Additional Volunteer Resources
Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA): the international professional association promoting excellence in volunteer management that hosts an annual conference
Points of Light Foundation: the national agency that coordinates several volunteer efforts and hosts an annual conference on volunteer management
Energize, Inc.: a website devoted to gathering and exchanging information about volunteerism, with a monthly “hot topic”
ServeNet: a website of resources for volunteers and managers, with a place to post volunteer requests
Idealist.org: offers resources to improve volunteer efforts and a place to post volunteer requests (over 600,000 visits each month)
Sporting Chance: a British website dedicated to managing sports volunteers
ServiceLeader.org: provides information on volunteer management, including volunteer matching, record-keeping and evaluation, legal issues/risk management, volunteer/staff relations, and much more
Charity Channel Volunteer Management Review: a free e-newsletter of volunteer tips and ideas to improve your program
CyberVPM: online discussion group that allows members to post and receive comments from hundreds of volunteer coordinators
Merrill Associates: Topic of the Month shares trends and discussions of what is happening in world of volunteer administration
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