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The Living Library

A place to come for Resources about overseeing the Volunteer Experience

Websites

  • Energize INC – A great resource for Volunteer Management
  • Volunteer Match – Volunteer Development Resources
  • Impact Foundry – Comprehensive Volunteer Development Resources
  • The Non-Profit Hub – Volunteer Management Resources
  • 501 Commons – Volunteer Management Guide
  • The New Zealand Volunteer Management Toolkit
  • Nonprofit Quarterly – Recent Volunteer Trends articles
  • Sage Pub Journal – Non-profit/volunteer research
  • UK Institute for Volunteer Research
  • Community Tool Box – Developing a Plan for Involving Volunteers
  • Whole Whale – Learn to use Google Analytics

Articles

  • 27 Best Practices of high performing Volunteer Organizations
  • Harvard Business Review – Guide to Managing the Volunteer Workforce
  • Harvard Business Review – Managing for outcomes, not outputs
  • 6 Tips To Keep Volunteers Committed To The Cause
  • Why Volunteering Is The Single Most Overlooked Skill On Resumes
  • 5 Ways To Recruit More Volunteers For Your Nonprofit
  • Ensuring That Skilled Volunteers Land with Impact
  • Peer Feedback Loops: How We May Benefit and What is Needed to Realize Their Potential
  • Volunteer Retention: 3 Strategies for 2018

Guides and Manuals

  • An exploratory study on the drivers concerning long-term volunteer retention
  • AFS New Zealand’s Approach to the Volunteer Journey
  • Strategic Volunteer Engagement
  • Volunteer Training Plan
  • Keeping Volunteers: A Guide to Retention

Videos

  • OD related videos from AFS-USA:





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  • Check out this powerful piece about the Power of Volunteering:

  • Check out the Volunteer Journey Video Adventure Awaits created:

  • Listen to Roberto Ruffino, previous director of AFS Italy speak about effective ways to engage volunteers:

  • Creating inclusive volunteer task profiles: 

  • Check out the simple but effective way AFS Australia recognize their volunteers:

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