Volunteer Input Capacity Survey Online Dialogue

Thank you for visiting the volunteer management capacity survey online dialogue. Here you are able to review, comment on and commit to helping implement strategies to strengthen volunteer management capacity in your own organization and organizations throughout the country. These recommendations have been drafted from input received from volunteer management leaders, practitioners, funders and policymakers based on the results of the recent Urban Institute study (PDF, 76Kb) of volunteer management capacity in our nation's charities and congregational social service outreach programs.

The Corporation for National and Community Service, The UPS Foundation, and the USA Freedom Corps warmly welcome your comments and commitments! We also encourage you to share this information with others to broaden the discussion and scope of collaborative action.

Results, Comments and Information:

  • New! Fact Sheet (PDF, 33Kb)
    In response to the findings of the Urban Institute's national volunteer management capacity study and the input of volunteer managers, nonprofit leaders, researchers, funders and others, The UPS Foundation has provided seed support for the Fund for the Advancement of Effective Volunteer Resources Management. This pooled fund will be housed at the National Human Services Assembly (www.nassembly.org). The Fund will support sector-wide volunteer management priorities identified in the research and by the input received (which is summarized below in the From Research to Action brief).

    UPS will provide up to $1 million over three years, and, along with partner funders, aims to grow the Fund by at least another $5 million to support volunteer management initiatives. To learn more about the Fund, please review this fact sheet. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the Fund, please send a message.

  • New! From Research to Action (PDF, 312Kb)
    Review a concept paper (October 2004) on creating a unified national response to the 2004 Volunteer Management Capacity Study. Your input is warmly invited.

  • Offer your comments and commit to helping implement strategies to strengthen volunteer management capacity

  • Survey Results - Executive Summary (PDF, 72Kb)

  • Survey Results - Full briefing report (PDF, 518Kb)

    • Volunteer management practices and retention of volunteers (PDF, 169Kb)

    • Volunteer management in religious organizations (PDF, 167Kb)

    • New! Balancing Act - The Challenges and Benefits of Volunteers (PDF, 87Kb)

  • Transcript of February 19, 2004, briefing on survey results (PDF, 171Kb)

  • Survey Instrument (PDF, 72 Kb)

  • Questions and Answers (PDF, 100Kb)

  • Learn more about the project

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Project Sponsors:

  • The USA Freedom Corps

  • The Corporation for National and Community Service

  • The UPS Foundation
 

For more information, please contact lclarke @ apcoworldwide or call 202 778 1705.

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