Working with volunteers

Topic overview

In this section we will explore the different aspects of good volunteer management:

• What we mean by volunteer management and why it is important?
• Things to consider before you start
• Level 1 – How to write a volunteer policy and a volunteer handbook; volunteer recruitment; volunteer agreements; volunteer induction; volunteer management
• Level 2 – Different types of volunteering you could consider offering; how to schedule your volunteers; valuing your volunteers
• Level 3 – Developing your volunteers; monitoring and evaluation volunteers