Safeguarding risk assessment and mitigation planning
You know safeguarding risks exist in your programmes and operations, but you have never systematically identified them or worked out how they should be mitigated.
What you'll achieve
A clear picture of your most significant safeguarding risks, with practical mitigation actions, ownership, and priorities that strengthen protection across your organisation.
How a Nonprofit Builder consultant helps
- Review your activities, settings, and ways of working, identify and assess safeguarding risks, and build a mitigation plan with clear actions, responsibilities, and review points.
Key deliverables
- Safeguarding risk register, mitigation plan, prioritised action recommendations, roles and responsibilities matrix, review schedule.
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