Building A Volunteer Toolkit

In their eagerness to pursue their mission, organizations often overlook the groundwork necessary to create a sustainable volunteer program. This hands-on workshop will guide you through building the tools and resources for a successful volunteer program including policies and procedures, a volunteer application, job description, volunteer handbook, orientation checklist, liability waiver and more. Feel free to bring your existing materials to review and replace or update.

Participation in this workshop will help you:

• Identify the fundamental tools and resources needed for a successful volunteer program

• Understand key policies and procedures for managing volunteers

• Develop a table of contents for a volunteer manual

• Learn the components of an effective volunteer job description

• Identify acknowledgements recommended to protect your volunteers and your agency

• Establish a checklist for volunteer orientation and training

The course is ideal for anyone who is newly responsible for managing volunteers.