Management Tips » Volunteer Management

Volunteer management is the process of organizing and training nonprofit volunteers. More than any other institution, nonprofits rely on the help of unpaid volunteers to keep the organization running. Without the proper support, however, these individuals won’t be able to effectively do their work. This kind of support includes making instruction sheets, creating volunteer orientation programs, and assigning staff members to keep track of their work. The description for the volunteer position should be clearly written so that applicants know exactly what is expected of them. It’s also important to make sure all volunteers feel welcome and appreciated.

Read more about volunteer management and why it is important to every nonprofit organization in the articles below.

• 8 items to include in a volunteer application
• 4 steps to identifying volunteer risks
• Advantages and disadvantages to 1-on-1 interviews
• 4 positive methods of service recognition
• 6 ideas for volunteer fundraisers
• 3 ideas for volunteer diversity
• 5 tips for your first volunteers
• 6 ways to accommodate for youth volunteers
• 5 ideas for handling evaluations
• 5 challenges that survive the test of time
• Fundraising a situational activity
• Staff and volunteers both need structure and guidelines
• The 4 keys behind volunteer motivation
• Showing volunteers you like them, you really like them
• They’ve raised their hands, help them fundraise
• 10 ways to show commitment to volunteers
• Helping volunteers feel good about their work
• 6 tips for screening prospective volunteers
• Is the pool half empty or half full?
• 6 ways to gauge ROI on volunteers
• A volunteers’ Bill of Rights
• Dos and donts of interviewing volunteers
• Service learning has its pitfalls
• 8 essential tips for training volunteers
• Helping volunteers understand the fundraising plan
• Volunteers Have Unique Motivations
• Making the best with fewer volunteers
• 4 steps to meaningful evaluations