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
Boards of Directors Avoiding the Pitfalls in Recruiting Board Members Why the Board Should Consider Volunteer Issues
Corporate employee volunteering Corporate Philanthropy 2.0 Pro Bono/In-Kind/Donated Services for Mission-Based OrganizationsVolunteerism 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
Employee/volunteer relations How to Deal with Conflict
Evaluation/program assessment Evaluating Youth Service Projects Three Types of Volunteer Program Evaluation Ten Steps to Developing a Volunteer Program Evaluation
Family volunteering Family Friendly Project Checklist Top Ten Tips for Setting Up a Family Volunteer Program
Impact on HealthVolunteering and Psychological Health
Interviewing and Screening The Volunteer Application Form Sample Volunteer Application
Legal issues Checking Criminal Histories: Considerations Before You Begin Not all Criminal Record Checks are Created Equal
Mandated service Mandated Community Service – Youth Justice Programs Giving Back: Improving Mandated Community Service for Juvenile Offenders Court-Ordered Community Services: Volunteers or Prison Labor?
Motivation Motivating Volunteers How to Motivate Volunteers
Policies Benefits of Policies for Volunteer Programs Sample Volunteer Management Policies Volunteer Program Policies
Recognition Why be Boring When You Can Celebrate in So Many Ways? The Nine Basic Rules for Volunteer Recognition
Recordkeeping and reporting List of Volunteer Management Software Assessment Tools for Volunteer Programs Volunteer Data Tracking Strategies
Recruitment Recruiting Male Volunteers Recruiting Volunteers – Quick Tips Characteristics of a Good Recruitment Message
Retention Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers Retaining Boomer Volunteers Retaining Student Volunteers Volunteers, Part 1: What Makes Them Stay? Volunteers, Part 2: What Makes Them Leave?
Screening and risk management Volunteer Risk Management Tutorial
Social media Beth Kanter’s Blog Volunteer Recruitment Online Social Media as a Volunteer Recruitment Tool How to Use Social Media to Recruit, Retain, & Recognize Volunteers
Supervision Strategies for Dealing with Unreliable Volunteers How to Fire a Volunteer and Live to Tell About It 7 Deadly Sins of Supervisors A Few Pointers on the Unpleasant Topic of Firing Volunteers
Training ideas and resources Training Volunteer Speakers Orientation and Training of Event Volunteers Trainer’s Toolbox
Trends and issues Does Your Nonprofit Appeal to the ‘New’ Volunteers Donors and Volunteers - More Alike Than Different
Volunteer leaders Developing Volunteer Leaders Volunteers as Leaders National Council of Nonprofits
Youth in service/service learning The Separation of Service-learning from Volunteering…and Does It Matter?