1. Other Resources For Working With Volunteers Who Have Disabilities Virtual Volunteering Project site was adapted from other sources, which offer excellent additional information about working with volunteers with disabilities http://www.serviceleader.org/old/vv/atech/credits.html

FAQs Resources for AGENCIES Resources for VOLUNTEERS About the Virtual Volunteering Project ... Home Page working with online volunteers who have disabilities: other resources for involving volunteers who have disabilities This information was last updated on September 4, 2000 Some of this information on the Virtual Volunteering Project site was adapted from other sources, which offer excellent additional information about working with volunteers with disabilities, on or offline: Disability Etiquette by Paraquad, a St. Louis-based not-for-profit organization, available at their Web site at http://www.paraquad.org Training Manual for Working With Youth Volunteers Who Have Disabilities , produced by Youth Volunteer Corps. Includes practical guidelines, worksheets and evaluation tips, as well as a terrific appendix of resources from other organizations. This manual is not available online, but you can order a printed copy for a small fee by calling Youth Volunteer Corps at 913-432-9822 or email yvca@aol.com You may also find these resources helpful in working with people with disabililities: Myths and Courtesy Tips for Working with Disabled Volunteers http://www.cybervpm.com/divers.htm

2. NEA: Working With Volunteers CLASS Grants working with volunteers. CLASS Grants. CLASS in Action Working with the Media    working with volunteers. Funding Guidelines http://www.nea.org/student-program/programs/class-volunteers.html

For and About Members Pre-K-12 Teachers Education Support Professionals ... NEA On the Issues CLASS Grants: Working with Volunteers CLASS Grants CLASS in Action CLASS Toolkit Getting Started ... CLASS Grant FAQ Volunteers are the heart and soul of any community outreach effort and are key to the success of your CLASS project. These suggestions will help you recruit, motivate, and retain your volunteer team! Recruiting Volunteers Ask! Pass around sign-up sheets. Promote ownership. Show the value of getting involved: Remind potential volunteers that your project will help them become better teachers and make a real contribution. Demonstrate incentives (class credit, party, resume building, helping others, etc.). Actively seek out underclassmen, who may have more time and a greater need for the experience. Ask folks about volunteering during your membership campaign. Have a booth that promotes your CLASS project and recruits volunteers at the same time. Motivating and Retaining Volunteers Promote the importance of the project to those it's helping. Create ownership. They won't want their project to fail.

3. Working With Volunteers a rewarding and productive experience. Working with a volunteer on technical projects may follow these guidelines when recruiting and working with volunteers through Voluntech.org http://www.voluntech.org/working_with_volunteers.html

Working with your Volunteer We want to make sure that you and your volunteer have a rewarding and productive experience. Working with a volunteer on technical projects may be different from other volunteer projects your organization has hosted. Here are some guidelines we think will ensure the best possible results. We ask that you follow these guidelines when recruiting and working with volunteers through Voluntech.org. If your find that this is not possible, please discuss the problems with your Voluntech.org contact. Be willing to call a volunteer more than once to setup an initial appointment. If a volunteer does not return more than three phone calls or e-mails, let your Voluntech.org contact know. There are more technology jobs than people to fill them throughout the economy so most technology professionals have demanding schedules at their day jobs. If someone indicates a desire to volunteer, please be patient and support them in following through on their commitment. When you receive a volunteer's contact information, call or e-mail the potential volunteer promptly. Let someone at Voluntech.org know if you will not be able to contact a volunteer within a week of receiving their information.

4. Working With Volunteers working with volunteers. by Brian EdwardsTiekert, CAJP Coordinator. If most of the labor going into your publication is donated, then you have to make sure you're taking good care of your donors. The more integrated the publication is with volunteers' social lives, the more committed they'll be. It's always http://www.indypress.org/programs/volunteers.html

Working With Volunteers by Brian Edwards-Tiekert, CAJP Coordinator If most of the labor going into your publication is donated, then you have to make sure you're taking good care of your donors. There's a fine art to keeping volunteers happy, engaged, and focused. Here are some basic principles for healthy papers published with free labor. 1. The more integrated the publication is with volunteers' social lives, the more committed they'll be. It's always worthwhile to have barbecues, release parties, etc. to build team spirit and get your volunteers enjoying each others' company in a non-working capacity. Plan inclusive events, and try to keep cliques from creating insider/outsider divisions on staff. 2. People work harder on projects they feel ownership of. Think of ways to break the work up into manageable tasks that one or two volunteers can assume responsibility for from start to finish. For example: "Create a template for a one-page fact feature like Harper's Index," or "Figure out the cheapest way for us to mail subscriptions," or "Pull together background information on our [President, Regents, Trustees] and write up what you find"anything that will give them a sense of accomplishment when they've finished. Taking charge of small projects also leaves people better positioned (with knowledge and skills) to take on bigger ones down the road. 3. A lot of grunt work is more fun in groups.

