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title: Volunteer Management
description: Volunteer management covers the recruitment, training, engagement, and retention of unpaid supporters within an organization. You will understand how to design volunteer roles, coordinate schedules, maintain motivation, and track the overall impact of volunteer contributions.
category: business-entrepreneurship
subcategory: nonprofit-management
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/volunteer-management
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# Volunteer Management

Volunteer management covers the recruitment, training, engagement, and retention of unpaid supporters within an organization. You will understand how to design volunteer roles, coordinate schedules, maintain motivation, and track the overall impact of volunteer contributions.

## Available Resources

1 Books • 2 Websites

## Websites

### 1. energizeinc.com

Energize, Inc. is a volunteer-management consultancy and knowledge hub offering practical guidance, training, and resources on recruiting, managing, and retaining volunteers. The site features articles, books, webinars, and consulting for volunteer managers.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://energizeinc.com

**Tags:** websites, social-services, nonprofit-management

### 2. pointsoflight.org

Points of Light is a nonprofit organization that helps organizations mobilize volunteers and strengthen civic engagement. The site offers volunteer-management resources, including best practices, toolkits, case studies, webinars, and research for nonprofits, corporations, and individuals.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://pointsoflight.org

**Tags:** websites, social-services, nonprofit-management

## Books

### 1. The Volunteer Management Handbook

**Author:** Tracy Daniel Connors

Edited reference handbook with chapters by practitioners on running nonprofit volunteer programs: needs assessment, recruitment, screening, training, supervision, recognition, risk management, and legal issues. Readers can design a volunteer program and set policies for retaining and evaluating volunteers.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0471371424?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, social-services, nonprofit-management

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