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Looking for tools and resources to assist your organization in effectively engaging volunteers? Check-out our listing below of our favorite no- or low-cost resources organized for nonprofit and corporate audiences.
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Nonprofit Service Enterprise Summary
A quick and easy summary of the Reimagining Service Principles and nonprofit service enterprise findings.
"Positive Deviant" Service Enterprise Research Summary
Research conducted by TCC Group
Nonprofit Service Enterprise Research Summary
Research conducted by Deloitte
Drinking Our Own Kool-Aid
Blog post detailing the Taproot Foundation’s own journey in becoming a service enterprise.
Executive Leadership
From The Top Down: The Executive Role in Successful Volunteer Involvement
Low-cost guide that highlights strategies to develop executive-level support for volunteering.
12 Key Actions of Volunteer Program Champions: CEOs Who Lead the Way
Free booklet that summarizes 12 key actions for CEO support of volunteering based on interviews with CEOs who champion volunteer engagement.
Leading the Way to Successful Volunteer Involvement
Low-cost book, including worksheets and practical tips, for executives to develop strong volunteer organizational practices.
Strategic Resource Allocation
Recognise, Support, Invest: Your Guide to Valuing Volunteer Management
Free guide to assist your organization with investing allocating resources to support volunteer management.
Budgeting for and Funding Volunteer Involvement
Specifically, chapter 3 of low-cost book, Leading the Way to Successful Volunteer Involvement outlines budgeting for volunteer engagement and methods of generating funding for it
Effective Training
Training Busy Staff to Succeed with Volunteers: 55-Minute Staff Training Series
Series includes 12 modules to train staff to effectively engage and manage volunteers.
Clear Expectations
Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers
List of best practices and research related to effective practices for managing volunteers, including setting expectations and communicating with volunteers.
Ongoing Fundraising
Resource Guide for Volunteer Management Funding
Reimagining Service guide that includes materials to assist nonprofits with building the case for the financial support of volunteers as well as sample successful grant proposals.
Economic Impact of Volunteers Calculator
Online tool to document the economic impact of volunteers.
Volunteer Management Advocacy Kit
Free guide outlining strategies for advocating for and generating support for volunteer management.
A Guide to Investing in Volunteer Resources Management: Improve Your Philanthropic Dollar
Guide that lays out the case to funders for investing in volunteer infrastructure.
Corporate Tools and Resources
Corporate Service Enterprise Summary
A quick and easy summary of the Reimagining Service Principles and corporate service enterprise findings.
Corporate Service Enterprise Research Summary
Research conducted by Commongood Careers
Corporate Diagnostic Tool
Developed by Taproot Foundation
Other
Reimagining Service Report, October 2009