Nonprofit Volunteers and Interns

Thorough guide designed to help nonprofits recruit, manage, and retain volunteers, as well as create and evaluate volunteer programs.

Sample policy governing how a nonprofit manages its volunteers.

This guide is designed for community groups and faith-based organizations seeking to maximize the skills of their volunteers, expand their services to the community, and enhance their effectiveness. Although the handbook focuses on prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance abuse, the principles described in the handbook can be applied to any field and should help organizations understand how to implement and manage a successful volunteer program.

Report describes the most effective practices to retain nonprofit volunteers and analyzes how frequently they have been adopted across the nonprofit sector.

Fact sheet on creating volunteer recruitment and development programs at a nonprofit.

Sample volunteer waiver and release form protecting the nonprofit from liability in case the volunteer is injured.