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Resources to help staff maximize volunteer resources, including materials focused on top-down support for volunteers, planning staff/volunteer retreat, and valuing volunteer time.
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The resources of nonprofits across the nation are being stretched like never before, with the country seeing both a significant increase in needs and a measurable decrease in the financial resources...
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Lessons Learned in Recruiting Young Homeless Youth as Volunteers
Homeless people can be one of the hardest groups to motivate to volunteer. They may experience a host of challenges which may have...
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Building on the information and guidance provided to VISTA leaders during their Leader Training Workshop, this course aims to help VISTA leaders be more effective in their volunteer leadership role....
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Detailed information for VISTA leaders given the role of Grantee Recruiter and their use of the My AmeriCorps Portal.
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Describes how to reach a national pool of potential members through use of My AmeriCorps, the online recruitment system. Includes information about recruitment and mobilizing community volunteers.
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This month's question: What is Skills-based Volunteerism (SBV) and how does it benefit non-profit organizations?
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This month's question: What are key elements to consider when evaluating my program?
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This month's question: What is the most effective approach to leading an effective reflection exercise?
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This month's question: How do I make reflection the cornerstone of volunteerism in my organization?
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This month's question: My volunteers have expressed interest in working in local public schools. My organization has no experience in schools. How do we get started?
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This month's questions:
Are you equipped to lead your volunteer program into the future?
Are you looking for a high-level professional development experience?
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This month's question: How do I effectively engage people with disabilities in volunteer opportunities?
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This month's question: How do I develop partnerships that maximize community impact?
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This page from the EnCorps collection offers a variety of resources around helping members work with and successfully manage community volunteers.
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This page from the EnCorps collection offers resources around effective project management, including visioning, project planning, and facilitation.
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Use this resource from the EnCorps collection to plan service projects (e.g., Make a Difference Day or National and Global Youth Service Day) and to record the impact of the event after it takes...
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This page of the EnCorps collection of resources provides tips to help you craft a program handbook or manual; it includes four samples.
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This website, provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service, provides current statistics on volunteers, as well as key research, national rankings, and press releases. Includes a...
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Volunteers can be your organization’s greatest asset as they significantly increase your capacity to serve the community. In this course, learn to enhance communications with persons of diverse...
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Volunteers can be your organization's greatest asset, as they significantly increase your capacity to serve the community. In this online course, explore ways to provide meaningful service...
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An organization benefits from a robust volunteer infrastructure that sustains the activities of the organization. Essential to this sustainability are volunteer project leaders — community members...
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A high-impact, well-managed service project will keep volunteers coming back and simultaneously increase your program’s capacity to deliver services. In this course, you will learn to assess...
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A major factor of volunteer attrition is disorganized service experiences that do not provide volunteers with a sense of accomplishment or impact. As a program or project manager, you need to balance...