Volunteer Centers of Washington

Volunteer Management Resources

Volunteer Management Resources

Tips, templates and training!

Youth volunteer management short videos now available

Each only 2-4 minutes

Each only 2-4 minutes

We've put together a series of 2-4 videos of tips for engaging youth in volunteerism.  Click below for:

Why Engage Youth Volunteers

Planning for Youth Volunteers

Volunteer Projects for Youth

Supervising Youth Volunteers (including recruitment and recognition)

To watch all four in a series

Click here

Online Resources

Energize Inc

Energize Inc

Energize, Inc. is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. Founded in 1977 by Susan Ellis, Energize has assisted organizations of all types with their volunteer efforts.

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Idealist

Idealist

Idealist offers international searchable databases of organizations and the information, job and volunteer opportunities they post.  They also provide a good “roundup” of research, best practices, tools, and ideas in the field of volunteer management.

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Washington Nonprofits

Washington Nonprofits

Washington Nonprofits collaborates with nonprofit experts and community partners to provide high quality trainings, knowledge sharing, and network building across all nonprofit themes and regions.  Click here for their calendar of events around the state.

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501Commons

501Commons

Visit the 501 Commons Volunteer Management Guide to find information on volunteer management and downloadable tools and templates that you can customize for your organization.  You can also enter the word “volunteer” into the site search and you will get a list and descriptions of over 200 sample handbooks, policies, forms, position descriptions, informational pages, and links.

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