The risks impacting the Pickens County Meals on Wheels include unexpected events that may impact grant giving, breakage in the privacy of populations served, the risk of the physical and emotional abuse of those being served, illness resulting from services provided, and the hiring of people who are potential treats to elderly and disabled clients. The risk of unexpected grant giving is of importance due to the high amount of revenue obtained from capital grants as indicated in the financial report of the Pickens Country Meals on Wheels. The political and economic climate of society highly influences corporate giving. Moreover, the amount available for corporate grant providers to give is influenced by their reputation. Any damage to the reputation of corporate grant givers places the grant recipient, Pickens County Meals on…show more content… They have information on the eligibility of clients which includes their financial status, their health conditions, and place of residency. Moreover, the spread of information related to clients contact information is of high risk due to the vulnerability of the elderly and disabled. Pickens Country Meals on Wheels is at risks of breaking the privacy of clients by taking pictures of clients without their permission, losing devices that have sensitive client information, and being victims to the hacking of technological devices containing the personal information of clients. These risks can be reduced through the proper training of employees and volunteers in appropriately handling private information. Policies can be implemented related to understanding the promises of privacy related to clients being served and the consequences of breaking constructed policies. Moreover, personal data should be safe-guarded from unexpected theft by formulating a technological monitoring program as well as ensuring the implementation of software that reduce hacking
