A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Negotiating the Legal Maze to Volunteer Service - 1998

Acknowledgments

The Nonprofit Risk Management Center is grateful to the following persons who served as authors, editors, and contributors to Legal Barriers to Volunteer Service, the prior version of this booklet: Suzanne Tufts, Charles Tremper, and Jeffrey Kahn.

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is distributed with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers.

Community Service Briefs

This publication is part of a series on liability, insurance, and risk management for community-serving organizations. The series is designed to provide guidance on the resolution of legal issues; suggest strategies that program managers can implement to prevent legal problems from hampering their operations; and offer suggestions for modifying laws that may inhibit national and community service.

All opinions expressed in this booklet are those of the authors on behalf of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center. They do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Corporation for National Service.

Nonprofit Risk Management Center

The mission of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center is to meet the risk management and insurance needs of community-serving organizations through research, education, and advocacy. The Center works to increase the availability of risk management materials, strengthen the risk management practices and insurance arrangements of nonprofit organizations, and improve the liability and insurance rules that affect nonprofits and volunteers. The Center is an independent nonprofit organization that does not sell insurance nor endorse specific insurance providers.

Corporation for National Service

The Corporation for National Service engages Americans of all ages and backgrounds in community based service. This service addresses the nation's education, human, public safety, and environmental needs to achieve direct and demonstrable results. In doing so, the Corporation fosters civic responsibility, strengthens the cords that bind us together as a people, and provides educational opportunity for those who make a substantial commitment to service.

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[Introduction]