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Charities and voluntary organisations
Charities, voluntary and community organisation are probably the UK’s most diverse sector. From frontline services to research, international aid to grant making, they cover a huge variety of bases.
Run by IRM members working for charities or with the sector, the Charities SIG has an active events calendar and provides thought leadership with several topical publications targeted at the charity and voluntary sector.
The Charity Group has produced several publication series and standalone publications, some of which are accompanied by recorded presentations. Find out more about the Charities SIG
IRM free guidance for charities and voluntary organisations.
Know your risks and how to manage them
With funding constraints and rising user demand, risk management can inevitably become low priority, both operationally and strategically.
Our approach to risk management is what’s known as ‘enterprise wide’. That means we work for organisations of all types and sizes. We also encourage proportionality.
This helps you put the relevant level of resource into identifying your risks and managing them, without unnecessary ‘gold plating’.
Getting Started
- Risk Management for charities: getting started flyer
- Risk Management for charities: getting started guide
- Getting started - Video Presentation
- Getting Started - Risk Management For Charities - Risk assessment
- Getting Started - Risk treatment, monitoring and review
- Getting Started - Risk communication
- Getting Started - The Risk Management Framework
Getting Better with Risk Management
- Getting Better (2016)
- Getting Better Risk Maturity Framework
- Risk Management for charities: Getting better Video presentation
Risk Appetite
- Setting the risk appetite (2016) flyer
- Setting the risk appetite (2016) guide
- Risk Management for charities: Setting your risk appetite (2017) presentation
Risk Governance
Risk and Regulation
- An introduction to understanding and managing regulatory risk
- Tool for providing assurance on regulatory compliance (2018)
Stakeholder mapping
Technology and cyber risk
Emerging risk
- An introduction to emerging risks and how to identify them (2021)
- How to assess and treat emerging risks (2021)
- How to embed emerging risk identification and management (2021)
Going Further with Risk Management
Charities Group Newsletters:
2016
Charities Special Interest Group (Autumn 2016) Newsletter
Charities Special Interest Group (Summer 2016) Newsletter
Charities Special Interest Group (Spring 2016) Newsletter
2015
Charities Special Interest Group (Spring 2015) Newsletter
Publications to download
IRM Charities Special Interest Group - Getting Started Guide
Risk Management for charities: getting started guide (PDF)
(Select the ‘Flip on short side’ option to print)
Risk management for charities
Getting started: supplementary guidance
Risk Management for charities: getting started supplementary guidance (PDF)
Risk Culture: executive summary
Risk Culture: Under the Microscope Guidance for Boards
Risk Appetite: executive summary
Find the full Risk Appetite and Tolerance document here
Download An introduction to understanding and managing regulatory risk