5. Working With Volunteers Title working with volunteers. Division There are as many ways of recognizing the work of the volunteer as there are people in the organization. http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/rural/facts/87-012.htm

Our search engine interface requires a JavaScript enabled browser. If you cannot enable JavaScript in your browser, then you may use an alternate interface found at the following web address - http://www.search.gov.on.ca:8002/compass?view-template=simple1 Agdex#: Publication Date: Order#: Last Reviewed: Title: Working With Volunteers Division: Agriculture and Rural History: Reprinted February 1995, March 1997 Written by: Chuck Bokor - Rural Leadership Consultant/OMAF Table of Contents Introduction The Problem Simplified When It's Time To Leave Summary Introduction In your organization, are the same few people doing all the work? What methods are used to orient and train newly elected/appointed volunteers? How should an organization recruit volunteers that will help get the job done? This Factsheet deals with the "lifeblood" of any volunteer organization — its people , and specifically, its volunteers! Volunteers are the men and women who do the work of the organization - they may be directors on the board, they may look after the booth at the local fair. They include canvassers, executive and committee members. No matter what position or responsibility these people have accepted, each and every one of them has stepped forward from the general membership to give a little extra. The organization can benefit from the many skills, interests and talents that these volunteers bring with them. However, sometimes these same differences can spell disaster for the group.

6. Working With Volunteers working with volunteers. Why Recruit? " Eighty percent of those people not volunteering say the primary reason they didn't volunteer was because they weren't asked." working with volunteers is the most critical aspect of your job and will call for the most time and effort on your part http://www.w0ipl.com/ECom/vol.htm

Working with Volunteers Why Recruit? "Eighty percent of those people not volunteering say the primary reason they didn't volunteer was because they weren't asked." There has yet to be a volunteer that appeared by magic, at just the right time, knew all phases of emergency communication, could pick up any ARES job, complete it successfully, work without thanks, disappear when not needed and reappear when needed next. With the above in mind we then need to plan a way to obtain the next best thing. A person, that we: Recruit Train Thank - even if all they do is show up Organize Lavish with an appropriate amount of praise when they complete their assignments. Working with volunteers is the most critical aspect of your job and will call for the most time and effort on your part. Where do we start? Let's try: Define the Job What specific jobs will your organization have? Many organizations fail to be effective in their recruitment because they have failed to define their needs to the potential member. You should have a list of: all of the jobs available what each job does skills needed for that job training available to meet the skills required time requirements by job approximate activity level by job Assess the needs of your organization How many different jobs will you need filled for any given event?

7. Community Readiness For Economic Development: Working With Volunteers Order 01031, Last Reviewed June 2001. Title Community Readiness for Economic Development working with volunteers. Division Agriculture and Rural. http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/rural/facts/01-031.htm

Our search engine interface requires a JavaScript enabled browser. If you cannot enable JavaScript in your browser, then you may use an alternate interface found at the following web address - http://www.search.gov.on.ca:8002/compass?view-template=simple1 Agdex#: Publication Date: June 2001 Order#: Last Reviewed: June 2001 Title: Community Readiness for Economic Development: Working with Volunteers Division: Agriculture and Rural History: This Factsheet is one of a series of six. See also 01-033, Community Leadership, 01-035, Community Readiness Checklist, 01-037, Resolving Conflict, 01-039, Facilitating Group Processes and 01-041, Chairing and Managing Meetings. Written by: Chuck Bokor - Community Leadership Specialist/OMAF Table of Contents Introduction The Volunteer Job Description Volunteer Recruitment Planner Helpful Hints for Training Volunteers ... Recognizing the Efforts of Volunteers Introduction In a Community Economic Development project conceived and implemented by an agency or government department in isolation.

