Canada
- Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources
CAVR strives to promote competence and excellence in the professional administration of volunteer resources and to acknowledge the accomplishments of its members
E-newsletters & E-zines
- AARP – Make a Difference
Membership organization leading positive social change and delivering value to people age 50 and over through information, advocacy and service. - About.com: Nonprofit Charitable Orgs
Explore nonprofit charitable organizations - Big Tent
Connects people with the communities they care about, making it easy for groups and their members to participate, communicate, and organize. All for free, and all from a single home on the Web. - Blue Avocado
A practical, provocative and fun online magazine for nonprofits. - Charity Channel
Articles, resource guide, and weekly e-information about nonprofits and volunteering. - Contributions Magazine
“How-to” source for nonprofit professionals, published bimonthly, covers all aspects of fund raising, management and marketing. - Convio Connection
A free bimonthly newsletter for nonprofits on how to attract constituents, drive action, and build loyalty through online relationship management - e-Volunteerism
Readings with cutting edge information and commentary on a variety of aspects of volunteerism. - eVOLve
Technical assistance for leveraging volunteers; newsletter provided by Hands On Network - Healthcare Volunteer
World’s largest listing of healthcare volunteering opportunities. - IJOVA – The International Journal of Volunteer Administration
Connecting practioners, academicians, and consultants in greater service to the global volunteer community. - Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
A forum for researchers from around the world to publish timely articles from a variety of disciplinary perspectives - Philanthropy Journal
The Fletcher Foundation sponsors this free site for anyone who is interested in raising money, engaging volunteers in the fund raising process, needing tips on e-fund raising. - Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources – Ontario
- Save Service
Website established to rally support for National Service - ServiceNation
Campaign to inspire a new era of vountary citizen service in America - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
An online and newspaper publication dedicated to fundraisers. Contains listings of resources and available grants. - VolResource
Information for voluntary and community organisations - Volunteer Today
The Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism
Fund Development
- 79 Grant Writing Resources
Programmatic, statistical, and productivity resources and tips for grant writers - Action Donation Services
Handles the property donations for some of America’s finest charities. - Association of Fundraising Professionals
Professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic support for a wide variety of nonprofit, charitable organizations. - Causes.com
Causes is devoted to bringing the best of engineering and product design to the world of activism and philanthropy - Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
An academic center devoted to increasing the understanding of philanthropy in the US - Charity Navigator
America’s independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of over 5,400 of America’s largest charities. - Christiangrants.com
Grants for Christian organizations. Committed to helping Christian ministries and churches. - Convio Connection
A free bimonthly newsletter for nonprofits on how to attract constituents, drive action, and build loyalty through online relationship management - Fund-Raising Forum Library
Your Nonprofit Fundraising Resource - Fundnet Services
Grants, fundraising, scholarships and financial aid resources - Fundraiser.com
Great fundraising ideas - Giving Institute Resource Library
A resource for the development professional - Grantproposal.com
Resources for beginning and advanced grantwriters. Including sample letter of inquiry, prospect research resources, advice from funders. - GrantStation
Interactive website that allows grantseekers to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects, and mentors them through the grantseeking process. Fee for service. - Guide Star
A valuable resource for anyone interested or involved in the world of philanthropy - Non-profit Guides
A multiracial organization that promotes the connection between fundraising and social justice - Philanthropy Journal
The Fletcher Foundation sponsors this free site for anyone who is interested in raising money, engaging volunteers in the fund raising process, needing tips on e-fund raising. - Social Velocity: Blog
Social Velocity blog helps nonprofits grow their programs, bring more money in the door and use resources more effectively. - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
An online and newspaper publication dedicated to fundraisers. Contains listings of resources and available grants. - The Foundation Center
The nation’s leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. - The Resource Center – Grant Management page
Courses, effective practices and links to other sites.
