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Volunteers
Last updated May 2009
Welcome to our general subject guide about volunteers. Here you'll find links to a wide range of resources about volunteers on our site and around the world.
If you're looking for a volunteer opportunity in your area, or to post a listing for your organization, check out our Volunteer Bulletin Board at: http://www.charityvillage.com/applicant/volunteer.asp
If you know of a resource that you think we should add to our collection, please send an e-mail to editor@charityvillage.com with the details.
Articles | Resource Web Sites | Online Publications | Government Programs | Books | Print Periodicals | Organizations | Online Discussions | Educational programs | Conferences/Seminars | Associations | Consultants | Services/Products | Book Reviews
Articles
From the Research Section of the Library at CharityVillage®:
Resource Web Sites
Campus Access
A content-rich site geared towards college and university students in Canada that provides great internship and volunteer work resources.- ChristianVolunteering.org
Aside from a volunteer matching service, the site offers an encyclopedia of volunteer management, volunteer training webcasts, a volunteer management manual, and a large collection of related articles.- Creative Resourcing Network
Offers civil society activists and social entrepreneurs strategies in local fundraising, volunteer management, income generation schemes, and constituency development to assist in building sustainable organizations. It is a place to go for information, ideas, and dialogue with practitioners from around the globe on creative strategies for mobilizing resources locally, rather than having to live from one grant to the next or to be dependent on international assistance. The network offers case studies, strategies, references, and an electronic discussion group.- echoing green
A nonprofit foundation that offers full-time fellowships to emerging social entrepreneurs, the site also includes recommended media, podcasts, and a blog.- Energize, Inc. --- Especially for Leaders of Volunteers
An international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. The web site is a place where leaders of volunteers can exchange views on critical issues in the field, browse pertinent articles, gather information on how to broaden their professional skills and networks, advance their careers and link to other sites useful to volunteer managers.- Free Management Library
A massive collection of articles on a wide range of nonprofit topics, compiled by Carter McNamara.
- Institute for Volunteering Research
Offers access to research reports, toolkits, and other publications related to volunteering.- National Council for Voluntary Organisations (UK)
The umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England. NCVO has a growing membership of over 1,000 voluntary organisations, ranging from large national bodies to community groups, volunteer bureaux and development agencies working at local level.- Nonprofit FAQ
A project of Idealist, this site contains a number of articles and resources geared to nonprofits and focusing on a variety of topics including organization, management, regulation, and more.- Nonprofit Genie
This helpful site from CompassPoint Nonprofit Services contains nearly 100 articles on subjects ranging from Board Development and Fundraising to Strategic Planning and Volunteer Management.- Online Volunteering
Offers tips and guidelines for organizations interested in involving online volunteers, as well as information for those who want to explore the possibilities of online volunteering.- Payton Philanthropic Studies Library
This Library's comprehensive coverage of fund raising, voluntarism, and nonprofit organization management can be located throughout this Web site as well as in various other formats including microfilm, microfiche, monographs (books), video, and audio cassettes. The collection of dissertations in paper format is one of the largest of its kind in an academic library.- Service Leader
Volunteer management and community engagement online resources.- Virtual Volunteering
This group of resources, from Service Leader, promotes and assists in the development of volunteer opportunities that can be completed via a home or work computer and the Internet. Both agencies and interested volunteers can use the virtual service.- Volunteer Management for Program Directors
A series of helpful resources on a wide range of volunteer management issues from CASAnet.- Volunteer Match
A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people get involved in their community. This includes a free volunteer matching service, resources, and articles.- Volunteering England
Promotes volunteering as a powerful force for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community.- World Volunteer Web
Developed by the UN, this site is the home of International Volunteer Day, as well as acting as a web portal for a large number of global volunteer sites and resources.- Other Online Resources at CharityVillage
Online Publications
- Energize A monthly newsletter aimed at leaders of volunteers. Each issue features a volunteer management tip of the month.
eVOLution, Volunteer Canada's e-zine for volunteer leadership and development.
- Grassroots Fundraising Journal Find more than 40 articles and sample book chapters free online from this well-known print publication.
- Voluntas is an interdisciplinary academic journal which includes articles covering theoretical and empirical work, new topics and reviews, and critical commentary of research and policy.
- Volunteer Management Review , a free weekly e-newsletter which includes practical, usable advice to help organizations build and nurture a strong volunteer force.
- Volunteer Today, a monthly web-zine that bills itself as the electronic gazette for volunteerism. News, commentary, cartoons, advice and events.
