Blogs Discussing Volunteer Leadership

Blogs are, by their nature, personal musings by the individuals who start them, but can be excellent sources of useful information and new perspectives.  Decide on the merits of each for youself.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy - "Give and Take"

http://philanthropy.com/giveandtake/

"A roundup of blogs about the nonprofit world," many of which include volunteer-related issues.  Page gives a long list of nonprofit blogs.

"Conversations From the Field of Volunteer Management” http://www.volunteermaine.org/blog/

Written by various contributors from the VolunteerMaine Partnership and Maine Commission for Community Service.

Disaster News Network - "DNN Volunteer News"

http://www.disasternews.net/blog/

Postings from leadership volunteers active in a variety of US and international disaster recovery efforts.

Everyday Giving Blog
http://everydaygiving.typepad.com/

All about different ways of giving to help others and making the world a better place, by Roger Carr.

Jayne Blog

http://blogs.forumer.com/jcravens/

One of the field's first blogs run by Jayne Cravens, expert in online volunteering, that offers information on volunteerism as while as nonprofit technological issues.

People Making a Difference®

http://www.pmd.org/blog/

Lori Tsuruda’s Blog promoting informed and responsible volunteerism

Scrapbook of My Life

http://gionnetto.blogspot.com/

Eclectic and personal blog by Rosanna Tarsiero in Italy, covering volunteer management concepts along with psychiatry, mental illness, and other topics.

Travelistic Videos for Travelers:  Voluntourism

http://www.travelistic.com/video/tag/voluntourism

List of blogs and videos posted by voluntourists.

The Volunteer Manager

http://volunteermanager.wordpress.com/

A blog for "all volunteers and volunteer managers," started in September 2006 by Greg Colby.

Volunteering England Blogspot

http://www.volunteeringengland.blogspot.com/

VE's Head of Information, Mark Restall, offers personal opinions on "the key issues for anyone working with volunteers."

World Volunteer Web Blog

http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/join-the-network/blogs/volunteer-blog.html

Part of the excellent World Volunteer Web site, this blog offers a forum for both volunteers and managers.

 

2/1/08

 

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