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ARTICLES

Are You Making It Hard to Volunteer? Paul L. Govekar. 2004. #9452
Insights into how to attract – rather than repel – volunteers.

Do Volunteers Deserve the Board’s Attention? Susan Ellis. 2003. #5118
What do your board members know about your volunteers? Should they know more?

Groups Expanding Background Checks. Stephanie Strom. 2005. #2963
Volunteering and working for an organization that serves children often means consenting to an extensive background check. Now that examination just keeps going - and going - using a technology that provides continuing updates on criminal convictions among staff members and volunteers. Most organizations say concerns about children's safety outweigh any potential invasion of privacy.

Purposefully Managing Projects. One key to successfully managing volunteer projects is to help volunteers see the big picture from the start. Rebecca Moore. 2004. #727

Real Diversity. Susan J. Ellis. 2002. #3921
Considering volunteers’ unique attributes will lead you to develop assignments that are both integral to the work of the agency and expand the service provided to clients/consumers. Six of those unique characteristics are examined.

Recruiting Your Best Volunteers. Jarene Frances Lee. 2004. #9826
Ten ‘guaranteed’ ways to hold on to them. Contributions,

Study Finds Volunteering Reaps Health Rewards. Alan Bernstein. 2003. #4888
After tracking the health and fate of 423 older couples for five years, a psychology team concluded that seniors who lend support to others live longer.

Tapping Older Volunteers. Jennifer C. Berkshire. 2005. #9406
As baby boomers head into retirement, few charities are ready to take advantage of what they have to offer.

Utilizing Volunteers. Fay Morgan. 2003. #159
One organization’s model.

Vol-Mart: Shopping for Organizational Success. Michael Lee Stills. 2003. #5369
Many organizations approach volunteer involvement as if they were buying bulk quantities of volunteers at the super store. The trick is understanding how volunteers benefit your organization and then involving the right volunteers to meet your needs.

Volunteer Valuation, Not Evaluation. Jill Friedman-Fixler. 2003. #5097
In a collaborative volunteer management system with an adequate supervision process, volunteer performance evaluations are not only redundant, but out of place. Volunteers are looking for validation for the work that they do. This recognition is essential for volunteer retention.

MEMBER MATERIALS
The following documents (and many more related to this topic) are available in full-text in the Alliance’s DocuShare database on the Internet, and may be searched for by the accession number that follows each citation.

Agency/Volunteer Agreement. Family Service Association, Egg Harbor NJ. 2003. #11886.

Bill of Rights for Volunteers. Family Service Association, Egg Harbor Township NJ, 2003. #11887

Confidentiality Policy 2004. Heartland Family Service, Omaha NE, 2004. #11901

Job Description: Volunteer Program Coordinator. Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service, West Palm Beach, FL. Rec. 2005. #10705

Volunteer Exit Evaluation. n.d. #11510

Volunteer Handbook. Children's Aid and Family Services, Paramus NJ. Rec. 2005. #11094

Volunteer Service Application 2003. Family Service Association, Egg Harbor Township NJ, Rec. 2003. #11885

What Is a CASA? Family Service, Lawrence MA. 2002. #3299
Overview and a letter recruiting individuals interested in acting as CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers.

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