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To help funders and nonprofits develop safeguarding practices, our Resource Hub features informational videos and documents developed by leading experts in prevention and risk management.
Educate staff, volunteers, and board members on the definitions and statistics of abuse. Engage in training opportunities, and consider trends that affect your sector.
See the “Get Started” section for resources.
Break down barriers and reduce stigma by making safeguarding a regular topic of conversation, not something that is discussed once during a new employee’s orientation. Define the bandwidth of appropriate behavior for your organization, and talk about challenges within that spectrum. Regularly discussing safeguarding helps individuals be motivated to observe and feel empowered to intervene when boundary violations occur.
See the “Get Started” and “Screen New Hires” sections for resources.
Share a public statement affirming your organization’s zero tolerance for abuse on your website, in a newsletter or bulletin, and in handbooks for staff, board members, and clients. If you don’t have a formal safeguarding policy, a zero tolerance statement is a good place to start. If you do have a safeguarding policy, communicate this value publicly.
See the “Develop Policy” section for resources.
Expert third parties are an excellent resource for helping your organization identify potential vulnerabilities and understand risk of abuse. Expert advice can also help your organization develop best practices and adapt to changing trends, not just tick a compliance box.
All resources included on the Resource Hub have been developed in partnership with the experts at Praesidium.
Your organization is likely united by a shared mission of service, ministry, education, faith, or some collective benefit. Safeguarding is an extension of these values. By working to prevent abuse and support healing efforts, organizations honor the dignity of every individual and help keep vulnerable persons safe.
See the “About FADICA” page to read FADICA’s core values that motivate our safeguarding work.
Discover key definitions and tips for introducing safeguarding to your team to initiate organizational best practices.
Explore strategies and principles for developing a written policy on safeguarding to initiate and sustain organizational best practices.
Learn how to strengthen your screening, selection, and hiring practices for employees and volunteers to prevent abuse and uphold a safe environment in your organization.
Learn more about issues related to abuse prevention and industry-specific practices for effective safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.
Discover key definitions and tips for introducing safeguarding to your team with these resources designed specifically for nonprofits and ministries serving children and vulnerable adults and the funders who support them.
Explore strategies and principles for developing a written policy on safeguarding to initiate and sustain organizational best practices.
Learn how to strengthen your screening, selection, and hiring practices for employees and volunteers to prevent abuse and uphold a safe environment in your organization.
Learn more about issues related to abuse prevention and industry-specific practices for effective safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
This 4-page guide is designed to help funders support safe environments and communicate with grantee partners about safeguarding practices.
A 5-part video series designed to guide learning and discussion for funders interested in exploring how to strengthen their commitment toward supporting safe communities for all vulnerable people through partnerships with grantee organizations.
Available in English and Spanish
“Safeguarding is rooted in interventions that prevent abuse and harm, and protect people. This is only possible when all stakeholders share a common language for safety and understand best practices, power dynamics, and healthy boundaries. Now more than ever, leaders in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector have the opportunity and the ability to lead by example. You can be part of the solution to change norms so that safeguarding best practices and policies to protect people are as expected and common as the best practices for finances that protect funding.”