21. Working With Volunteers / Mentors working with volunteers/Mentors. A VISTAs primary mission at Sanchez When problems arise in working with volunteers, have a look at these online http://www.coyotecom.com/acee/volunteers.html

HANDBOOK CONTENTS: Handbook Main Page Getting Started Working with Volunteers / Mentors Volunteer Recruitment ... Charles A. Dana Center Working with Volunteers/Mentors A VISTAs primary mission at Sanchez Elementary School is to help teachers and administrators effectively involve the community and other volunteers to support the goals of the school. There is information about how to recruit volunteers for the school elsewhere in this guidebook. Your first step BEFORE you begin to recruit ANYONE, however, is to make sure you understand how Sanchez has involved volunteers in recent years, what their immediate volunteer needs are, and ways you can encourage more and more effective volunteer involvement at Sanchez. Getting Started Review the project ideas, sample volunteer task descriptions, and links to other resources to help teachers and school administrators involve volunteers in the classroom that are listed in Inviting the Community Into the Classroom , an online publication developed by Dana Center staff. In particular, read carefully the section

22. Benevolent Society: Training: Working With Volunteers Anyone working with or recruiting volunteers in the welfare and community sector. When and where? Available onsite at contracting organisations throughout http://www.bensoc.asn.au/training/planning_volunteers.html

home about us get involved our stories ... Subject Index Working with volunteers Description Asks 'Who is the volunteer in the new millennium?' and explores some myths and misconceptions about volunteers in the welfare sector. (i) Addresses challenges organisations face recruiting and retaining volunteers (ii) develops strategies for building and maintaining professional volunteer workforce. Who will benefit? Anyone working with or recruiting volunteers in the welfare and community sector. When and where? Available on-site at contracting organisations throughout Australia. Fees For fees for in-house training for contracting organisations contact us directly. Contact details The Benevolent Society Level 1, 188 Oxford St, Paddington Ph: (02) 9339 8067 Fax: (02) 9360 2319 Email: CFC@bensoc.org.au Centre Index Subject Index mailben@bensoc.org.au ... privacy statement

23. New Politics: Working With Volunteers working with volunteers. Campaigns rely on the efforts of volunteers. Few campaigns, especially at the local community level, can afford professional staff. http://www.new-politics.net/campaign-toolkit/working-with-volunteers/

Working With Volunteers Home About Us News Releases Publications ... General Election 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.

24. Verizon Literacy Campus - The Benefits Of Working With Volunteers Your literacy organization may already be working with volunteers to help A volunteer who is passionate about your organization s work and is willing to http://www.literacycampus.org/program/benefit.asp

Search this site: VLC Home About VLC Contact VLC Site Map ... Update Me Different nations and ages, opening doors for each other... more A joint project of Your literacy organization may already be working with volunteers to help meet the literacy needs in your community. If not, it's a great time to consider how volunteers can help improve and expand your program. Literacy volunteers bring the following benefits and more: A Range of Experiences Tutors and trainers Committee members Office assistants Librarians Public speakers Readers to children Family mentors Professional advisors Free Public Relations Potential Donors Role Models Personal Contact Learn the answers to four important questions literacy programs have about volunteers Back to Program Directors and Staff page Contact VLC

25. Help Is At Hand : Tools : Archive : Good Practice : Working With Volunteers Case studies working with volunteers case studies. Acknowledgments working with volunteers Good Practice Guide contributors. http://www.helpisathand.gov.uk/tools/archive/good-practice/volunteers/

@import url(/.static/css/public.ltr.css); @import url(/.static/css/tools.css); News Offers Resources Support ... Tools You are here Home Tools Archive Good Practice Working with Volunteers Working with Volunteers Working with Volunteers (PDF 249KB) This booklet is part of a series of booklets about developing good practice in UK online centres. This guide, the fourth in the series, aims to show the benefits of engaging volunteers to work in your centre, offers advice on how to recruit and manage volunteers and provides a list of further information sources to help centres and volunteers get the most out of the volunteering experience. The guides have been written to help UK online centre staff, whatever their job role, ensure the long-term sustainability and appropriate development of their centre. Designed to be practical and 'hands on', the series is suitable for newcomers to the community ICT sector as well as for those who simply need to update their skills and knowledge. This booklet aims to capture emerging good practice and also to provide pointers to future developments. What is a volunteer?

