Volunteer Management

If you are looking for volunteers, please visit our Volunteer Connection directory and post your volunteer opportunities. 

Engagement

• Volunteer Appreciation Guide - Wild Apricot
• Volunteer Recognition - article, Energ!ze Inc

Guides

• Take Root: Volunteer Management Guidebook - HandsOn Network
• A Volunteer Communications Strategy: 13 Steps to Driving Recruitment, Engagement and Leadership - article, Getting Attention
• Readiness Roadmap: Helping Organizations Navigate Skills-Based Volunteering - Taproot Foundation and Capital One Financial Corporation

Program Development

• Volunteer Orientation Manual - example, Better Impact
• Developing and Managing Volunteer Programs - Free Management Library
• Starting a Volunteer Program - guide, Points of Light

Recruitment

• Recruiting Volunteers - Community Tool Box
• Guidelines for Screening of Persons Working with Children, the Elderly, and Individuals with Disabilities in Need of Support - regulations, US Department of Justice

Supervision

• Mentor Manual - Amy Biehl High School
• Anatomy of Successful Feedback Conferencing - guide, Master Teacher Seminar
• Liability Form Template - Wildfire Preparedness
• Non-Profit Organizations and the Fair Labor Standards Act - US Department of Labor
• About Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income - Internal Revenue Service
• Child Labor Rules, Regulations, & Statutes - New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
• Value of Volunteer Time - Independent Sector
• Volunteer Talent + Time Tracking: The Future of Volunteer Programs - VolunteerMatch
• Volunteer Calculator - Independent Sector

Tools

• How to Choose a Volunteer Management System - KnowHowNonprofit

Websites

• New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism
• ABQ Volunteers 
• Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration 
• Engerg!ze 
• Volunteering in America 
• Volunteermark Blog 
• Volunteer Management Resource Center