Volunteer Handbook Templates
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
A Sample Handbook to Keep Your Volunteers Engaged and Informed
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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use
Get Fully Funded
MAY 4, 2021
If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. A volunteer handbook gives volunteers the information they need about the organization and its mission, and answers any common questions they may have.
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From Novice To Champion: Empowering Board Members
Bloomerang
MAY 15, 2024
10 places to recruit board members Your volunteer pool. Your volunteers already show commitment and understand your mission. Referrals from staff, current donors, volunteers, and current or former board members. Volunteer fairs and websites like Volunteer Match , Idealist , and BoardAssist. Your donor pool.
Volunteer Engagement | Strategies for Smart Organizations
Bloomerang
MARCH 30, 2023
Every interaction your volunteer has with your organization matters. From the moment they land on your website to sign up for an opportunity to when they check out of their shift, your volunteer’s experience can directly impact your organization’s ability to meet its goals. What is volunteer engagement?
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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Communicators – May 7, 2021
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MAY 7, 2021
Find out How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use. Try these 4 Mental Models to Help You Tackle Tough Content Marketing Questions. Funraise put together a Summer Fundraising Calendar. Here are 4 Ways Brands Can Gain Awareness on Clubhouse [+Examples]. QR codes are making a comeback.
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Create a Successful Volunteer Program that Inspires Volunteers to Follow Through
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 30, 2021
The key to a successful volunteer program is follow through. Maybe you’ve been there: Someone contacts your organization eager to volunteer. You can’t believe this amazing volunteer just dropped out of the sky… …Until you never hear from that volunteer again. You’re thrilled! So, how do you create that?
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ShowerUP Solved Its BIG Problem — A Problem You Too May Have
Bloomerang
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Despite these successes, ShowerUp’s BIG problem was organizing their 1,449 volunteers. It’s not as easy as it sounds,” says Paul, “because there’s a second related BIG problem: how to invite those volunteers to also be donors.” Paul also knew that today’s volunteers are tomorrow’s donors; he needed to nurture his greatest advocates.
Social Media Marketing Tips to Boost Your Nonprofit’s Online Presence
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
It presents a huge opportunity to gain exposure worldwide, attract volunteers and donors, and connect with like-minded people who are strong supporters of your advocacy. . Campaigning on Twitter Handbook. You wanna know how many people are using social media today? You know what this means for your nonprofit? TikTok for Good.
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Governing Greatness: 10 Must-Read Books for Nonprofit Board Members
Nonprofit Megaphone
MAY 6, 2023
Strategic planning should involve all stakeholders, including board members, staff, volunteers, and donors. The authors stress the importance of engaging everyone in the organization – from staff members to volunteers to board members – in financial planning and decision-making. Connors comes in.
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Your Guide to Hiring Staff for Your Nonprofit
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 6, 2022
But, consider the alternative: continuing to do everything yourself, with sporadic support from Board members and volunteers. Look, even when you have a wonderful team of volunteers, it is hard to grow your organization and realize its full potential without paid staff. Employee handbook. It’s a lot to take on! At the beginning!
Involving Corporate Volunteers in Fundraising: 3 Ideas
Top Nonprofits
OCTOBER 9, 2023
This is where corporate volunteers can help. While all volunteers can make a difference in your fundraising plan, corporate volunteers can make an especially large impact because of their professional backgrounds.
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Vision Statement vs Mission Statement for Nonprofits
NonProfit Hub
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Your vision should exist outside a frame on the wall or a page in the handbook. Don’t get me wrong, documenting your mission and vision statements is important, but in an ideal world, it’s something written on people’s hearts, as well as in their orientation handbook. So, how do we maintain the vision? Call out excellence.
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Holding an Event is NOT Your Whole Fundraising Strategy
The Fundraising Authority
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Heck, I’ve even written a handbook on a certain kind of fundraising event. I like fundraising events. I’ve managed (literally) hundreds of them during my fundraising career, from $500,000 galas to $10,000 hosted events and everything in between. So… I’m not one of those “fundraising events aren’t worth the effort” snobs.
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What is a Vision Statement? Why Nonprofits Need Them
NonProfit Hub
JUNE 8, 2021
Your vision should exist outside a frame on the wall or a page in the handbook. Don’t get me wrong, documenting your mission and vision statements is important, but in an ideal world, it’s something written on people’s hearts, as well as in their orientation handbook. So, how do we maintain the vision? Call out excellence.