26. NEA: Student Program - CLASS Grants: Working With Volunteers Recruit enough volunteers to cover all the work your project is committed Make sure working conditions are good and safe and that volunteers know where http://www.nea.org/student-program/programs/class-volunteers.html

document.write(''); NEA Home Member Home In the Classroom Professional Development ... Members Only registration required Select below to see your state affiliate website: -select state- AL AK AR AZ CA CO CT DE Federal FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY About Membership Tools FAQs ... CLASS Grant FAQ CLASS Grants: Working with Volunteers 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.

27. Volunteering Ireland We Provide practical support, information and other resources for individuals wanting to volunteer and organisations working with volunteers in Ireland through an online Volunteer placement service. http://www.volunteeringireland.ie

Click here for VOLT news and information Volunteering Ireland Annual Report 2004 promoting supporting and facilitating voluntary action in the Republic of Ireland ... volunteering Volunteering Ireland Search this site powered by FreeFind link to us text-based navigation

28. Gladys Goecke - American Lung Association Site Actually, Gladys doesn’t just work with volunteers; for nearly her entire tenure Gladys loves working with volunteers because they love to come to work, http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=922061

29. N-TEN 2005 NTC Working With Volunteers working with volunteers Innovative ideas for fruitful collaborations Managing an effective volunteer program can be a vital asset to any nonprofit http://www.nten.org/ntc-2005-vols

30. Working With Volunteers working with volunteers Handling the What s in it for me? Question. By Linda Rosenberg. In today s society, volunteers think hard before they commit http://www.fisheries.org/html/resource/unitsurv/lead_article.htm

LEADERSHIP COLUMN FISHERIES, JANUARY 1994 Working with Volunteers: Handling the "What's in it for me?" Question By Linda Rosenberg In today's society, volunteers think hard before they commit their time and efforts to a professional society such as the American Fisheries Society (AFS). Those days when people would blindly work "for the cause" or to "give something back to their society" are gone. Today, if you want people to volunteer, you must be able to answer one basic question: "What's in it for me?" Or, put another way: "What will my contribution of time and energy do to advance the Society's goals in which I'm interested?" It isn't the amount of time they would spend volunteering that bothers them it's the amount they're afraid they're going to waste. So if you want to put your volunteers to good use, let them know what they will get in return for their investment of time. What do volunteers want? Recognition, rewards, and a sense of accomplishment. Volunteers want to do something worthwhile and do it well. They also want someone to recognize their contribution appropriately, to make them believe they are "successful" volunteers. Sometimes a volunteer leader only has to say, "Thank you you did a great job," but that is a minimum! If you give your volunteers a job to do, you must do everything possible to show them the job is meaningful, worthy of their time, and an important contribution to the Society's success. Make sure you give them a "volunteer-sized" piece of the action along with the resources to accomplish this task. This might mean breaking a large job into several smaller ones handled by one or more volunteers with a series of deadlines. It might also mean providing training on computers or other equipment to ensure they not only have the resources but the know-how to do the job right.

31. Working With Volunteers Recruiting, motivating and training volunteers are important tasks for watershed volunteers, work with the media and solicit sponsors for projects. http://www.4sos.org/wssupport/group_support/volunteer.asp

