Risk Management, Liability, and Insurance
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- Background Checks for Youth Serving Nonprofits: An Overview and Considerations (March 2011)
This article briefly overviews the considerations nonprofits, particularly youth serving organizations, should weigh in deciding whether to conduct background checks, the options available, and the factors to consider when reviewing the results of a criminal history check.
- Insurance and Risk Management 101 for Nonprofits (May 2010)
This article explains the basics of the insurance policies that are most commonly purchased by nonprofits - what they cover, when they are required, and what to do if there is a claim. Posted with the permission of the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program.
- New Jersey Imposes Criminal Penalties on Those Who Permit Sex Offenders to Work in Youth Serving Organizations (October 2009)
In New Jersey, it is unlawful for a sex offender to serve, in a paid or unpaid capacity, in a nonprofit or for-profit youth serving organization. A person who knowingly hires, engages, or appoints a sex offender to serve in a youth serving organization may be found guilty of a crime and subject to fines and/or imprisonment. This article summarizes the key points of the law.
- Criminal History Record Background Checking: Step-by-Step Guide for New Jersey Nonprofit Youth Serving Organizations (October 2009)
This article describes the procedures that youth serving charities in New Jersey may follow to obtain criminal history background information on employees and volunteers.
- State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers (Rev. December 2009)
Good Samaritan Laws. Volunteer Protection. Volunteer Immunity. Liability Limitation. Shield Laws. Charitable Immunity. These terms, which have significant, as well as subtle distinctions, have been used to describe laws that protect people and organizations in the nonprofit sector from claims, lawsuits and allegations of wrongdoing. Beginning with an overview of the liability environment, this fourth edition of State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers provides a state-by-state review of the evolving landscape of charitable immunity and volunteer protection laws. Posted with the permission of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center.
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