Managing Risk in Nonprofit Organizations

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.

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.

Creating a risk management plan

This contains useful general risk mitigation guidance for nonprofits.

This guidance covers Practice 6E: Risk Management and Insurance

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

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

Land Trust Alliance members qualify as affiliates of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. Your affiliate status gives you free access to their Risk Help desk, eNews, webinars and online resources. You can also get discounts on apps and consulting services.

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