For the Sake of the Salmon was an organization working "to restore salmon to levels which ensure healthy, sustainable natural populations and support productive fisheries." The Board of For the Sake of the Salmon suspended active operations as of June 1, 2004. Read the official announcement This website is now hosted by Salmon Nation Recruiting, motivating and training volunteers are important tasks for watershed organizations. Resources listed on this page will help with those tasks. Manuals/Books Articles Web Resources MANUALS/BOOKS Volunteer Action Training Handbook The Volunteer Recruitment Book This book by Susan Ellis covers volunteer assignments, creating an image to recruit successfully and where to look for new volunteers. To order, contact Energize Inc. at the website above, by writing 5450 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144, or by calling (800) 395-9800. Supervising Volunteers: An Action Guide for Making Your Job Easier by Jarene Frances Lee and Julia Catagnus offers real-life experiences of volunteer supervisors with an analysis of what works and what does not in supervising volunteers. Also included are comments from volunteers about what they need from their supervisors. Available from Energize Inc., 5450 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144; (800) 395-9800 or email info@energizeinc.com

32. IT 4 Communities - Charity Registration - Developing An IT Project With Voluntee One of the creative challenges of working with volunteers on IT projects is If you aren t used to working with volunteers is may be helpful to consider http://www.it4communities.org.uk/charityregistration/default.asp?Page=Developing

33. Working With Volunteers - Tips And Resources Volunteer management tips and resources for environmental and nonprofit groups. http://www.planetfriendly.net/volunteer/management.html

Volunteer Listings Job Listings Calendar Post a Job or Volunteer Opportunity ... Contact Working with Volunteers How to Attract, Involve and Retain Volunteers Working effectively with volunteers can take some skill and practice. Here are some articles and resources that could help... Volunteer Management Handbook www.evergreen.ca/en/resources/toolshed/hands/ How to get volunteers to show up? brief article at www.PlanetVolunteer.net articles at www.charityvillage.com links provided by the Sustainability Network ... Check-ins, Talking Circles, Listening Circles (for volunteers and paid staff alike) Volunteer Management Volunteering Google Directory section on Human Resources Management Google Search for "volunteer management" Return to www.PlanetVolunteer.net

34. Jimmy Carter Work Project 2005 Habitat for Humanity International official Web site. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing organization building simple, http://www.habitat.org/jcwp/2005/homeowner/d_homeowner_kjonna_walker.htm

Stay up to date, join the JCWP 2005 updates list E-mail address: Working with volunteers is an inspiration Kjonna Walker works with volunteers to haul materials for her house. Thank you for visiting the official Habitat for Humanity International Web site. Home Get Involved Learn About Habitat Where We Build ... Search

35. ACC-Resources-Sustaining A CTC Every aspect of working with volunteers is covered in detail. In addition, they offer a guide to using online volunteers. This extensive, comprehensive http://www.americaconnects.net/resources/default.asp?topicid=46

36. ContinYou - Working With Volunteers Staffing working with volunteers. You are here Home Areas of work Outof-school-hours learning/Extra Time Extra Time 8 to 6 Staffing Staffing http://www.continyou.org.uk/content.php?CategoryID=550

37. NFBW - Plan An Event working with volunteers. When should I be thinking about volunteers? How do I work with volunteers? You ll find that people rise to the occasion when http://www.nationalfishingandboatingweek.org/planning_materials/volunteers.cfm

Event Planning Partnership Development Sponsorship Development Working with Volunteers ... Click Here to Register Working with Volunteers When should I be thinking about volunteers? How do I recruit volunteers? Where do I find volunteer? What kind of positions will I need to fill? ... Thank you note As you know, planning and staging a successful and cost-effective event depends on a strong network of volunteers. Here are some tips on finding and recruiting an enthusiastic workforce. When should I be thinking about volunteers? Your volunteer timeline could look like this: 6 months out Identify possible volunteer sources 3 to 6 months out Begin volunteer recruitment 1 to 3 months out Register and assign volunteers 1 week out Brief all volunteers on responsibilities Within 1 month following the event Acknowledge your volunteers How do I recruit volunteers? A little organization goes a long way when you're recruiting volunteers. It helps to prepare a simple fact sheet describing your event, including position descriptions, special skill needs (i.e., nurses or Emergency Medical Technicians at First Aid stand, experienced anglers at instructional stations, etc.) and your organization's contact information. Many membership organizations have volunteer coordinators who can be a great source of support. Fax them a copy of your event fact sheet and follow up to see if they can help. Have all volunteers pre-register so you can gauge in advance how many you will have for each phase of your event. Finally, an on-call pool of volunteers is also a good idea in case scheduled volunteers need to cancel. They can always participate in the event if their support is not needed!

