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Volunteer resources for nonprofit organizations

For many charitable organization volunteers are a crucial part of keeping the mission in action. This lens focuses on tools, how-to advice and resources to increase the impact of volunteering.

Articles about volunteer management

Seeking Volunteer Leaders: Tips for Increasing Women's Giving: from onPhilanthropy
Volunteer Appreciation: written by Jim Berigan, on Step by Step Fundraising
Want Larger Donations? Ask Donors First to Volunteer: from AFP
10 Common Issues With Board Members & What to Do About Them: written by Jim Berigan, on Step by Step Fundraising
Teens + Volunteering = AWESOME. A Case for Youth Involvement: from VolunteerSpot
Volunteers - Recruiting and managing: Additional articles about volunteers

Books about volunteering

Blog Posts from Google

Twp. Forms Volunteer Disaster Response Team: Jim Smith, the Washington Township Police Department's facility operator and OEM Deputy Coordinator, has taken the reigns and is asking for volunteers to get involved. The department is asking that residents 18 years and older join the Community ...
Summit County Volunteer Opportunities Available this Spring: By Megan Rozsa Summit County United Way has several volunteer opportunities through several organizations available for large or small groups this spring. Keep Akron Beautiful also has several projects that need volunteers. Those interested can sell ...
Volunteers to remove abandoned crab traps: In 2011, Galveston Bay Foundation staff and volunteers removed 407 abandoned traps from Trinity Bay and the Trinity River delta. This year's removals to be coordinated by the Galveston Bay Foundation will take place 8 am-noon Feb. 18.
Volunteer Hose Co. fire blotter, Feb. 12: By Patricia Penaranda At 2:35 am, the Volunteer Hose Co. of Middletown was dispatched in response to a report of a person experiencing difficulty breathing. At 12:31 pm, the Volunteer Hose Co. of Middletown was dispatched in response to a report of an ...

Online Volunteer Tools

Nonprofits can recruit volunteers and manage volunteer assignments with these tools.

Volunteer Match: find volunteers for your cause or event
Idealist: Posts volunteer gigs, jobs, events and more.
Volunteer Spot: Manage volunteers with this online tool
Volunteer.gov: Government website that connects volunteers with opportunities (USA)

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VolunteerSpot Aug 7, 2009 @ 1:38 am | delete

Hi Sandra,

Karen here from VolunteerSpot -- thanks for including us as a on your lense. It's our goal to make volunteering easier and get more people involved in doing good. This list will certainly help!