Login or Register above to save this search to your Personal Profile
[Local]
This study examines how nonprofit executives in Richmond, Virginia perceive and experience the role of leadership in two dimensions: the individual and the organization - Spring 2011
[National]
Volunteer-based organizations have to keep track of a lot of data—for example, contact info, schedules, time sheets and job sites—and the right software can help, freeing time for managing volunteers. This guide is an introduction to volunteer management software: what’s out there, what to expect and how the different solutions compare. It covers the basic features and functions that might be desirable in a volunteer management package, and then discusses the pros and cons of standalone volunteer management systems vs. systems that track volunteers alongside donors or other constituents. Finally, it compares the strengths and weaknesses of three standalone volunteer management systems and the three consolidated constituent management systems -- and then provided a bit of information to put another 21 systems in context.
[National]
Aggregated resources, articles and other information from Coyote Communications about online and virtual volunteering - specifically how volunteers are using the Internet to provide some or all of their servcies as well as how organizations are using the Internet to support, train and/or engage with volunteers
[National]
This report by the Corporation for National and Community Service reveals that volunteering has reached a plateau with more serving in 2010 than the previous high in 2003.
[National]
Workplace volunteerism has long been viewed as an employee benefit, but it also has tremendous potential to impact serious social issues. The business community sees its promise and, in fact, has very high expectations for what volunteerism can accomplish. But are high expectations enough?
[National]
Beth Kanter discusses the characteristics of a networked nonprofit, and discusses the actions needed to help cultivate a social culture in your organization.
[National]
This paper looks at the influence of various life events on an individual’s volunteering. Specifically, the events considered in this paper are the birth of a child, getting divorced, being widowed, or having another (non-spouse) death in the household.
[National]
A comprehensive guide to risk management in relation to volunteers.
[National]
Forty leaders in the field of volunteer management, from Australia, Britain, Canada, Italy, New Zealand and the USA, share what they have learned about making your organisation attractive to volunteers. Packed full of top tips and compelling case studies on topics ranging from recruitment and retention, to diversity and creative programme management, these authors – many of whom are published here for the first time – write from the grassroots of volunteer management. Now in its second edition, this expanded collection of ideas is an indispensable resource written by managers of volunteers for their peers.
[National]
Volunteers are an important part of the nonprofit community. This article examines how savvy managers realize volunteers can pose risks to an organization if they are not well managed in the areas of recruitment, training and supervision.
Additional Categories