38. NFBW - Plan An Event working with volunteers. When should I be thinking about volunteers How do I recruit volunteers? How do I work with volunteers? Sample thank you note http://www.nationalfishingandboatingweek.org/planning_materials/volunteeers.cfm

Event Planning Partnership Development Sponsorship Development Working with Volunteers ... Click Here to Register Working with Volunteers When should I be thinking about volunteers How do I recruit volunteers? Where do I find volunteer? What kind of positions will I need to fill? ... Sample thank you note As you know, planning and staging a successful and cost-effective event depends on a strong network of volunteers. Here are some tips on finding and recruiting an enthusiastic workforce. When should I be thinking about volunteers? Your volunteer timeline could look like this: 6 months out Identify possible volunteer sources 3 to 6 months out Begin volunteer recruitment 1 to 3 months out Register and assign volunteers 1 week out Brief all volunteers on responsibilities Within 1 month following the event Acknowledge your volunteers How do I recruit volunteers? A little organization goes a long way when you're recruiting volunteers. It helps to prepare a simple fact sheet describing your event, including position descriptions, special skill needs (i.e., nurses or Emergency Medical Technicians at First Aid stand, experienced anglers at instructional stations, etc.) and your organization's contact information. Many membership organizations have volunteer coordinators who can be a great source of support. Fax them a copy of your event fact sheet and follow up to see if they can help. Have all volunteers pre-register so you can gauge in advance how many you will have for each phase of your event. Finally, an on-call pool of volunteers is also a good idea in case scheduled volunteers need to cancel. They can always participate in the event if their support is not needed!

39. Book Fairs Chairperson's Guide - Running A Fair - Form A Team - Working With Vol working with volunteers. To make things run smoothly, map out the areas where Publicity Volunteers Number 2 or 3 Work 4 weeks prior to the Fair http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/chair/running/vol_list.htm

Scholastic Home About Us Site Map Search ... FAQs Working With Volunteers To make things run smoothly, map out the areas where volunteers are needed with a timeline of volunteer activity. Once you determine what your needs are, send reminders to notify your volunteers of the dates and times they are scheduled to help. We suggest recruiting volunteers in these seven categories: Greeters Number: 2 or 3 Work: During the Family Event and during the Fair Duties: Welcome Fair customers as they arrive. Help shoppers find "just the right books." Publicity Volunteers Number: 2 or 3 Work: 4 weeks prior to the Fair Duties: Contact local media and write press and media releases Send invitations to teachers, students, and parents. Present Booktalks in classrooms. Prepare newsletter and school Web site articles.

40. Guidelines For Public Sector Agencies Working With Volunteers Managing the Working Partnership Between Agencies and Volunteers Fostering a good relationship between paid staff and volunteers Orientation http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/psmd/pubs/psrd/volunteer/

Guidelines for Public Sector Agencies working with Volunteers This second edition of the guidelines has only been published electronically. A pdf version is available for print purposes. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Definitions Scope Format Section One Establishing the Partnership: Selection and Placement Task definition Volunteers managing other volunteers Advertising Selection Interviews and alternative Equal Employment Opportunity Consultation with volunteer representatives Police clearances Conflicts of interest Negotiation of specific tasks Probationary periods of appointment Documenting accountabilities Codes of Conduct Written Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding Section Two Managing the Working Partnership Between Agencies and Volunteers Fostering a good relationship between paid staff and volunteers Orientation Training and skills accreditation issues Resourcing Evaluation and feedback Recognition Rostering, leave and resignation Fund-raising Sponsorship Reimbursement for expenses Identification Section Three The Partnership Framework: Legislative and Policy Considerations Insurance considerations Volunteers (Protection from Liability) Act 2002 Occupational safety and health Privacy considerations Intellectual property Confidentiality Union considerations Ombudsman's jurisdiction Conclusion Additional Information Relevant Information Sources Published April 2003.

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