Engaging Volunteers (6): Helpful Resources

Here’s a compiled list of resources I found in researching & writing this series on volunteer engagement and management. Since this list is far from comprehensive, I invite you to share additional resource links.

• Blue Avocado – an “online magazine for community nonprofits” … here you can find Susan Ellis‘s article on board responsibilities for volunteers.
• Corporation for National & Community Service – provides volunteer information and service opportunities
• Energize, Inc. – Susan Ellis’s website written “especially for leaders of volunteers”
• Stanford Social Innovation Review – “Strategies, tools, and ideas for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses”
• Taproot Foundation – check out founder Aaron Hurst’s blog post & comments on different ways nonprofits use volunteers  [Sorry, this link is out of date.]
• Volunteering in America – “Information on volunteering & civic engagement”
• Volunteer Value Calculator from Imagine Canada.