Introduction to Risk Management for Land Trusts

This book provides an introduction to risk management in order to equip your land trust with information, resources and suggested strategies for designing and implementing a practical risk management program.

Ann Taylor Schwing provides advice that land trusts can take to manage their risk, especially finances and legal documents.

This contains useful general risk mitigation guidance for nonprofits.

Recreational use statutes offer valuable liability protection for land trusts that allow public access and encourage landowners to open their land to the public free of charge. Unfortunately, some lawyers like to challenge these statutes for people claiming injuries.

Sometimes an easement donor cannot use all the tax benefits generated by the deduction of a conservation easement. Donors may attempt to transfer the unused tax benefits to another taxpayer who can use them. Read about 11 warning signs of potentially suspect transactions.

This is a document regarding safety, health, and risk management from the accredited Columbia Land Trust.