Laying the Groundwork for a Strong Risk Management Program

This book explains and defines risk management for nonprofits. It provides comprehensive guidance on such topics as identifying risk, prioritising risk, selecting appropriate risk management techniques, implementing risk management techniques, monitoring risk management, and financing.

This document walks you through developing a risk management plan for your land trust.

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.

This step-by-step assessment tool will help you write a customized risk management plan.

Download an editable version of the risk management plan template from the upcoming publication Working in a Changing Climate – Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disasters.

If you hate risk management, it's probably because you're practicing risk avoidance. Read how you can transform your risk management efforts into risk-aware, mission-advancing management. We're sharing tips on how to apply risk awareness to public events and programs.

Selecting one of the following three approaches is the starting point for developing a risk management plan. These approaches are not mutually exclusive. Elements of all three approaches are found in most risk management programs. The approaches simply offer a framework or path that can be helpful to the land trust’s internal risk management champions.

An eight-page introduction to principles, tools, frameworks and strategies for risk management

This guidance covers Practice 6E: Risk Management and Insurance