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| Resources
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A wealth of news and information is available
to leaders of volunteers. MAVA provides these links as a service
for its members. No preference or implied endorsement is given
to any individual or business listed here. |
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If you have a product or service that you
would like to link to the MAVA website, or if you have discovered
a valuable resource for MAVA members, please send your request
to MAVA office: Office@mavanetwork.org. |
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| Minnesota’s Volunteer Centers |
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| Volunteering in America's Largest Cities |
To help government and community leaders increase volunteering levels in their cities, the Corporation has produced a first-ever report that takes a detailed look at volunteering habits and trends in America's largest
cities. |
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Volunteer Statistics - To download Statistics in Volunteering, click below
http://www.pointsoflight.org |
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| In Duluth: The True North Volunteer
Center http://www.truenorthvolunteercenter.org |
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In the Twin Cities: Hands On Twin Cities
http://www.handsontwincities.org |
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| In Rochester: The United Way of Olmsted
County http://www.uwolmsted.org/ |
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| In St. Cloud: The United Way of Central
Minnesota http://www.unitedwayhelps.org |
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In Stillwater: The Community Volunteer
Service of the St. Croix Valley Area
http://www.volunteercvs.org/ |
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| In Willmar: The United Way of Kandiyohi
County http://www.unitedwaykc.org |
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| In Winona: United Way Volunteer Center
of the Greater Winona Area |
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unitedway@hbci.com |
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| In Moorhead: FirstLINK at |
| http://www.myfirstlink.org/ |
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| The Best on the Web |
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Check out the latest free skills, training and education resources for volunteers, managers of volunteers, trainers and not-for-profit organizations. We've put them all on one page, and new resources are added regularly. |
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Canada: Volunteer Program Management Resources PDF
http://www.volunteer.ca |
A guide to Volunteer Program Management Resources International |
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| Points of Light Foundation: http://www.pointsoflight.org/ |
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Through a variety of programs and services,
the Foundation encourages people from all walks of life –
businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, low-income
communities, families, youth, and older adults – to
volunteer. |
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| Independent Sector:
http://www.independentsector.org/ |
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A coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations,
and corporations strengthening not-for-profit initiative,
philanthropy, and citizen action. |
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| Volunteer Today: http://www.volunteertoday.com |
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An electronic gazette for volunteerism
— includes news, events, and information about recruiting
and retention, training, and other resources. |
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| Volunteer Match: http://www.volunteermatch.org/ |
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Allows volunteers to search for opportunities
in their area in selected cities throughout the Unites States
and allows volunteer managers to post their opportunities
and agency information. This site is a program of Impact Online. |
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| Mentoring Partnership of
Minnesota:http://www.mentoringworks.org |
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A not-for-profit organization designed
to serve as a catalyst to increase the number and types of
mentoring programs available to more young people statewide. |
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| Youth Service America: http://www.ysa.org/program/program.cfm |
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A resource center committed to increasing
the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young
people in America to serve locally, nationally and globally. |
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| SERVEnet: http://www.servenet.org |
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Volunteers can find opportunities by searching
within their zip codes. Volunteer managers can post opportunities
and agency information with relative ease. |
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| ServeMinnesota: http://www.ServeMinnesota.org/ |
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A nonprofit organization that cultivates
private partnerships and funding to support Minnesota AmeriCorps
and other service programs in Education, Public Safety, Human
Needs, Environment and Homeland Security. |
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| The Minnesota Alliance With Youth: |
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A statewide alliance of communities, non-profits,
businesses, faith communities, families, and young people
dedicated to improving youth access to the five Promises of
the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future. |
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| Corporation for National & Community
Service: http://www.cns.gov/ |
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The corporation engages Americans of all
ages and backgrounds in service to help strengthen communities. |
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| Project America: http://www.project.org/ |
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Inspires and teaches people to take positive
steps in their communities and creates partnerships between
volunteers and organizations that need them. |
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| Center Point for Leaders: http://www.centerpointforleaders.org |
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Features include surveys, articles from
experts in the volunteer administration field, and much more.
