Conducting a risk audit What you need to know!
Please note: The information provided today is not meant to be legal advice or direction. The content is intended to start the conversation around recognizing and mitigating risk in your organization. If you have specific legal questions you must seek out a professional legal opinion
Today we will • Introduce Volunteer
Canada’s 10 Steps of Screening
• Introduce a simple risk audit tool
• Provide examples of how this can be applied in your organization
4 ways to handle risk: Avoidance Acceptance Mitigation Transfer
Purpose of screening volunteers… Better match prospective volunteers to
the roles Improve the quality and safety Reduce risk and liability for both people
and organizations
4 easy steps… 1
3 4
2
Getting started… Identify the role we will audit Bring together stakeholders Brainstorm potential risks Identify how serious it is (if it were to
happen) & how likely it is to happen Colour code the list Tally the colours to give you a quick
snapshot of the role- high/medium/low risk
Remember You’re not in this alone! Baby steps- pilot this, try it with a small
group of champions and celebrate the successes
Take the parts that work for you and make it work in your organization
Links Volunteer Canada- 10 Steps of Screening http://volunteer.ca/screening Volunteer Canada- Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement (CCVI) http://volunteer.ca/ccvi
Thank you for your time! Linked In: Adriane Beaudry Twitter: @adriane1299