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FROM: ERINB%40IDEALIST.ORG">ERINB
IDEALIST.ORG < ERINB%40IDEALIST.ORG">ERINBIDEALIST.ORG>
DATE: AUG 10, 2007 1:23 AM
SUBJECT: INTRODUCING IDEALIST.ORG'S VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT RESOURCE
CENTER (PLAIN TEXT)
TO: ARNOVA-L%40LISTSERV.WVU.EDU">ARNOVA-LLISTSERV.WVU.EDU
ACTION WITHOUT BORDERS/IDEALIST.ORG IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH
OF THE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER, (WWW.IDEALIST.ORG/VMRC),
A FREE, COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE SOURCE FOR NEW TOOLS AND EXISTING
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS IN NONPROFIT,
FOR-PROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
IN THE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER, FUNDED BY A VOLUNTEER
IMPACT FUND GRANT FROM THE UPS FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL HUMAN
SERVICES ASSEMBLY, YOU CAN LOCATE GEOGRAPHIC OR SERVICE-SPECIFIC
NETWORKS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS ACCESS
BEST PRACTICES AND RESOURCES ON TOPICS LIKE:
* ACCESSIBILITY, DIVERSITY, AND BARRIERS TO VOLUNTEERING
* BOARD SERVICE AND SKILLED VOLUNTEERISM
* COMMUNICATIONS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
* DEVELOPING A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
* DISASTER RESPONSE VOLUNTEERING
* ENGAGING GENERATIONS OF VOLUNTEERS (I.E. BABY BOOMERS, OLDER
VOLUNTEERS, YOUTH VOLUNTEERS)
* EPISODIC, INFORMAL, MANDATED, AND RESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEERING
* FINDING, SCREENING, TRAINING, SUPERVISING, AND RECOGNIZING VOLUNTEERS
* RISK MANAGEMENT, LEGAL ISSUES, AND ETHICS
* ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS
* RESEARCH AND TRENDS IN VOLUNTEERISM
* VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TRACKING AND EVALUATION
THERE IS ALSO A SPACE DEDICATED TO INFORMING JOB SEEKERS ABOUT THE
PROFESSION, INCLUDING WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW PROFESSIONALS CAN
ADVOCATE FOR THE FIELD.
THE SECTION TITLED "VOLUNTEER MANAGERS + HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS =
COMMON GROUND" IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER COLLABORATION BETWEEN HUMAN
RESOURCES AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS BY SHARING
INFORMATION AND BEST PRACTICES AND PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PARTNERSHIP. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT NONPROFIT HR BEST PRACTICES AND
RESOURCES, VISIT IDEALIST'S NONPROFIT HUMAN RESOURCES CENTER
(WWW.IDEALIST.ORG/HRP).
THE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER IS INTENDED TO BE A DYNAMIC
TOOL FOR VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS, SO IF YOU HAVE FEEDBACK,
SUGGESTIONS, OR RESOURCES TO ADD, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT US.
ALSO, PLEASE HELP US SUPPORT THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY BY SHARING THE
SITE WITH YOUR PEERS AND/OR PROVIDING A LINK ON YOUR ORGANIZATION'S
WEBSITE.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT €“ WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU FIND THE
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT RESOURCE CENTER TO BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO YOUR
WORK!
ALL THE BEST,
ERIN BARNHART
MANAGER, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
ACTION WITHOUT BORDERS / IDEALIST.ORG
ERINB%40IDEALIST.ORG">ERINBIDEALIST.ORG
WWW.IDEALIST.ORG/VMRC
IF YOUR ORGANIZATION IS NOT REGISTERED WITH IDEALIST.ORG, CLICK HERE
AND JOIN ALMOST 70,000 ORGANIZATIONS IN REACHING OVER 400,000 PEOPLE
DAILY. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND EASY. AS A REGISTERED ORGANIZATION YOU
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LIST EVENTS; START OR FIND LOCAL GROUPS OF NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS;
SIGN UP FOR NONPROFIT CAREER FAIRS IN YOUR COMMUNITY; ADD
REPRESENTATIVES FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION TO THE SPEAKERS DATABASE AND
MORE.
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