Leadership Tools & Tips
- Board Source
Tools and information to build effective nonprofit boards of directors - Chapter Leader Resource Center
Developing leaders and facilitating growth - Charity Village
Canada’s supersite for the nonprofit sector - Evite
Free online invitations, free ecards, birthday invitations, party invitations, birthday ecards, party ideas — everything you need to throw a party. - Findsmith Groups – Club Communications Platform
Packed with features that make group communication simple and intuitive for both members and moderators. - Free Management Library
Developing and Managing Volunteer Programs - Hands on Network
The nation’s two largest volunteer networks–the Points of Light Foundation and Hands on Network–combined forces to empower Americans to build a better wrold through volunteering. - HootSuite
HootSuite is the ultimate Twitter toolbox. With HootSuite, you can manage multiple Twitter profiles, pre-schedule tweets, and measure your success. - Idealware
Nonprofit, provides candid Consumer-Reports-style reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits. Through product comparisons, recommendations, case studies, and software news, Idealware allows nonprofits to make the software decisions that - Independent Sector
Offers valuable insights from research. Provides great stats on volunteering and giving trends in the USA. - MyCommittee.com
Simple and free tool to manage committees and/or meetings. Easily create meeting agendas and minutes, share and work together on documents and other committee tasks, add and reply to comments, communicate with members and other contacts. - National Conference on Citizenship
The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) is a leader in promoting the nation’s civic life. They track, measure and promote civic participation and engagement in partnership with other organizations on a bipartisan, collaborative basis. - Performance Measurement
Geared for CNCS grantees, but helpful to anyone needing to learn about how to measure performance - Points of Light Institute
Through a variety of programs and services, the Foundation encourages people from all walks of life — businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, low-income communities, families, youth, and older adults — to volunteer. - Tech4Impact
Less about techno-jargon and more about the human factors in using technology successfully, including the Internet, to benefit people, communities and the environment - The Joy of Leadership
Offers simple, successful management solutions for leaders in business and non profit organizations - Voluntary Sector Knowledge Network
Management assistance for the leaders of non profit organizations. - Volunteer Genie
Iinvestigates the relationship between charities and the media. - World Volunteer Web
Supports the volunteer community by serving as a global clearinghouse for information and resources linked to volunteerism that can be used for campaigning, advocacy and networking.
National
- AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Authorized in 1964 and founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, VISTA was incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993. VISTA has been on - Association of Volunteer Administrators
- Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America, and leads President Obama’s national call to service initiative, - Senior Companions
If you’re 55 and want to share your experience and compassion, you have what it takes to be a Senior Companion. By becoming a companion to a frail person, you help that person stay in their own home. Whether you’re giving families or professional caregive - Senior Corps
Senior Corps connects today’s 55+ with the people and organizations that need them most. We help them become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations.
Online Discussion Groups
- Cybervpm Discussion Group
Discussion group for volunteer managers - The Nonprofit Times
An online update of information and articles of interest to nonprofits. - UKVPM
Networking and communication resource for all Volunteer Programme Managers working in the United Kingdom
Volunteer Administration
- Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
A neutral, open forum committed to strengthening the research community in the emerging field of nonprofit and philanthropic studies - Betty B. Stallings
Betty Stallings brings experience and just-in-time resources to all aspects of volunteerism. See free resources. - CASAnet
Comprehensive volunteer management resources - Certified Administrator of Volunteer Services
CAVS is a premier credential based on a sound assessment that provides distinction in an increasingly competitive healthcare volunteer management marketplace. - Conversations From the Field of Volunteer Management
Contributors from the VolunteerMaine Partnership and Maine Commission for Community Service - Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration
Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA) is the only international professional certification in the field of volunteer resources management. - Energize Inc.
An international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism - Grass-Roots.org
Tells the stories of the most innovative grassroots programs in the United States and the local heroes who’ve found effective ways to build their communities, fix what’s broken and make them better. - Institute for Volunteering Research
Aims to develop knowledge and understanding of volunteering in a way that is relevant to practitioners and policy makers. - JFFixler Group – Innovative Volunteer Strategies
From comprehensive publications to brief lists of tips and tactics, JFFixler.com is a virtual center of cutting-edge tools, current research, and reflections by thought leaders in volunteer engagement and related fields - Linda Graff and Associates
An international consulting firm that specializes / specialises in volunteerism and non-profit management - Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administrators
Resource library - Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Provides risk management assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations. Many articles and tutorials. - Online/Virtual Volunteering
The premier resource for developing on line volunteer options. - Our Shared Resources
Free resource clearinghouse for managers of volunteers - Readiness Roadmap
Helping nonprofits navigate skills-based volunteering - Reimaging Service
Converting Good Intentions to Greater Impace - Resource Center
The repository of over 8,000 nodes of training tools, publications, and effective practices to support volunteer programs, nonprofits, and people involved with the AmeriCorps family of programs. - ServiceLeader.org
Information on all aspects of volunteer management - Volunteer Calculator
Tool to document the economic value of volunteer time - Volunteer Canada
Canada’s site for information on volunteering - Volunteer Management Resource Center
Current research, best practices, tools, and ideas from idealist.org - Volunteer Power
Articles related to recruiting, motivating and training volunteers - VolunteerHub
VolunteerHub provides creative information technology for connecting people and purposes. Site includes a blog with helpful articles for volunteer managers. - Volunteering in America
Access volunteering trends, statistics, tools, resources, and information for the nation, U.S. regions, states, and major cities.