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4 Strategies to Increase Donor Loyalty
Bloomerang
JULY 5, 2021
Share details about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Once you’ve established clear expectations, align your teams (staff and volunteers) to meet these objectives. At another organization where I worked, volunteer coordinators knew they were expected to convert a certain percentage of volunteers to donors.
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Nonprofit Accounting Basics: 5 Fundamentals to Know
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 16, 2024
If staff members or volunteers ever spend their personal money on behalf of your nonprofit, this policy lays out the process for reimbursing them. Compile all of these policies in a handbook to serve as a reference for your employees. Expense reimbursement. Staff compensation.
Building a Strong Nonprofit Brand [Step-by-step Guide + Free Resources]
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
JANUARY 1, 2021
We find “ The Brand Handbook ” by Wally Olins to be a very helpful starting point to understanding brands better. People like to donate and volunteer for organizations they trust and understand. Either apply to volunteer, donate to your cause or anything else. Designs its logo. A great Branding book.
Build a Toolkit Like This for Your Supporters to Use
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MAY 2, 2019
They usually start scrappy, focus on issues, and want to recruit individuals for small-donor donations, volunteering and advocacy. If you are looking for marketing, fundraising, and communications inspiration outside the nonprofit sector, I suggest you look to political campaigns before looking at corporate ones. Sound familiar?
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How to strengthen your nonprofit from the inside out
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
NFG: What drove you to write this handbook? We work with many organizations who also have volunteer “staff” or staff members who are running their nonprofits on the side? Her new book is an easily digestible, yet comprehensive, practical guide to organizing and improving internal operations and finances.
Get the Full Picture to Improve Marketing Results: Nonprofit Management 101
Getting Attention
AUGUST 2, 2011
Nonprofit Management 101 is a practical, comprehensive handbook for marketers like you, introducing you to key practices throughout your organization. Board Governance and Volunteer Engagement. With highly-invested volunteers. Human Resources and Career Planning. Legal and Financial Management. Lobbying and Advocacy.
Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Kellie Scholma
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
I do research for an article I am working on and email volunteers or staff to get accurate information and a well rounded point of view. 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: I have a donor proposal to review, am updating to our volunteer handbook, and work on updating the website.
How to Find and Work with a Nonprofit Virtual Assistant
Get Fully Funded
APRIL 20, 2021
Many VAs can help with the more skilled and technical tasks required for communication, development, volunteer management, and program management. If you have a volunteer handbook or other documents with general information, provide them to your new VA. Start small. Many of these preparation details can fall to your VA.
Beyond Survival: Post-Disruption Nonprofit Donor Experience Strategy
Bloomerang
JUNE 21, 2021
Anytime a donor visits your website, calls your reception desk, interacts with a program staffer, engages with you on social media, volunteers, or reads your blog, they’re shaping their view of you. At the same time, asking for philanthropic gifts should bring joy to everyone—staff and volunteers—working for your cause.
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Is It Time For A New Website?
Care2
OCTOBER 28, 2014
Your website is where your donors will come, where your activists and volunteers will engage, and where your campaigns will live. Who is in charge of making sure that your social media handbook is updated as new social networks emerge? This makes it easy for you to forget about your website - huge mistake! Your branding?
62 Books to put on Your Nonprofit Leaders Summer Reading List
Fundraising Coach
AUGUST 3, 2015
The Essential Fundraising Handbook for Small Nonprofits by Kirsten Bullock, Betsy Baker, Gayle L. Asking: A 59-Minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift by Jerold Panas. Called to Serve: Creating and Nurturing the Effective Volunteer Board by Max DePree. Jacobwith, Marc A.
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Mixed Links for Nonprofit Marketers
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
APRIL 8, 2011
Think of it as a handbook for the busy nonprofit professional. Did you know next week is National Volunteer Week in the US and Canada? Wild Apricot Blog puts together some resources on what you can do to take advantage of the week in their post, Are You Ready for National Volunteer Week?
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3 ways to jumpstart year end giving by planning your fall fundraising now
Fundraising Coach
JUNE 4, 2013
According to Andy Crestodina in Content Chemistry: An Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing , here are the current character limits for updates and posts: Google+: 100,000 characters. Harness the power of volunteers. Facebook: 63,206 characters. LinkedIn: 700 characters. People expect us to promote our year end fundraising.
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New Speakers Announced for Cause Camp 2017
NonProfit Hub
DECEMBER 8, 2016
He is committed to making it ridiculously easy for everyone – board members, volunteers, and nonprofit staff – to get fundraising training. .” Fundraising affects everything from mission and vision to board governance to HR to marketing and community relations. Ask Without Fear!
