Volunteer Centers

Articles and excerpts on this subject

Planning for a Volunteer Center, from the book Volunteer Centers

Free electronic books on this subject

For a complete discussion of the role of a volunteer center and how to plan strategically for one, download the FREE electronic book, Volunteer Centers: Gearing Up for the 1990s by Susan J. Ellis. When the United Way of America let this 97-page book go out of print, Susan received permission to make it available online free of charge. Despite the dated title, the material is still very pertinent today for anyone starting or re-assessing a volunteer center.

A Sustainable Funding Framework for Volunteer Centres by the Northampton Volunteering Centre working in partnership with Volunteering England (2006, 74-pages)

Web sites with information on this subject

The 2001 Volunteer Center Survey: A Report On Findings And Implications
http://www.pointsoflight.org/downloads/pdf/survey_01vc.pdf
Provides an overview of the member Volunteer Centers that make up the Volunteer Center National Network (USA), outlines the basic organizational composition of these Volunteer Centers, and gives an indication of the different roles that Volunteer Centers play in their communities.

Volunteering England - Volunteer Centres
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhatWeDo/Local+and+Regional/Volunteer+Centres.htm
Web area explaining what volunteer centers do and how they are critical in supporting volunteering.

WorkPace Program
http://www.workpaceusa.org/
The Volunteer Center of North Texas helps businesses deal with injured employees who are well enough to work, but not able to return to their normal job. WorkPace places employees in volunteer work with nonprofit organizations and reports to the employer on the activity.