Volunteer Leadership Associations
- Association of Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals
AHVRP provides education, recognition for personal and professional achievements, national networking as well as affiliation and collaboration with AHA on public policy and advocacy issues related to healthcare volunteer services and retail operations. - Association of Leaders in Volunteer Management
Serves to enhance and sustain the spirit of volunteerism in America by fostering collaboration and networking, promoting professional development, and providing advocacy for leaders in community engagement. - International Association of Volunteer Effort
IAVE exists to promote, strengthen and celebrate the development of volunteering worldwide. - Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administrators
Resource library - National Association of Volunteers in Local Government
International association of administrators for volunteer programs in local, city, and county government - Texas Association of Healthcare Volunteers
Supports volunteer organizations by providing educational opportunities, which enhance the delivery of healthcare services. Nearly 300 healthcare auxiliaries and volunteer groups in Texas make up TAHV membership. - Texas Association, Directors of Volunteer Services
The association of choice for managers of healthcare volunteer programs
Volunteer Recruitment Sites
- 1-800-Volunteer
A national database of volunteer opportunities powered by a volunteer management system for non-profits. - All For Good
Share volunteering activities with your friends, invite friends to join you on All for Good and see how they’re volunteering, track volunteering activities. - Australian Volunteers International
Enables Australians to volunteer and work overseas, in partnership with people of developing communities - ChristianVolunteering.org
A program of TechMission that matches volunteers to volunteer opportunities and helps organizations recruit volunteers through online volunteer matching. - Corporation for National and Community Service
Improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. - Create the Good
50+ individuals can search for flexible, meaningful volunteer opportunities or post positions. - idealist.org
A “global clearinghouse of nonprofit and volunteering resources”, offering a directory of volunteer opportunities and other resources. - SERVE.gov
Online resource for not only finding volunteer opportunities in your community, but also creating your own. - SERVEnet
Brings thousands of volunteers and community organizations together online - ServiceNation
Campaign to inspire a new era of vountary citizen service in America - Single Volunteers, Inc.
Provides singles with a productive way to meet other singles by organizing volunteer activities which groups of singles then perform. - Sparked – The Microvolunteering Network
Online volunteering for busy people - The Extraordinaries
Delivers micro-volunteer opportunities to mobile phones that can be done on-demand or on-the-spot. - Volunteer Match
A leader in the nonprofit world dedicated to helping everyone find a great place to volunteer. - Volunteer Solutions
Volunteer matching application that helps Volunteer Centers connect individuals to volunteer opportunities in their community.
Web Tools
- Church Director
Volunteer scheduling and ministry tools - Constant Contact
Email marketing software that makes it easy to create professional HTML email campaigns with no tech skills. - Get Organized – Web 2.0
Everything you need to get organized–over 100 websites listed. - Groundcrew
Find and coordinate teams of local people in real-time. See who’s available at any moment using text messaging and GPS. Give assignments, either mass assignments or systems of individual assignments, that help even large crowds of people work together con - myvolunteer.com
New way to effectively track, organize, manage and schedule your volunteers and events online, anywhere, anytime using any secured web. - setdot
Fun and easy way to manage events on line. - Social Network Tutorials
Tutorials that help show nonprofits, cause organizations, businesses and individuals how to effectively use social media–twitter, blogs and more - Survey Monkey
Tool to create and publish custom surveys in minutes - TechSoup
The technology place for nonprofits - The Point
Easy and effective group action. Whether you’re raising money, organizing people, or trying to influence change: if you can’t do it alone, you can do it on The Point. - Twitter 101 — A Special Guide
Twitter Guide–good information for nonprofits - Volunteer Management Software
A list of all of the volunteer management software geared towards nonprofit organizations. - Volunteer Spot
Free for everything you coordinate. - WhenToHelp.com
Scheduling Software provides online acess to schedules. Qualifying charities can use this scheduling software for free. - Zoomerang
Online survey software tool allows you to create online surveys while providing powerful reporting and advanced survey logic
