Resources: Microvolunteerism and Virtual Volunteerism
- Focus Groups - The New Face of Virtual Volunteerism [1]
- ServiceLeader.org [2]
- Sparked.com [3]
- Volunteer Match [4]
Resources: Websites
Volunteer management resource library, organized by Energize, Inc. Energize, Inc. is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism:
http://www.energizeinc.com/art.html#skill [5]
Practices, strategies, and forms from the Americorps program: http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/volunteer-member-staff-managemen... [6]
Resources from the Americorps program on Retention: http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/via#retention [7]
The Volunteer Satisfaction Index:
http://www.slideshare.net/galinro/the-volunteer-satisfaction-index [8]
Volunteer recognition tips:
http://www.energizeinc.com/art/aemp.html [9]
Recognizing volunteers through value:
http://www.energizeinc.com/art/aleav.html [10]
Volunteer recruitment barriers:
http://www.energizeinc.com/art/npbarriers.html [11]
What not to do in recruitment:
http://www.volunteerpower.com/articles/7Sins.asp [12]
Suggestions and pointers for recruitment: http://www.girlscouts.org/for_adults/leader_magazine/2003_fall/getting_t... [13]
Recruitment facts and job descriptions (1997):
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/rural/facts/96-005.htm [14]
Recruitment through social media (2010)
http://www.thesocialanimal.com/social-media/recruit-volunteers-social- [15] media
Recruitment through the web (2002):
http://www.ammado.com/nonprofit/45957/articles/5330 [16]
Creative use of volunteers:
http://www.energizeinc.com/art/npcrea.html [17]
How to write a volunteer recruitment advertisement: http://www.energizeinc.com/art/McCurRecr.html [18]
Resources: Articles, Journals and Other Print Resources
Amery, E.A. A Conversation with the President of the Points of Light Foundation. On Philanthropy, 2001. www.onphilanthropy.com/prof_inter/pi2001-08-22h.html [19]
Atkinson, J., & Birch, D. (1978). An introduction to motivation. New York: Litton Education Publishing, Inc.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Volunteering in the United States, 2003. News—United States
Department of Labor. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, 2003.
www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/volun.pdf
Erwin, S., McNeely, NM., Safrit R.D., & Schwartz, V. (1996). Volunteers and Ohio State University Extension: A winning team. Columbus: Authors.
Feather, B. (1990). Volunteers as teachers. Journal of Extension [On-line]. 28(3). Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/ [20] 1990fall/a9.html
Independent Sector. Giving and Volunteering in the United States: Findings from a National Survey. Washington, DC: Independent Sector, 1999. www.independentsector.org/GandV/ [21]
s_prof.htm
Independent Sector. Value of Volunteer Time. Washington, DC: Independent Sector, 2004.
www.independentsector.org/programs/research/volunteer_time.html
Krejcie, R.V., & Morgan, D.W. Determining sample size for research activities. In Educational and Psychological Measurement (1970) 30, 607-610.
Laughlin, K.M., & Schmidt, J.L. (1995). Maximizing program delivery in Extension: Lessons from leadership for transformation. Journal of Extension [On-line]. 33(4). Available: http://www.joe.org/jo [22] e/1995august/a4.html
Laughlin, S. (1990), The challenge of working with extenders. Journal of Extension [On-line]. 28(3). Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/ [20] 1990fall/f1.html
MacDuff, N. Volunteer Screening: An Audio Workbook. Walla Walla, WA: MBA Publishing, 1996.
McCurley, S., and Lynch, R. Volunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community. Downers Grove, IL: Heritage Arts Publishing, 1996.
Nice, R. (1994). Credit Union Management 17(10): 12.
Ontario Rural Council. The Valuing the Rural Volunteer Toolkit. Guelph, Canada: Ontario Rural
Council, 2002. www.torc.on.ca/torceng/memact/VRVToolkit.htm [23]
Paik, A. & Navarre-Jackson, L. (2010) Social Networks, Recruitment, and Volunteering: Are Social Capital Effects Conditional on Recruitment. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.40: 476-496.
Roseanna Galindo-Kuhn & Ruth M. Guzley (2002): The Volunteer Satisfaction Index, Journal of Social Service Research, 28:1, 45-68
Steele, S., Finley, C., & Edgerton, C. (1989). Partners for action: The roles of key volunteers. The Cooperative Extension system and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Successful Strategies for Recruiting, Training, and Utilizing Volunteers: A guide for faith- and community-based service providers. (2005). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
Wenger, S. Volunteers in the treatment program. Paradigm: 6–7, Summer 2000.
www.onlineparadigm.com/archives/123-SOO_MH.AD.pdf
Wolford, M, Cox, K. & Culp III, K. (2001). Effective Motivators for Master Volunteer Program Development. Journal of Extension, [Online]. 39(2) Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/2001april/rb4.php [24]