Volunteer Management Resources

Listing of Volunteer Centers & Agencies


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Trends in Volunteering

• Volunteering in America -- Government website with up-to-date information on volunteer trends. Compare volunteerism trends in your city, state, and region with other places across the nation.

• Volunteering in Minnesota -- Fact sheet with data from CNCS and the Independent Sector.
  

• According to the Independent Sector, the estimated dollar value of volunteer time is $20.25 per hour for 2008.

• The Boomers are Here! -- Station training toolkit by the Center for Intergenerational Learning and the Corporation for National & Community Service.
  

• Engaging Boomers and New Generations of Volunteers -- Full day training from the Minnesota Association of Volunteer Administration.

• What Motivates Busy People to Volunteer in the Community? -- MinnPost
  

Best Practices in Volunteer Management

• Best Practices in Leadership of Volunteers -- Nine best practices to follow, from Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers, The Urban Institute, June 2004.
  

• Volunteer Management Good Practice Guide -- Free online guide from the Johnson Center Nonprofit Leadership Institute.

• Managing Volunteers: A Good Practice Guide, Citizens Information Board. 

Advocating for your Volunteer Program

• MAVA Decision Maker Brochure -- Learn how executive directors can maximize the power of volunteers to benefit their organizations.
  

Awards/Recognition

• MAVA Excellence Awards

• The President's Volunteer Service Award

• Special Awards Related to Volunteerism -- Energize, Inc. listing of awards in North America, with additional listings of awards available outside North America and global awards.

• Volunteer Recognition Ideas -- Energize, Inc., Visitors share favorite recognition ideas.

Risk Management

• Who's Lending a Hand?: A National Survey of Nonprofits Volunteer Screening Practices -- by the National Center for Victims of Crime, 2008

• Interviewing and Screening Volunteers -- Energize, Inc., articles and excerpts on the subject.

• Nonprofit Risk Management Center -- Website filled with everything you need to know about risk management, includes publications, consulting, workshops, and more.

    Background Checks:

• The McDowell Agency, Inc. -- MAVA recommended screening program. Provide free consultation.

• MN Judicial Branch Case Records

• MN BCA Records -- Birthdate needed.

• National Sex Offender Search
  

Annual Report Samples

• Nonprofit Annual Reports.net -- View annual report templates and samples.
  

• MAVA Annual Reports

Sample Volunteer Policies

• Service Leader.org provides an extensive list of volunteer manuals, benefit policies, legal handbooks and more.

• Energize, Inc. -- Learn how to develop volunteer policies with these articles, books, and websites.

    Volunteer Policies from MN Colleagues

• Vision Loss Resources Volunteer Policy Packet -- courtesy of Ann Terlizzi, Volunteer Coordinator
  

• Gather tips from your fellow MAVA members! Search our membership directory to contact volunteer coordinators in similar organizations.
  

Volunteer Position Descriptions

• Volunteer Position Description Worksheet -- from HandsOn Network

• A Matter of Design -- job design theory and application to the voluntary sector from Volunteer Canada

Salary Surveys

• 2008 Minnesota Nonprofit Salary and Benefits Survey -- Report on compensation in comparable positions from nonprofits around Minnesota. 6th edition, $140.

• Idealist.org provides an extensive list of salary surveys and articles about compensation in the nonprofit world. Most are free!
  

Volunteer Recruitment

• Sign up for a Community Leader subscription through Volunteer Match and receive a full suite of recruiting tools.
  

• Energize, Inc., has a great list of recruitment tools, articles, and books.

• Corporation for National & Community Service Resources for Recruiting Members and Volunteers

• Turn your Organisation into a Volunteer Magnet --multiple topics/articles on recruiting and retaining volunteers
  

Grants & Fundraising

• Find grant making and grant seeking resources on the Minnesota Council on Foundation's website.
  

• Bank of America Charitable Foundation Grant Search -- Search by program name, foundation type, and area served.

• The Grantsmanship Center -- Grant seeking resources, trainings, and workshops.
  

• Fundraising and Special Events -- Articles and excerpts on the topic.

• 2009 Minnesota Grants Directory -- Publication by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, $50 regular price/$25 for members.
  

• Google Grants -- Grant program by Google. Provides in-kind contributions to nonprofits by providing free advertising on Google via Google AdWords.

Noteworthy Events:

   National Volunteer Week

• National Volunteer Week Celebration Ideas, from Energize, Inc. National Volunteer Week is celebrated the third week in April (April 18-24, 2010).

• Official National Volunteer Week Site from the HandsOn Network
  

   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• MLK Breakfast -- Annual breakfast to celebrate the legacy of service of Dr. King, January 18, 2010

• Serve.gov -- Search service events for MLK day
  

   Disney's Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.

• Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. -- Volunteer program beginning January 2010. Disney will provide one million tickets to volunteers who register on their website and complete service work after January 1st. Find out how your volunteers can register by clicking here!

Our Shared Resources.org -- Great new website for volunteer administrators! OurSharedResources.org is a free service where volunteer managers can share and access valuable resources in the field, including forms, manuals, position descriptions, templates & tools, tips, ideas, and how-to articles!

Idealist Volunteer Management Resource Center -- Extensive listing of current research, best practices, tools, and ideas.


Online Journals/News for Nonprofits

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Newspaper of the Nonprofit World -- Get the latest news for nonprofits.
  

• E-Volunteerism -- Online journal of the Volunteer Community, spearheaded by internationally known volunteerism consultants, Susan J. Ellis and Steve McCurley.

• Volunteer Today -- Electric gazette for volunteerism.

• The Nonprofit Times -- Business publication for nonprofit managers.
  

Mailing Lists/Newsletters

• Get on MAVA's mailing list and receive information about upcoming events, news, and hot topics in volunteer administration.
  

• Energize, Inc. -- Receive news and views on volunteer management, plus quick tips, monthly.

• cybervpm -- Online networking group for volunteer administrators. Sign up for their mailing list by sending an email to cybervpm@yahoogroups.com

• Caring Connection -- Receive information about volunteer events throughout the Twin Cities and greater MN. Sign up for their mailing list by sending an email to caringconnection@unitedwaytwincities.org

Blogs
Subscribe to the following blogs and receive updates on hot topics and news every day!

• http://www.energizeinc.com/blog
• http://blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/feed
• http://philanthropy.com/news/rss/?section=philanthropytoday 
• http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/feed 
• http://realizedworth.blogspot.com
• http://blog.volunteerspot.com/volunteer_guru
• http://philanthropy.com/news
  

 
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