Civic Engagement in Higher Education: Reflection, Power, Evaluation, Risk Management (2007) (PDF)
- Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Corporation Volunteers, (A) (2007) (HTML)
- Service-Learning Code of Ethics (2005)
- The Season of Hope: A Risk Management Guide for Youth-Serving Nonprofits (2002)
- Serving Safely: A Risk Management Resource for College Service Programs (2002)
- A Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Corporation Volunteers (2010) (HTML)
- State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers - 4th Edition (2001) (PDF)
- Volunteer Legal Handbook (2001) (HTML)
- Community Risk Management and Insurance (n.d.) (PDF)
- Best Practices for Managing Risk in Service-Learning (n.d.) (HTML)
- Administrator's Guide to Service-Learning (1997)
- Volunteers and the Law (1996)
- Legal Issues for Service-Learning Programs (1994)
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