The Role of Volunteers in Organizations
Maximize Volunteer Engagement; Increase Organizational Impact
In order to build a high impact organization, involving volunteers must be central to the way of doing business rather than an afterthought or an add-on activity. Weaving volunteerism into the fabric of non-profits' operations means taking on a more systemic and strategic approach.
Resources
The resources below can help administrators gain practical methods build volunteer capacity and engage volunteers in new ways.
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An Executive Director's Guide to Maximizing Volunteer Engagement
Presents tangible steps administrator's can enact systemically to maximize volunteer engagement.
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The Volunteer Enterprise Action Strategy Series:
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Brief 1, Organizational Readiness and Management
A practical approach to assessing organizational readiness to maximize volunteer engagement and systemically strenthen the management of volunteers.
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Brief 2, Communicating and Messaging
A practical approach to systemically assessing an organization's commuication and messaging approach with volunteers.
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The New Volunteer Workforce
How to develop a more strategic approach to managing volunteers and capitalizing on their talents.
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The Business Case for Volunteering-PPT
A power point presentation illustrating how to build stronger volunteer engagement within an organization.
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Idealist
Volunteer Management Resource Center
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