Fieldstone Alliance - 14 Steps to Developing a Top-Notch Volunteer Program.
Whether a big or small organization, here are action steps from Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration for developing a top-notch volunteer program
Idealist - Developing Your Volunteer Program
Idealist compendium of resources offers advice and leads for people interested in volunteerism.
Peace Corp - New Project Design and Management Workshop Training Manual
This training manual is designed for a one-and-a-half-to four-day workshop to show Volunteers and their counterparts how to involve the community through the project design process, from analysis of community assets and needs to planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Points of Light - Starting a Volunteerism Program in an Organization
This guide walks through the steps of developing a needs assessment; building organizational support; establishing a Volunteer Advisory Committee; determining the Program Mission and Vision and creating a Volunteer Program Tracking System.
UN Volunteers - Promoting Volunteerism Tips
Examples of practical ways to support the cause of Volunteerism.
The Corporation for National and Community Service - Recruitment and Placement
Tips and tools for finding great candidates, and interviewing, screening, and matching the right person to the right position.
Energize, Inc - Recruitment links
Links to articles, guides, book excerpts and tips about Volunteer recruitment. energizeinc.com is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism.
ServiceLeader - Recruiting Volunteers Tips from the Field
Serviceleader.org, operated by the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, offers specialized resources for volunteers, volunteer managers, nonprofit leaders and staff, and instructors, faculty, and researchers.
Volunteer Match’s - Engaging Volunteers Recruitment Blog This blog is a resource for organizations that recruit and partner with volunteers to reach their missions.
Energize, Inc. - A-Z Volunteer Management Library
This site has a comprehensive index of resources regarding day-to-day engagement of volunteers, including the Volunteer Manager Role and Management Overview. www.energizeinc.com is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism.
HandsOn - Library
Hundreds of resources drawn from the HandsOn Network and the Points of Light collections and partner organizations.
Idealist’s - Volunteer Management Resource Center
Idealist offers a compendium of resources that offers advice and leads for people interested in volunteerism.
Peace Corps' - Working with Supervisors and Counterparts
This resource, organized into three parts, addresses the importance of working with supervisors and counterparts in capacity-building partnerships; provides a sample one-day workshop for supervisors and counterparts; and includes a sample handbook for supervisors and counterparts with standard information
The United Nations Volunteers - Volunteer Toolkit
Provides different volunteer management tools meant to benefit UN Volunteers and Program Managers at the different stages of the volunteer assignment. These tools are also useful for other organizations working with volunteers.
Volunteer Now’s - Volunteer Management Publications
Volunteer Now is an organization that promotes, and supports volunteering across Northern Ireland. This site provides a wide range of information to support organizations and individuals who are responsible for managing and organizing volunteer effort.
USAID’s - Manual for Managing International Volunteer Program
This manual is to serve as a reference for those who are new to setting up or managing an international volunteer program. It draws from a review of the 20 years of experience of the Farmer-to-Farmer (FtF) Volunteer Program.
Corporation for National and Community Service’s - Member Training and Development
Training resources for national service corps members and volunteers including topics ranging from diversity, conflict management, facilitation, time management, leadership, citizenship to career development.
Corporation for National and Community Service - Member Orientation
Guidance on designing a volunteer orientation new national service corps members.
Peace Corps' - An NGO Training Guide for Peace Corps Volunteers These self-study modules describe the function of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)) in civil society and how Volunteers can contribute to their efficiency effectiveness and sustainability.
Peace Corp’s - Roles of Volunteer in Development: Toolkits for Capacity Building
These six booklets address the different aspects of the capacity-building roles that volunteers play. The roles covered are learner, change agent, co-trainer, co-facilitator, co-planner, and mentor. Each booklet has a chart delineating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for the role described; background reading; and activities designed to increase Volunteers’ competence in that capacity.
Peace Corp’s - Participatory Analysis for Community Action (PACA)
The PACA Training Manual is a participatory process Volunteers use to build partnerships with their communities in the development process. The PACA Idea Book provides field based examples.
Idealist’s - Professional Development for Volunteer Management Professionals
Information on training and accreditation/certification programs.
Energize, Inc - Volunteer Recognition Ideas and Volunteer Retention resources
Links to articles, guides, book excerpts and tips about Volunteer recognition.
UN Volunteers - Recognizing Volunteers
An article from by Mary V. Merrill on the importance of volunteer recognition with suggestions for both informal and formal recognition ides.
Volunteer Canada - 2013 Volunteer Recognition Study
This study provides insights into what motivates volunteers to continue to volunteer.