Volunteer recognition: Appreciating volunteers 52 weeks of the year

This article provides a look at the appropriate ways to honour and celebrate the contributions of some of the most important people in the nonprofit sector: volunteers.

Best practices for engaging youth as volunteers (part five)

This article includes tips for successfully integrating youth volunteers into your organization.

Spring cleaning: Revamp! Refurbish! and Renew! Your volunteer program

Key tips for getting jobs done that have been sitting for too long on your backburner.

Saying goodbye: Exit interviews

What to include in an exit interview with volunteers.

Volunteer recruitment brochures: How to tap into the marketing power of testimonials

How your current volunteers can help with recruitment campaigns.

Supporting, recognizing and challenging volunteers

Supporting, recognizing, and challenging volunteers are all separate tasks, but together they provide a strong volunteer program with satisfied volunteers. This article addresses these three issues separately, but also considers how they work together.

Team-building exercises

A list of team building exercises for use with staff or volunteers.

Policies and procedures for volunteer programs

How to develop policies and procedures for your volunteers.

Volunteer placement, orientation and training

A guide for putting the right volunteers into the right positions and ensuring a successful orientation.

Methods of screening potential volunteers

Tips for volunteer application forms and interviews.