Click on the “Newsletter” link. |
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| Idealist.org: http://www.idealist.org |
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A project of Action Without Borders that
lists job postings – both paid and unpaid – and
resources for nonprofit and community organizations around
the world. |
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| CharityVillage.com: http://charityvillage.com/cv/charityvillage/welcome.html |
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Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector
encourages, supports and serves charities and nonprofits as
well as individual professionals, staffers, volunteers and
donors. |
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| Energize Inc.: http://www.energizeinc.com |
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Energize, Inc. is an international training,
consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. |
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| OzVPM: http://www.ozvpm.com/ |
| The Australasian Volunteer Program Management |
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| Amherst H. Wilder Foundation: http://www.wilder.org/ |
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A nonprofit health and human services organization
that does research and
publishes practical books for nonprofit and community organizations |
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| The Foundation Center: http://www.foundationcenter.org/ |
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The Foundation Center helps grantseekers
and provides information about
foundations. Some information is for paying subscribers only. |
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| GuideStar: http://www.guidestar.org/ |
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National database of nonprofit organizations,
includes financial information
for 800,000 nonprofits |
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| Nonprofit Good Practice
Guide: http://www.npgoodpractice.org/ |
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The Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit
Leadership provides key information for starting, running
and funding an organization |
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| Alliance for Nonprofit
Management: http://www.allianceonline.org/
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| A professional association of individuals and
organizations devoted to improving the management and governance
capacity of nonprofits and to assist nonprofits in fulfilling
their mission. |
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| Network for Good: http://www.networkforgood.org/ |
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A nonprofit organization that connects
individuals with charities, a place
to make online donations, explore volunteer opportunities,
and learn more
about the causes that matter most |
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Techsoup: http://www.techsoup.org/ |
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A resource center for all issues related
to nonprofit technology. In
addition, they offer discounts on some software for nonprofits. |
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| Volunteer Administration |
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Making the Most of Volunteersby Jean Baldwin Grossman
and Kathryn Furano |
| July 2002, 18 pages |
No one doubts the potential value of volunteers; the tougher issue is getting the most out of them. Unfortunately, volunteers are both scarce and much-needed in the human service field. This report summarizes P/PV's work over the years with organizations that use volunteers. The analysis discovered that three functions -- screening, training and ongoing management-- are key to maximizing volunteer value and minimizing damage. The report also links those functions quantitatively to the impact that programs achieved, and estimates their cost. Click here for publication. |
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| American Society of Directors of Volunteer
Services: http://www.asdvs.org/ |
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The professional organization for directors
of volunteer services in health care, including volunteer
and membership information. |
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| Corporate Volunteerism Council Twin
Cities: http://www.cvctc.org/ |
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A professional organization consisting
primarily of corporate members which promote workplace volunteerism
throughout the community. |
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| Service Leader: http://www.serviceleader.org/new/managers |
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Information on volunteer management, including
getting your organization ready to involve volunteers, volunteer
screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation, legal
issues/risk management, volunteer/staff relations, online
activism by volunteers, and volunteer management software. |
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| IMPACT: A Fund for Change
Through Volunteerism: http://www.volunteerimpactfund.org/volunteer/index.html
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A site launched to catalyze collaboration,
seed innovative projects and build awareness for the sector's
need to manage volunteers more effectively. |
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| Volunteer Administration in Higher
Education |
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| University of St. Thomas Center for
Nonprofit Management: http://www.stthomas.edu/cnm |
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Part of the College of Business dedicated
to helping community nonprofit practitioners improve their
skills and knowledge. |
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University of Minnesota
Career and Community Learning Center:
http://www.servicelearning.umn.edu |
| Offers community partners, students, faculty
and staff a range of information and resources about service
learning and community involvement. |
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| Nonprofit Resources |
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Special Report - 2007 Salary Survey: http://www.nptimes.com |
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| Minnesota Council of Nonprofits: http://www.mncn.org |
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Informs, promotes, connects and strengthens
individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector. |
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| Minnesota Council on Foundations: http://www.mcf.org |
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Your online source for news and information
on Minnesota grantmaking and philanthropy. |
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| Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits:
http://www.mapfornonprofits.org/ |
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Provides management and board recruitment
services to large and small nonprofit organizations in the
Twin Cities. |
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| MAP Library topic “Developing
and Managing Volunteer Programs”: http://www.mapnp.org/library/staffing/outsrcng/volnteer/volnteer.htm |
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| Nonprofit Risk Management Center: http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/ |
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A source for tools, advice and training
to control risks…so you can focus on your nonprofit’s
mission. |
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| FirstGov.gov: http://www.firstgov.gov/index.shtml/ |
| The U.S. Government's official web
portal |
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| Minnesota Association for Experiential
Learning: http://www.macalester.edu/mafel |
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Regional organization and professional
forum fostering the development, promotion and supervision
of internships, community service learning and field experience
learning. |
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| VolunteerResource.org:
http://www.VolunteerResource.org |
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This website features an online library
of research, case studies, best practices, and white papers
from some of the world's most respected nonprofit organizations.
In addition, it includes a bookstore and a marketplace. |
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