Resource Management

Knowing what resources (material, financial, infrastructure, management, etc.) are required to support volunteers and the volunteer program allows program managers to create a budget and a plan for garnering needed support.

Tip Sheets

• Financial Planning

Worksheets

• Budget Worksheet

• Volunteer Position Description Instructions and Worksheet

Effective Practices

• Setting the foundation for a successful new nonprofit organization

• Understanding trends impacting nonprofit organizations' budgets

• Implementing sound principles of grantee financial management

• Maintaining quality in AmeriCorps programs while cutting costs

• Documenting in-kind contributions

Online Resources

• USA Freedom Corps Resources for Nonprofits & Community Serving Organizations
• Answering the President's Call to Service: Best Practices for Charities and Congregations in Volunteer Management and Mobilization

Books

• Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers

• Volunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community

• From the Top Down: The Executive Role in Volunteer Program Success

• Get It Right from the Start