Why you may need to reframe the donor’s hero story
iMarketSmart
AUGUST 8, 2022
Handbook of heroism and heroic leadership (pp. For example, if volunteers’ related social media posts include humorous facial expressions, rather than serious or smiling ones, others view the volunteers as being less sincere in their support of the organization and are also less supportive of the organization themselves.
Newsjacking: The New Way to Get Media Attention
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JANUARY 23, 2012
But when something like that does happen, could you follow the London Fire Brigade’s example and offer a training, or a tour, or volunteer hours, or an honorary seat on your board of directors in response?
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NonProfit Hub
JUNE 2, 2014
Don’t get us wrong—we’re not saying to ditch your handbook altogether. The Takeaway: Too many nonprofits think they have to take whoever volunteers for a job. Sometimes, rules are made to be broken. Er, maybe just a little bit more flexible. We want people who don’t say ‘Oh, sh*t. I got to go to work today.”. But that’s not the case.
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How 6 Authentic Values Can Produce Staggering Outcomes for Your Small Nonprofit in 2014
NonProfit Hub
JANUARY 8, 2014
In the employee handbook. You may be reading this post as a nonprofit staff member, volunteer, board member or other stakeholder in the mission. “Well done is better than well said.”. Benjamin Franklin. Core values get talked up a lot. And they get publicized a lot too. In the Annual Report. On the website. In appeal letters.
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The First 100 Hours - Turning Media Spikes into Fundraising Leads
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JULY 27, 2009
Every email list member is a prospective activist, volunteer, donor, and sneezer - someone who can help spread the word on your behalf. Affordable Nonprofit Marketing Training for Your Staff, Volunteers, and Board. Typically, any surge in media attention, regardless of subject matter, causes a surge in related web traffic.
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Dr. James explains why “No” often leads to “Yes”
iMarketSmart
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
35] “Can you name three friends/colleagues who might like to learn more about our organization or who might also be interested in serving as volunteers?”[36] The essential fundraising handbook for small nonprofits. Asking: A 59-minute guide to everything board members, volunteers, and staff must know to secure the gift.
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What Should Nonprofit Leaders Expect from the Development Officer?
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 13, 2010
Linda is also a prolific writer and Wiley Press has published her books, Recruiting and Training Fundraising Volunteers in 2005, The Development Plan in early 2007. Linda’s first eBook, Everything You Wanted to Know about Capital Campaigns is available on her website and she is currently working on several more books.
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100 hours: Turning media spikes into leads (Alia and Mark)
Sea Change Strategies
JULY 16, 2009
Every email list member is a prospective activist, volunteer, donor, and sneezer – someone who can help spread the word on your behalf. Growing an email list is a crucial element for non profits to build their movements, cross promote their social media, and raise more money.
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The Nonprofit Marketing Guide Interview: Wit and Wisdom from Kivi Leroux Miller
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
JUNE 8, 2010
Kivi : I worked for about 10 years as a communications department of one for maybe a dozen nonprofits as a staff member, volunteer, board member, and consultant. You’ve got to really feel motivated about what you have to say! What compelled you to write your book? And you told me to go for it!
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5 Tips And Tactics To Become A Master Nonprofit Wordsmith
Bloomerang
AUGUST 2, 2022
A motivating flyer could inspire dozens of people to volunteer for your new program, and a persuasive letter to a senator might inspire new legislation. The objective was to write compelling collateral material to rebuild our brand, increase public awareness, raise money, and improve donor and volunteer relations.
Insiders Guide to Video and YouTube for Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
AUGUST 16, 2008
57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Whats the longest video a nonprofit can post?
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Insiders Guide to Video and YouTube for Nonprofits - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop
Care2
JULY 14, 2008
57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Whats the longest video a nonprofit can post?
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Why answering “no” to these four questions guarantees failure in your fundraising efforts
iMarketSmart
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The essential fundraising handbook for small nonprofits. Individual plans: Why do they work? Why are individual plans so powerful? You like to entertain—how about a dinner party or reception?”); See also Baker, B., Bullock, K., Gifford, G. Jacobwith, L. Pitman, M. Truhlar, S., & Rees, S. The Nonprofit Academy.
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Social Media: You're Probably Doing It Wrong
Care2
APRIL 22, 2013
In addition to Social Change Anytime Everywhere , Amy is co-author of Social by Social : A handbook in using social technologies for social impact. He volunteered on the Strategy Committee for the Boulder Farmers Market, the Board of Prevent Human Trafficking, and currently serves on the Advisory Board of Citizen Effect.
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