While many large nonprofits and governmental agencies have evolved to hire paid staff members for core work positions, small to mid-sized nonprofits often rely heavily on volunteers to accomplish work central to their mission. Here are 5 major reasons why small to mid-sized organizations should devote a little extra time and resources to ensure all team members understand these best practices in volunteer management.
Volunteer Centre Warrington is an active resource for leaders of volunteers in the UK. As part of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 (EYV), they have been delivering a series of free online training sessions which will wrap up on December 8thwith “Making a Noise: What volunteer managers need from leaders and decision makers.”