Volunteer Management Certificate Program
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Resources |
Resources for Managers of Volunteer Programs
WSU’s Volunteer Management Certificate Program recommends the following resources:
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| VolunteerMatch is a nonprofit Internet service launched in 1998 to make it easier for everyone to
find a great place to volunteer. The award-winning online service, available at
www.volunteermatch.org, makes it easy
to search volunteer opportunities posted by local nonprofits across the country by ZIP code,
interest area, and/or keyword. |
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| The VolunteerMatch network regularly welcomes more than 100,000
visitors a week and has become the preferred volunteer recruiting service for tens of thousands
of participating nonprofits. The organization is committed to building world-class Internet
applications that bring our communities closer together, expand the capacity of civil society,
and encourage a culture of individual empowerment and participation. |
- Association for Volunteer Resource Management: AVRM is a national association
of managers of volunteer programs that provides professional development and promotes effective volunteer management practices.
Newsletter, online discussion forums, and annual conference.
- CYBERVPM: ListServ for online discussion of issues related to volunteer program management. To subscribe, send the message
SUBSCRIBE CYBERVPM followed by your full name. Send this message, with SUBSCRIBE CYBERVPM in all caps and no further message
in the body of the e-mail to cybervpm@avaintl.org.
- Energize, Inc: Energize, Inc. provides relevant and innovative resources
for volunteer management. Bookstore, opinion pieces, resources, and more.
- Points of Light Foundation: National center for volunteer centers, and sponsor of a
national conference.
- Volunteer Today: New articles each month on topics that volunteer
managers face every day. Bookstore, evaluation series, and more.
WSU’s Volunteer Management Certificate Program delivers practical and effective techniques for improving your organization’s volunteer
program. Enroll in WSU’s Volunteer Management Certificate Program today!
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Quick Tips |
Ideas for Effective Volunteer Management
Looking for a way to improve the effectiveness of your volunteer management? Try this quick tip from Washington
State University’s Volunteer Management Certificate Program (VMCP):
Assessing Recruiting Online
A study of six corporate Web sites recently produced information that people trying to apply online gave up before submitting an
application. If you are having people complete volunteer applications online, there are some lessons to be learned. The study,
"E-Recruiting: Online Strategies in the War for Talent," by Mark Hurst and Jakob Nielsen was conducted with "average Web users."
Those people were asked to visit recruitment sites suited to their interests and submit a job application. Three out of four gave
up before submitting an application.
The biggest problem according to Hurst and Neilsen was that Web designers were not visualizing the site through the eyes of the
potential applicant. The sites were bogged down with organizational information, jargon familiar only to insiders, and an overwhelming
tendency to advertise the organization, rather than simply list open positions.
In one example, there was a picture of an important company manager, with a long welcome message. In additional, the tools to search
the site for the application and information about jobs was not prominently display. These errors are easily repaired. Hurst estimates
that an effective online recruiting site saves an organization up to $6,000 in the cost of each new hire.
Is it time to take a look at your online recruiting site? If so, have it done by someone who has never seen it. Have them try to apply
and take notes as they go throughout the process. If you do not know what it is costing you to recruit a volunteer without e-recruiting,
it is time to find that out, too.
WSU’s Volunteer Management Certificate Program delivers practical and effective techniques for improving your organization’s
volunteer program. Enroll in WSU’s Volunteer Management Certificate Program today!
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