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Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work: Pre-Event Planning Guide and Matrix1

Dale Pracht, Marilyn Norman, Kate Fogarty, and Jean Hink2

Portions of this document were adapted from materials developed by: Department of Student Activities at Texas A&M University, Ohio State University Extension, Kansas State Research and Extension, and the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.

This is the last of an eight-part series that explains Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work. This publication includes a Pre-Event Planning Guide and Matrix to help you reduce risks when planning your 4-H related activity or event.

In many 4-H activities, it is important to recognize the possibility of risks occurring. The goal of any 4-H experience is to successfully conduct educational events and activities that coincide with the 4-H mission and mandates while protecting participants. The safety of participants, sponsors, property, finances, and the goodwill/reputation of the 4-H name can be at risk. Although risk may sometimes be avoided, other times it is inevitable or worth the trade-off for the activity planned. This risk management guide has been created to prepare for activities that may involve risk and outline ways to deal with the risk.

To continue reading Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work: Pre-Event Planning Guide and Matrix, open access to the PDF version is available at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/4H/4H29900.pdf.

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This document is 4H10.8, one of a series of the 4-H Youth Development Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date August 2010. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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Dale Pracht, assistant professor; Marilyn Norman, associate professor and State 4-H Program Leader; Kate Fogarty, assistant professor; Jean Hink, extension agent, Pasco County, Florida; Department of Family, Youh and Community Sciences; Insitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; University of Florida; Gainesville 32611.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Nick T. Place, Dean.