America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth formerly led by General Colin Powell, is dedicated to mobilizing individuals, groups and organizations from every part of American life, to build and strengthen the character and competence of our youth. The Alliance provides information and publishes progress reports by its partners.
http://www.americaspromise.org/

Affero - Affero hosts personal web pages for volunteers, whether they are community hosts or individual participants that describe why they care about certain issues, which causes or organizations they feel need support, and a secured payment mechanism to facilitate impulse gifts from patrons who the volunteer may have helped in time of need. Affero also provides a historical record of volunteerism and patronage. Each members' user-history provides a record of their contributions as perceived by other community members, including their history of volunteerism and partronage. The personal web pages each have a unique web address (URL) that members can attach to email signatures, bulletin boards or any other digital work. All Affero members build community reputations through various interactions. Over time, these reputations will help facilitate a more effective dialogue for members in new and existing communities.
http://www.affero.com/

Association for Volunteer Administration - Their mission is to enhance the competence of their members and strengthen the profession of volunteer resources management. Some of the resources available on their web site include: a Bibliography of publications, and additional websites & catalogues for ordering; statistics about volunteerism in a number of nations; Quotable quotes and words of Inspiration you can use in speeches, newsletters and recognition materials; lists of Volunteer management Software that is available to help you track volunteer activity and value; sources for purchasing volunteer Recognition items; a cumulative Index of articles from The Journal of Volunteer Administration, to assist in locating those which may pertain to your area of research or interest; links to a wide variety of related national/international organizations and resources, and Sample Clip Art available for your use on the job. Best Bet
http://www.avaintl.org/

Center for Community Leadership - The intent of the Centre is to provide a place where anyone involved with the voluntary sector can find resources and opportunities to connect with others who share similar questions, needs, issues and solutions. Mission is to contribute to stronger, healthier and more vibrant communities by serving as a one-stop resource centre for the voluntary sector. Includes links to topical resources and submissions by others. Best Bet.
http://www.communityleadership.net/

CityCares - Parent group of local organizations providing volunteer recruitment and organization for hands-on service. Twenty-four citiies have created such partnerships, part of the America's Promise Alliance. This site can help local communities establish a CityCares group.
http://cares.org/national/

CyberVPM.com - Resources for volunteer program managers and volunteers. Articles and links to answer all your volunteer resource management questions. Bookstore and training kits. Discussion groups with colleagues. A free newsletter.
http://www.cybervpm.com/

Energize, Inc - An international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. The web site includes a compilation of articles and excerpts, listing of conferences/classes, online bookstore, job bank and many other services. They also list free e-books on volunteer-related topics, two of which are linked below.
http://www.energizeinc.com

The Virtual Volunteering Guidebook: - How to Apply the Principles of Real-World Volunteer Management to Online Service. A 133-page book explaining how to recruit, manage, and evaluate volunteers who do their charity work on the Internet.
http://www.energizeinc.com/art/elecbooks.html

e-Volunteerism - Billed the electronic journal of the volunteer community, e-Volunteerism caters to volunteer leaders/managers who want to go beyond the mundane in the volunteerism field. e-Volunteerism is a quarterly "publication," in which a table of contents is posted at the start of each quarter (January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15), with a few items "ready" from the first day of the quarter. More items are posted until, at the end of three months, the entire issue is hotlinked and available. EVERY item in the publication is interactive, inviting you to contribute comments and additional materials. At the end of each quarter, that issue is made permanent and archived--its major articles and features continuing to be accessible and interactive.
http://e-volunteerism.com/

IKnow - Volunteerism - Interactive Knowledge for Nonprofit Organizations Worldwide. Links to volunteer organizations, publications, recruitment and management and training.
http://www.iknow.org/Main.cfm?Main=12

Points of Light Foundation - Engages people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems. Links to local Volunteer Centers, has information on national programs and awards, and brings people together through volunteer service. Provides products and training.
http://www.pointsoflight.org

SERVENet – A program of Youth Service America, this is a free service bringing together volunteers and community organizations. Post and search for volunteer opportunities nationwide.
http://www.servenet.org

Service Leader - Extensive, comprehensive resources to help agencies involve volunteers via the Internet. Includes materials to help service leaders use the Internet to work with and better serve both online and onsite volunteers. Volunteer management and community engagement resources. Links to several major volunteer related online resources, a resource guide for schools, and a Susan Ellis section on the volunteer experience. Best Bet.
http://www.serviceleader.org

Virtual Volunteering Project – Encourages and assists in the development of volunteer activities that can be completed off-site via the Internet. Also, to help volunteer managers use cyberspace to work with all volunteers. A section for agencies, another for volunteers, and also one for persons with disabilities. Also a link to their free newsletter - Virtual Verve.
http://www.serviceleader.org/vv/

Volunteer Management & Service Leadership Online Resources - List of volunteer centers and web sites featuring information on volunteer screening, matching, record-keeping and evaluation, legal issues/risk management, volunteer/staff relations, online activism by volunteers, and volunteer management software. Also includes links to resources for coordinators of service learning programs, and information regarding mandatory service. This is a list of resources by organization/company. You can also view this list by type of resource. Best Bet.
http://www.serviceleader.org/manage/

Web Sites Promoting Voluntarism/Community Service - Information about volunteerism (why do it, who is doing it, tips for doing it, etc.) and organizations that sponsor national or international volunteering efforts of their own. This also provides links to service learning resources.
http://www.serviceleader.org/vv/vonline4.html

Suite101 - An online publishing community of writers, readers, and educators who have come together to share their passion, in this case, voluntarism. Listed are articles and web sites on this topic, but with lots of advertising and sale items. However, some good stuff.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/volunteerism

Volunteer Match - VolunteerMatch is the nonprofit, online service that helps interested volunteers get involved with community service organizations throughout the United States. Volunteers enter their ZIP code on the VolunteerMatch web site to quickly find local volunteer opportunities matching individual interests and schedules. This simple, effective service has already generated hundreds of thousands of volunteer referrals nationwide. Best Bet.
http://www.volunteermatch.org/

Volunteer Today - E-newsletter for those who manage the work of volunteers in nonprofit, government or corporate programs. Its aim is two-fold: 1) build the capacity of individuals to organize effective volunteer programs; and 2) enhance the profession of volunteer management. There are a number of useful sections including: Management and Supervision, Training, Boards and Committees, Retention and Recruitment, Internet Resources which is a portal to some of the best on the web, a calendar of events and more. Included also is an archives to access some of their previous materials. Best Bet.
http://www.volunteertoday.com
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Internet Resources - Portal to guide you to the best on the web when working with volunteers.
http://www.volunteertoday.com/internet.html

Volunteer Legal Handbook - This manual is intended for all volunteers, including volunteer managers, directors of nonprofit corporations, and officers of nonprofit corporations. These materials should also help executive directors of nonprofit corporations and their paid staff. The focus of the manual is risk management, but to understand risk management, you must be able to evaluate risk and, in today's society, that means understanding the law. The manual opens with some common kinds of risks associated with operating a nonprofit corporation, and asks some pointed questions. And that is followed by a long discussion of the law and the legal risks facing nonprofit corporations today. The second major section of the manual is a discussion of risk management for nonprofit corporations. There is no such thing as a risk-free nonprofit corporation, but there are certainly ways of minimizing the risks and even managing them. The final sections of the manual are resources for nonprofit corporations. Best Bet.
http://www.iciclesoftware.com/vlh/

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