Volunteer Supervision

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Free electronic books on this subject

Becoming a Better Supervisor: A Resource Guide for Community Service Supervisors (full PDF or download in 10 sections)
Developed by the National Service Resource Center to help front-line supervisors in all kinds of community service programs. The guide was drawn from three major sources of information: a comprehensive needs assessment; views of supervisors who participated in Supervisory Skills Workshops; and literature of specialists in the fields of supervision, management, and community participation.

 

Websites with information on this subject

Building Skills to Supervise Volunteers
http://conserveonline.org/coldocs/2000/11/Superv3.ppt
Presentation by Amy Mayfield at the 2000 International Conservation Science and Stewardship Conference (PowerPoint slides).  

CASA Volunteer Management Materials
http://www.casanet.org/program-management/volunteer-manage/index.htm
Excellent site from Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for universal information on many volunteer management topics -- scroll down page for the lengthy section on "Volunteer Supervision," and stop for other topics along the way.

Community Toolbox
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1146.htm
"Providing Supervision for Staff and Volunteers" section of this larger site on all aspects of community program development.

Measuring Performance http://hrca.ns.ca/new/volunteer/manual/section7/section7.htm

Supervising Volunteers Slideshow
http://volunteer.co.marion.or.us/intra/mod2/index.htm
Online slide show covering six aspects of working with volunteers, including a  self-check quiz to test your knowledge, from Marion County, OR Volunteer Opportunities.

Supervision
http://hrca.ns.ca/new/volunteer/manual/section5/section5.htm

Sections 7 and 5 of the Volunteer Manual from the Halifax Regional CAP Association (Canada)

Virtual Interactive Appendix to What We Learned (the Hard Way!) about Supervising Volunteers (And add your own success stories to it!)

Volunteering England’s Best Practice Section on Support and Supervision
A variety of practical articles, links and sample materials.

Youth Justice Board - Mentor Support and Supervision
http://www.yjb.gov.uk/en-gb/practitioners/Prevention/Mentoring/
MentoringManagementGuidance/Training/MentorSupportandSupervision/

Practical tips from this British program, applicable to all sorts of volunteer work.

 

5/18/09

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