- Other Online Publications at CharityVillage
Government Web Sites and Programs
- Other Government web sites at CharityVillage
Books and other publications
Periodicals
Annual Subscription: $10 CDN
- Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Sponsored by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), published by Sage Publications, 4 issues/yr.; Standard Individual Rate - one year : US $128 ; Institutional Rate - one year : US $656. Archive list is available through website.
- Other Periodicals listed at CharityVillage
Organizations
- Nonprofit Neighbourhood Directory of Volunteer Centres/Bureaux
- Volunteer Opportunities across Canada and around the world
- Other Nonprofit Neighbourhood listings
Online Discussions
- CYBERVPM (for sharing recruitment techniques and management ideas among charity employees who work with volunteers)
- GIVING (for donors & volunteers)
listproc@envirolink.org
To subscribe, send e-mail, leaving the subject line blank, with the message SUBSCRIBE GIVING YOUR NAME
- Other Online Discussions listed at CharityVillage
Educational Programs
Conferences/Seminars
Associations
A professional association dedicated to promoting leadership in the administration of volunteer resources and to providing a supportive network for its members.
A Calgary-based professional organization dedicated to promoting high standards of competence in the management of volunteer resources.
The mission of the Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources is to provide and maintain a national association which promotes the professional administration of volunteer resources, certification of membership, continuing education standards and collaboration with provincial, national and international organizations.
Helps nonprofits and voluntary organizations in Quebec fulfill their missions and develop volunteer resources.
The Hamilton Administrators of Volunteers is committed to developing, promoting and supporting professional excellence among those individuals empowered with the management of volunteers in Hamilton-Wentworth region of Ontario.
The association's mission is to promote, support, and advocate volunteerism and professionalism among volunteer administrators and coordinators in Chatham-Kent.
The purpose of MAVA is to unite individuals involved in the administration of volunteer services and programs, promote the profession, and provide networking and professional development opportunities.
Originally an association for volunteer managers in the health care field, NLAVR now provides avenues for networking, support and ongoing education relating to volunteer management for its members, professionals from nonprofits across the province.
PAVR-O was formed in 1998 as a merger of OAVA (Ontario Association for Volunteer Administration) and ODVH (Ontario Directors of Volunteers in Healthcare). PAVR-O seeks to advance the profession of administration of volunteers by advocating at the provincial level for change in attitudes, policies and practices in the voluntary sector. PAVR-O is committed to excellence in the profession of Volunteer Administration. It offers it members on-going professional development opportunities through mentoring, certification and annual conferences.
Provides a forum that enables individuals and organizations that manage volunteers to experience ongoing professional development, to network and to become mentors.
The Regional Association of Coordinators of Volunteers (RACV) is committed to developing, promoting and supporting professional excellence among those individuals empowered with the management of volunteers in Hamilton-Wentworth region of Ontario.
An association of managers of volunteer services which offers opportunities for professional development for its members and advocates for both volunteerism and professional volunteer management.
An organization for all those involved in the administration of volunteer services (paid and unpaid) in York Region. YRAVA offers its members opportunities for networking, education, and professional growth through monthly breakfast meetings from October-June and an active e-group.
Volunteer Alberta is a provincial association of volunteer centres and is committed to building the capacity of the voluntary sector by strategically connecting leaders, organizations, and networks to ensure Albertans are engaged in creating vibrant and progressive communities.
A provincial association of volunteer centres, other voluntary organizations and individuals working together to strengthen the growth and development of voluntary action in British Columbia.
A group of some 25 agencies in Sarnia and Lambton County that coordinates and manages volunteer programs. Their website provides listings of volunteer opportunities, as well as information and resources to promote and encourage volunteering.
A professional association representing managers of volunteer programs in Edmonton and area. VMG facilitates professional development, advocacy, and networking for its membership of Managers of Volunteer Resources.
A professional organization with province wide influence in the voluntary sector. Members currently include about 50 groups and individuals who work with a variety of volunteer programs in the Saskatoon area.
- AHVRP --- Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals
An American association of professionals in hospitals and health care organizations that lead volunteers.
- National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government (US)
For administrators, coordinators, and directors of volunteer programs in local governments.
- Other Professional Associations listed at CharityVillage
Consultants
Services/Products
- Marketplace at CharityVillage
Book Reviews
- Leadership and Management of Volunteer Programs: A Guide For Volunteer Administrators
- Volunteer Management Handbook (The)
- Other Book Reviews at CharityVillage
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