VIS Volunteers

08/25/2026

Advancement isn’t limited to promotions or leadership roles. For volunteers, it can mean opportunities that remain meaningful, challenging, and aligned with their growth. Whether someone is an employee or a volunteer, the desire to learn, develop, and take on new challenges remains the same.

08/18/2026

Volunteer risks can be easy to overlook — from slippery walkways to unfamiliar dogs and unsafe steps. Even with careful planning, accidents can happen. Volunteer accident insurance provides important protection for the everyday risks organizations and their volunteers may face.

That gap is exactly why volunteer accident insurance belongs in every organization's planning, not as an afterthought but as

08/11/2026

A client’s home is unfamiliar territory. Unlike a nonprofit’s office or a facility it maintains, a private residence usually isn’t a space the organization can inspect or control in advance. That distinction is why home visit safety deserves its own framework, one that pairs practical planning with volunteer accident insurance to protect against what planning alone can’t prevent. Risk in this setting isn’t limited to physical hazards; it also includes interpersonal and situational unknowns that a volunteer can’t anticipate before walking through the door.

hat distinction is why home visit safety deserves its own framework, one that pairs practical planning with volunteer accident insurance to protect against what planning alone can't prevent.

08/05/2026

Volunteer accidents and liability are serious matters, but that didn't keep us from joking about them, in our newest video...to make a serious point.
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08/04/2026

A volunteer shows up with his or her own ladder to change a light fixture. Another brings a personal truck to haul donated furniture. A third arrives with a cordless drill to help assemble shelving.

Convenience is not the same as coverage, and few organizations have actually worked out what happens if that borrowed ladder tips, that truck is involved in a collision, or that drill causes an injury on-site.

It is worth asking whether that gap was ever considered when the organization set up its volunteer liability insurance.

07/29/2026

Nonprofits that rely on volunteer drivers face a category of risk that personal auto insurance alone cannot fully address. Whether your volunteers transport older persons to medical appointments, deliver meals, run program errands, or shuttle clients between services, every trip carries liability exposure for both the driver and your organization.

Volunteer liability insurance plays an important role in filling the gaps left by personal automobile policies.

07/21/2026

Volunteers are essential to every nonprofit, but managing volunteer relationships sometimes means making difficult decisions. Clear policies, respectful communication, and volunteer insurance all play a role in protecting your organization, your clients, and the people who generously give their time.

Volunteer insurance is one component of that protection — but it works best alongside clear policies, consistent documentation,

07/15/2026

Even unfounded allegations against a volunteer can lead to costly legal defense and disrupt your organization's mission. Learn how volunteer liability insurance helps protect nonprofits when claims arise.

Volunteer liability insurance provides essential protection in those moments, and it works best alongside the screening, training, supervision, and documentation practices that reduce the likelihood of a claim in the first place.

07/07/2026

The right background check depends on what a volunteer will actually do. Someone sorting donated goods in a back room carries a different risk profile than someone transporting seniors to appointments or mentoring children one-on-one. Applying the same screening to every role — or no screening at all — leaves gaps that thoughtful risk management should close.

Nonprofit volunteer insurance is one layer of that protection, and screening is another. The two work best together,

06/30/2026

When nonprofits talk about protecting their volunteers, “accident” and “liability” often get used in the same breath — as if they describe the same thing. They don’t. The gap between them is exactly where real financial exposure lives, and it’s a gap that many organizations don’t discover until something actually goes wrong.

Understanding your volunteer insurance coverage options is the first step toward closing that gap. What Does Volunteer Accident