8. Right To Play Organization working with volunteers and partners to use sport and play to enhance child development in areas of disadvantage. Fund raising, gallery, links, list of athletes, auction. http://www.righttoplay.com/

9. ServiceLeader.org: Virtual Volunteering: Working With Online Volunteers Who Have Introduction to Sample Online Assignments »Working with Online Volunteers who have Disabilities Take a personfirst approach to working with volunteers who have disabilities http://www.serviceleader.org/new/virtual/2003/04/000143.php

ServiceLeader.org: Virtual Volunteering « Making Your Agency Virtually Accessible to People with Disabilities Main Introduction to Sample Online Assignments » Working with Online Volunteers who have Disabilities Online volunteering programs can allow for the greater participation of people who might find volunteering difficult or impossible because of a disability. This in turn allows organizations to benefit from the additional talent and resources of more volunteers, and allows agencies to further diversify their volunteer talent pool. Just as building designs can help persons in wheelchairs to navigate doorways, there are ways to accommodate persons with disabilities to serve in virtual volunteering programs. Harris poll results from June of 2000 report that 48 percent of people with disabilities who have access to the Internet believe that it has significantly improved their quality of life, compared 27 percent of the adults without disabilities. Therefore, people with disabilities already see the true value of online communications, and are in a prime position to provide volunteering via the Internet. People with disabilities volunteer for the same reasons as anyone else: they want to contribute their time and energy to improving the quality of life. They want challenging, rewarding, educational service projects that address needs of a community and provide them with outlets for their enthusiasm and talents.

10. Working With Volunteers VolSector Management. Resources and Information. for Charity Managers. " What they don't tell you about working for a charity" by Anthony Gibbs. ©1999 Anthony Gibbs. working with volunteers working with volunteers. One obvious, and unique, feature of the voluntary sector is that you'll have to get that it pays in working with volunteers to retain some flexibility when http://members.aol.com/volsector/voluntrs.htm

"What they don't tell you about working for a charity" by Anthony Gibbs WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS One obvious, and unique, feature of the voluntary sector is that you'll have to get used to working alongside volunteers; or put another way, people who give up their time for your organisation without financial reward. It may well be the single biggest difference you'll notice if you have been working in the private sector, and don't kid yourself - there are lots of issues around volunteers. It's a complex subject but I'll attempt an introduction for you and highlight some of the things you need to consider: Do all charities have volunteers working with them? No. Charities rely to a lesser or greater extent on input from volunteers depending on the size and type of organisation and the range of activities. For example, according to their website, The British Heart Foundation needs around 6,000 volunteers just to run their nationwide network of charity shops. Other smaller charities have no volunteers working for them at all. Many small charities are manned exclusively by volunteers having in lots of cases been established on a voluntary basis in the first place. Someone in the community may have identified a need and set up an informal organisation to begin with which grew in due course and eventually obtained charitable status.

11. Working With Volunteers Working withVolunteersFunded by the Center for Mental Health ServicesCommunity Supporter Technical Assistance Centerworking with volunteers 2AcknowledgementsThe National Mental http://www.ncstac.org/content/materials/volunteer.pdf

12. Working With Volunteers And Managing Volunteer Programs In Health Care Settings working with volunteers and Managing Volunteer Programs in Health Care Settings. working with volunteers and Managing Volunteer Programs http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/nh48.htm

For text only browsers, click here to see full site index Working with Volunteers and Managing Volunteer Programs in Health Care Settings Working with Volunteers and Managing Volunteer Programs in Health Care Settings - PDF format (219kb) A practical point of reference to assist in all steps of volunteer management, from recruiting volunteers through to the management process once a progam has become operational. NHMRC ID. Cat No. 0326375 Price $19.95 Go here for information about how to order publications. These documents are provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. If you wish to view the PDF files you will need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to view them. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free of charge from Adobe's website Note: Due to the large file sizes, if your browser opens Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint or Rich Text Format files within the browser window, it is strongly recommended that the following procedure be used to access all these files: Click the link with the RIGHT mouse button

13. A Few Tips For Working With Volunteers In The Theatre gain or to make a living. But working with volunteers can be a touchy affair, especially because of theatre follows a few guidelines for handling and working with these volunteers http://www.artsnet.org/ATHEEJ/tips.htm

A Few Tips For Working WithVolunteers In The Theatre Herbert Sennett In today's competitive world, professional, semi-professional and community theaters are relying on volunteers who participate in theatre activities out of a love for the art rather than for monetary gain or to make a living. But working with volunteers can be a touchy affair, especially because of the temperament commonly associated with artists. Tempers flair, and feelings get hurt. Yet, working with non-professionals can be rewarding if the manager of the theatre follows a few guidelines for handling and working with these volunteers. The following list is offered as an aid or “checklist" for dealing with volunteer help. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list but rather suggestions that could help to excite people and keep them interested in doing a work which, for them, is often a labor of love. When recruiting, the production should be presented as an opportunity to challenge people in areas of great responsibility. Telling people they are going to have fun will not be enough to keep them actively involved, especially during those times that are

14. Working With Conservation Volunteers working with volunteers for conservation in California. Volunteers and Conservation. Resource Conservation Directors serve without pay. They put in many hours working on for anyone dealing with volunteers! http://www.cyber-sierra.com/area9/volun1.html

