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Some
of my favorite links
Court
Appointed Special Advocates
www.casanet.org
This site has an extensive section on
Volunteer Management (Volunteer screening, recruitment, interviewing,
evaluation, retention, etc.) which, although written for CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocates) is great material which can be adapted to
nearly any organization. Check it out at: (the long web address above) Much
of the material is was written by Steve McCurley and Rick Lynch.
Charity
Village
http://www.charityvillage.com
The major Canadian site for support of the nonprofit sector with more than
3000 pages of news, resources, articles and links to sites for nonprofit
professionals in Canada and around the world.
Compass Point's Board Cafe
http://www.boardcafe.org
Free monthly electronic newsletter for members of nonprofit boards.
Contains great tips and resources on board related issues.
Corporation for National and Community Service
http://www.nationalserviceresources.org
The site has a complete resource guide and technical assistance for National
Service programs and State Commissions but is chuck full of information for
any organization utilizing volunteers.
CyberVPM listserv
http://www.avaintl.org/networks/cybervpm.html
Hundreds of managers of volunteer resources share ideas, questions and
issues in the field of volunteer program development and management.
To join simply send an e-mail with your e-mail address and requesting a
subscription to: cybervpm-owner@avaintl.org Energize
Inc
http://www.energizeinc.com This
is my favorite link in the field. It is a one stop, interactive site
with monthly HOT topics, the best bookstore in the field, including many
e-books and information and links to everything you need to know in the
field. 1400 free pages of practical and provocative information for the
volunteer management field: a monthly "Hot Topic" essay by
Energize president Susan J. Ellis--and responses from site visitors; an
online Volunteer Management Library of hundreds of articles, book excerpts,
and annotated Web links organized by topic; and so much more!
e-Volunteerism Journal
Betty Stallings is the
Training Design Editor of the Journal. Subscribe by going to http://www.e-Volunteerism.com.
Minimal cost for the value!!!
Independent Sector
http://www.independentsector.org
Data collection on trends in volunteerism and philanthropy is found here.
The organization is involved with legislative advocacy and has an annual
conference in October.
Service Leader
http://www.Serviceleader.org
Volunteer Managers and Leaders will find information on best practices in
volunteer management in the section on Volunteer Management.
OzVPM
http://www.ozvpm.com
OzVPM offers a wide range of free volunteer management links and
resources developed within the Australasian region.
The OzVPM network boasts Australia's largest online newsgroup which focuses
on issues relating to volunteerism 'down under', but of course colleagues
form all over the world are welcome to join this vibrant online community.
Points of Light Foundation
http://www.pointsoflight.org
POL publishes Volunteer Leadership and sponsors the Council on Workplace
Volunteerism, National Council of Volunteer Centers, President's Volunteer
Service Awards and does research/training and sponsors an annual National
Community Service Conference in June.
Volunteer Match
http://www.volunteermatch.org
This is the largest online database of US volunteer opportunities, on
site and virtual, sponsored by Impact Online.
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