Resources for Volunteer Adminstrators

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Volunteering in the United States - Bureau of Labor Statistics 2/22/2012

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the volunteer rate rose by 0.5 percentage points to 26.8 percent for the year ending in September 2011. 

Approximately 64.3 million people volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2010 and September 2011.

Parents were considerably more likely than those without children to engage in volunteer activities that are related to children- including coaching, refereeing or supervising sports teams; and mentoring youth

The 2011 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT survey

 

New research from Deloitte suggests a powerful link between volunteerism and several drivers of employee perceptions of positive corporate culture. At a time when one-third of millennial employees are considering other career options, these findings may offer new insights about a powerful way to engage workers in that age group.

Website Links:

International Journal of Volunteer Administration -- www.ijova.org

Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration -- cvacert.org

Energize, Inc. -- energizeinc.com

IdeaEncore - ideaencore.org

North Carolina Center for Non-Profits -- ncnonprofits.org

Leader to Leader Institute -- pfdf.org

Compass Point Non-Profit Services -- compasspoint.org

Non-Profit Risk Management Center -- nonprofitrisk.org

The Thanks Company -- thankscompany.com

Points of Light Institute -- pointsoflight.org

Non-Profit Times -- nptimes.com

Youthworks Links and Ideas -- youthwork.com

South Carolina Association of Non-Profit Organizations -- scanpo.org

The Chronicle of Philanthropy -- philanthropy.com

Volunteer Today -- volunteertoday.com

Volunteer Match -- volunteermatch.org

ServiceLeader.org -- serviceleader.org

Fact Sheet: Volunteer Background Checks -- privacyrights.org

 

Social Media for Non-Profits

LinkedIn Tips

10 Common Mistakes Made by Non-Profits on Social Media

 

Recruitment Tips

101 Volunteer Recruitment Secrets - VolunteerMatch

 

Communication 

Optimizing your online communication with your volunteers - Energize, Inc.