Volunteers and Conservation Resource Conservation Directors serve without pay. They put in many hours working on conservation projects, attending policy meetings, dealing with agencies, government and local landowners. In fact, they give so much of their time, it is easy to forget that every single minute is donated. When folks talk about local conservation leadership, and selfless service, they must mean the RCD Director. Many of these fine folks have quietly and faithfully served in their communities for years. They have made a difference on the ground and future generations wil come to understand the magnificent contribution to conservation made by these unsung heroes. Sometimes I think it takes a volunteer to appreciate a volunteer. Here are some great resources for those who work with volunteers, or want to expand volunteer efforts. Be sure and bookmark Cyber-Sierra's Conservation District Center before you explore the offsite links! Student Conservation Association Possible source of college students interested in working with RCDs. Online Resources for Volunteer Managers Information and tools for volunteer recruitment, management and recognition, program evaluation, both off-line and online. Also included are resources that promote volunteerism.

15. Working With Volunteers Home Page http://www.bcla.bc.ca/volunteer/

16. Working With Volunteers - Home Page working with volunteers is an online tutorial intended to be used as a selfstudy guide by coordinators or managers of volunteer programs in BC public http://www.bcla.bc.ca/volunteer/main.html

A Guide for B.C. Public Libraries and Other Community Organizations Working with volunteers is an online tutorial intended to be used as a self-study guide by coordinators or managers of volunteer programs in B.C. public libraries or other community agencies. The focus of the guide is on working with direct service volunteers who participate in the delivery of library services and programs, as opposed to the roles of library board members, or volunteers involved in separately constituted "Friends of the Library" groups. To begin the tutorial, please click on the "Start Here" button at the top of the menu on the left-hand side of this page. Web Manager

17. Organizational Development Publications 1990. FS192231-1, Guidelines for Conducting Business in a Meeting, html, pdf. FS1926-30, working with volunteers. Revised 1998. html, pdf. http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex4770?opendocument

18. Working With Volunteers working with volunteers. Bibliography 1. Bokor, Chuck. working with volunteers. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1987. 2. Larmer, Nancy. http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex1332?opendocument

19. Earth Day Organizer's Guide: Working With Volunteers Organizer and Activist Resources working with volunteers. This way, you can develop a working database of volunteers and match tasks to people s skills. http://earthday.envirolink.org/guide4.html

advanced search Organizer and Activist Resources: Working with Volunteers All Earth Day events should be structured as a way for volunteers to participate. On some projects volunteers do everything including planning, logistics, execution and follow-up. The following are guidelines can assist in finding and keeping volunteers. Finding Volunteers Seek volunteers from your local Jaycees, scout troops, environmental groups, high schools, colleges and adult development centers. Advertise for volunteer support in club and agency newsletters. Send out public service announcements to local papers, stating your needs and advertising your meetings. Look beyond existing sources for volunteers. Earth Day is an ideal opportunity for interested, committed citizens who have never volunteered before. To aid recruiting and tracking, you may want to design a volunteer information form. The form should have spaces for name, address, day and evening phone numbers and jobs people want to do or special skills they have (see sample that follows). This way, you can develop a working "database" of volunteers and match tasks to people's skills. Public Volunteer Meetings Public meetings are an excellent way to recruit volunteers. Frequently, it is possible to obtain meeting spaces free of charge at city or county facilities, private companies, public libraries or private homes.

20. New Politics: Working With Volunteers working with volunteers. working with volunteers. Campaigns rely on the efforts of volunteers. Few shift. working with volunteers Checklist. http://www.new-politics.net/campaign-toolkit/working-with-volunteers/

Working With Volunteers Home About Us Publications Current Issues ... Events Search: NPN the web Network News Enter your e-mail address above to register for our fortnightly e-bulletin. Site by Prater Raines Partners Working With Volunteers Campaigns rely on the efforts of volunteers. Few campaigns, especially at the local community level, can afford professional staff. The success of your campaign will depend on the quality and enthusiasm of your volunteer helpers. But because volunteers are not paid, and are not part of formal structures, they cannot be treated like employees. Their motivations and expectations are different, and the pitfalls are greater. Attracting Volunteers Volunteer workers can range from those with a couple of hours spare a month to those such as unemployed or part-time workers, or retired people, who can volunteer full-time. Volunteers can be contacted via local newspapers or community newsletters, via existing campaigning networks, or even by putting ads in newsagents' windows. Some volunteers will emerge organically as the result of high-profile campaigning activity. The harder you campaign, the more volunteers you attract. Volunteers will come with a range of skills and experience, from enthusiastic 'envelope stuffers' to top fundraisers, journalists or celebrities.

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