VIS Volunteers

Spring and summer are peak seasons for outdoor volunteering — trail restoration, community gardens, neighborhood cleanups, and outdoor events. They’re also peak seasons for three health risks that rarely feel urgent until they are.

Spring-to-Summer Safety for Volunteers Outdoors - VIS Volunteers The answer has two parts: proactive safety protocols built into every outdoor shift, plus volunteer accident insurance that covers

Go ahead. Pull up your nonprofit’s website right now.

Click “About Us.” Find “Leadership” or “Our Team.” Scroll through the names and bios, including contact information.

Is your volunteer manager there?

For most organizations, the answer is no.

Your Volunteer Managers Need Volunteer Insurance - VIS Volunteers And if you run a nonprofit that depends on engaging and protecting volunteers with volunteer insurance, that omission says something

A volunteer shows up to help, completes an assignment, and later faces an allegation of wrongdoing. Maybe a client claims injury, or property goes missing. Maybe the accusation is entirely false. What happens next?

When a Volunteer Is Accused - VIS Volunteers Volunteer liability insurance plays a critical role, but insurance alone does not solve the problem. Clear procedures and risk-management