Recordkeeping, Accounting, and Software for
Volunteer Management

Also see, Books on this topic and Software Providers

Articles and book excerpts on this subject

Inputs Matter, 68-page PDF by the Charity Finance Directors Group in the UK, with an Appendix on "The Development of Recommendations on Valuing Volunteers"
Internal Controls, from the book Self-Help Accounting
Measuring Up from Measuring Up: Assessment Tools for Volunteer Programs
Meeting the New FASB Standards, a special paper by Bruce W. Bechtold, M.B.A. and Sharon L. Worley, C.P.A.
The Volunteer Application Form, from the book Proof Positive
When Is a Volunteer a Volunteer? by Barry VanderKelen for San Louis Obispo’s Web site (2008).

Free electronic books on this subject:

Monitoring Volunteers: A Guide to Collecting and Using Data by the Institute for Volunteering Research UK (16-pg PDF, 2008)

Seniors for Schools Effective Practices Guidebook: Section IX: Evaluation and Recordkeeping
136-page PDF applicable to any setting, outlining the principles of program evaluation and providing a wealth of sample questionnaires, data collection forms, and statistical report formats.

Web sites with information on this subject

Coyote Communications Listing of Volunteer Management Software
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/tech/volmanage.html
Jayne Cravens, expert on virtual volunteering, has compiled (and keeps updated) an advertising-free list of all available volunteer program management software she can identify.

ServiceLeader.org
The Sample Forms page links to a variety of examples of essential forms for volunteer management.

Volunteer Fairfax
http://www.volunteerfairfax.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?HTab=_Volunteer%20 Management%20
Software comparison of available volunteer management software

Volunteer Spot
http://www.volunteerspot.com
Free site designed to enable anyone to quickly mobilize, coordinate , and schedule volunteers in their community, congregation and social network to accomplish projects more easily.

3/30/09