This is a list of resources for volunteer managers and nonprofit leaders. If you know of a resource that should be added to this page, please contact Lisa Daniell at 231.924.0641, ext. 110, or ldaniell@truenorthservices.org.
Baby Boomers 50+ Volunteering: Working for Stronger Communities Keeping Baby Boomers Volunteering Retaining Boomer Volunteers
Boards of Directors Avoiding the Pitfalls in Recruiting Board Members Why the Board Should Consider Volunteer Issues
Corporate employee volunteering Pro Bono/In-Kind/Donated Services for Mission-Based Organizations Volunteerism and its Influence on Employee Engagement
Delegation When Volunteers Resist Change
Diversity/inclusion Diversity and Volunteerism: Deriving Advantage from Difference Equal Access: Universal Design of Your Project
Evaluation/program assessment Three Types of Volunteer Program Evaluation Ten Steps to Developing a Volunteer Program Evaluation
Family volunteering Become a Family That Volunteers: Ten Tips to Start a Habit of Service Community Service: A Family's Guide to Getting Involved
Impact on Health Volunteering and Psychological Health
Interviewing and screening Sample Volunteer Application The Volunteer Application Form Volunteer Screening Trends & Best Practices Report
Legal issues Employee or Volunteer: What's the Difference? 5 Ways to Avoid Legal Problems with Volunteers
Mandated service Giving Back: Improving Mandated Community Service for Juvenile Offenders
Motivation How to Motivate Volunteers Motivating Volunteers
Policies Benefits of Policies for Volunteer Programs
Recognition The Nine Rules for Volunteer Recognition Why be Boring When You Can Celebrate in So Many Ways?
Recordkeeping and reporting Advice Regarding Choosing Volunteer Management Software Measuring Up: Assessment Tools for Volunteer Programs Volunteer Data Tracking Strategies
Recruitment Creating a Targeted Recruiting Message How to Attract More Young People to Volunteer at Your Nonprofit Successful Strategies for Recruiting, Training and Utilizing Volunteers Strategies for Recruiting Male Volunteers Volunteer Recruitment: Strategies for Getting the Volunteers You Need Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for Your Nonprofit
Resources and associations The Gates Foundation's Resources for Volunteering Michigan Nonprofit Association National Council of Nonprofits University of Michigan Library's Resources for Michigan Nonprofits
Retention Volunteer Retention Strategies: 7 Tips to Keep Your Volunteers Coming Back Volunteers, Part 1: What Makes Them Stay? Volunteers, Part 2: What Makes Them Leave?
Risk management Risk Management for Your Volunteer Program
Social media Beth Kanter’s Blog How to Use Social Media to Recruit, Retain, & Recognize Volunteers
Supervision A Few Pointers on the Unpleasant Topic of Firing Volunteers How and When to Let a Volunteer Go Strategies for Dealing with Unreliable Volunteers The Seven Deadly Sins of Directing Volunteers
Training ideas Orientation and Training of Event Volunteers
Trends and issues Donors and Volunteers - More Alike Than Different What Your Volunteers Need to be Happy
Volunteer leaders and management Developing Volunteer Leaders Energize's A-Z Volunteer Management Library
Youth in service/service learning The Separation of Service-learning from Volunteering … and Does It Matter?