Development for the Volunteer Manager

CASA Nuts and Bolts
http://www.casanet.org/
This is National CASA's on-line collection of articles and WWW links in topic areas most often requested by program managers and volunteers.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://philanthropy.com
Included links to a variety of volunteer management and volunteerism-related resources.

Energize
http://www.energizeinc.com/
Provides opportunities : to exchange views on critical issues in the field browse pertinent articles and purchase quality books on volunteer management gather information on how to broaden professional skills and networks career advancement links to other sites useful to volunteer managers.

E-Volunteerism
http://www.evolunteerism.com/
Combining the best characteristics of a printed professional journal with the explosive potential of Internet technology, e-Volunteerism will cater to volunteer leaders/managers who want to go beyond the mundane in the volunteerism field.

Metro Volunteers!
http://www.metrovolunteers.org
Recruits, trains and places individuals interested in becoming members of nonprofit Boards of Directors. Candidates are recruited from the community at large, local businesses, and professional associations.

Servenet
http://www.servenet.org
SERVEnet is also a place to search calendar events, job openings, service news, recommended books, and best practices.

Ivan Scheier Archival Collection
http://academic.regis.edu/volunteer/ivan
Denver DOVIA in collaboration with the Regis University Masters of Nonprofit Management program and the Regis University Library received a copy of Ivan Scheiers' "New Volunteerism Project" which was designed to collect, evaluate, refine and package for future use, the methods and tools developed over his past thirty years.

Management Library
http://www.mapnp.org/library/index.html
Contains hundreds of resources for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

Merrill Associates
http://www.merrillassociates.net.
Features a "Topic of the Month" focusing on a helpful tip relating to volunteer management, strategic planning, board development, leadership/change management, communication, collaborations or corporate volunteerism.

Nonprofit Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Volunteerism
http://www.nonprofit-info.org/npofaq/04/index.html
Includes information on setting up an all-volunteer program, program development strategy, training and screening volunteers.

Non-Profit Nuts & Bolts
http://www.nutsbolts.com
Excerpts from Non-Profit Nuts & Bolts, a subscription based newsletter with practical tips for not-for-profit organizations, including information for volunteer managers.

Points of Light Foundation
http://www.pointsoflight.org
Formed under Bush Administration. Includes all services formerly under the National Volunteer Center, including Council on Workplace Volunteerism, annual National Community Service in June, annual National Volunteer Week, and the President's Volunteer and Community Service Awards.

Service Leader
http://www.serviceleader.org
This site contains a great deal of information for volunteer program managers. Both are managed by people in the field of volunteer management, and both feature free monthly E-mail newsletters as well as many other useful resources.

Software Index for Volunteer Managers
http://www.coyotecom.com/database/software.html
Links to various indices of specialized software for tracking volunteers and a variety of clients, including software for people working in clinical/therapeutic, education/training, and welfare/child protection settings.

Virtual Volunteering Project
http://www.serviceleader.org/vv/vonline1.html
Access to information for volunteer managers on volunteer program development, recruitment, screening, training, and other management issues, as well as information on recruiting and accommodating a diverse volunteer base, sample policies, online volunteer applications, and other helpful documents.

Volunteer Legal Handbook
http://iciclesoftware.com/vlh/
The Handbook, aimed at volunteers for nonprofits as well as their supervisors, summarizes what volunteers and nonprofits can do to protect themselves against legal action. A useful bibliography of additional resources is provided at the end.

Volunteer Management: An Annotated Bibliographic Resource Guide
http://academic.regis.edu/volunteer/RefGuide/
Database with over 700 references. You can choose your category of reference which include topics such as, recruitment, recognition, advocacy, disability, liability, management, leadership, retention, boards, communication, videos, service learning and much more.

Volunteer Today!
http://www.volunteertoday.com/
The Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism with links to recruiting, retention, training and education programs.

American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services (ASDVS) of the American Hospital Association.  -- Volunteer services departments in healthcare facilities.

Association for Volunteer Administration --  international professional association for individuals who share a commitment to the effective leadership of volunteer efforts

CANPO -- Strengthening our community by building the effectiveness
of nonprofit organizations and connecting people with volunteer opportunities.

Energize's list of DOVIAs -- list membership associations at provincial, state and local level for professionals who lead volunteer programs.

Metro Volunteers - "Strengthening our community by building the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations and connecting people with volunteer opportunities."