Developing a volunteer program: Initial assessment

A step-by-step process for evaluating your volunteer program.

The wide gray lines – Managing volunteer boundaries

This article explains the six distinct boundaries where volunteer conflicts can occur and provides tips for dealing with such conflict.

Recruiting volunteers for hard-to-fill positions

How to run a recruitment campaign for hard-to-fill volunteer positions.

Tricks-of-the-trade: Revamp your recruitment message

Tips for improving your volunteer recruitment campaigns.

Five distinct types of fundraising volunteers

Fundraising becomes easier when a nonprofit group has the right array of volunteers. What are the right types? Here are the five unique styles.

We must learn to cultivate retirees as a national resource

How to incorporate retirees into your volunteer program.

Treat volunteers as a non-renewable resource

Why it is important to properly steward your volunteers, and how to do so.

When is a volunteer ‘burnt out’?

How to identify volunteer burnout and what to do about it.

Seven steps to achieve effective volunteer support

Starting a Volunteer Program? Here are seven essential steps to help make it a long term success.

When should a volunteer’s expenses be covered?

What to think about when reimbursing volunteers for expenses.