Training & Volunteer Development

To be effective, volunteers need to be trained and supported as they serve. From orientation for a one-day service project to on-going professional development, this section contains tools and resources to help you train volunteers at all levels.

Tip Sheets

• Hiring Success: Find the Right Mix of Skills, Behavior and Knowledge
• Prepare for Training and Orientation
  
• Orientation and Training for Project-Based Volunteers
  
• Training Volunteers as Project Leaders
• Supporting Volunteers as Project Leaders

Worksheets

• Service to Civics Program Plan
  

Effective Practices

• Moving from reflection to action with a volunteer plan

• Creating a member development plan

• Conducting value-based volunteer training

• Using a personal style inventory for volunteer and member development

• Creating a volunteer handbook

• Deepening the connection between service activities and civic involvement

Online Resources

• Retention and Recognition
  
• Volunteer Management Program for Program Directors
• AmeriCorps Member Orientation Resources
  
• AmeriCorps Member Training Resources
  

Books

• Best of All: The Quick Reference Guide to Effective Volunteer Involvement
• Volunteer Management: Mobilizing All the Resources of the Community
  
• Volunteers: How to Get Them, How to Keep Them
  

• The Volunteer Development Toolbox

• Looking In, Reaching Out: A Manual for Training Service Volunteers