ManageVolunteers.org is a website constructed for CaliforniaVolunteers by Larry Deckel, Director of Troutco. 

Its goal is to provide a one-stop shopping place for Californians seeking resources to expand their knowledge of best practices in Volunteer Management.

Here you'll find clearly organized information on where you can receive Volunteer Management training in California, links to Resource Libraries of information, link to specific topics in the field of volunteer management, online training sources, and much more.

Volunteer Management. What is it exactly?

 Volunteer management is a broad term that can cover a lot of ground. For the sake of simplicity, this site breaks it into some basic functions that every Volunteer Manager should become familiar with.
You can either explore it through some of the large Resource Libraries cited on this site, or follow links to specific topic areas:

Planning for your volunteer program
Topics include:

• Determining the goals of your volunteer program
• Determining organizational readiness (Volunteer Program Assessment)

Organizing your program
Topics include:

• Establishing policies and procedures
• Establish a system of data collection / record keeping
• Budgeting for your program
• Build the necessary plans and resources needed to run the program effectively
• Developing volunteer 'job' descriptions

Volunteer staffing
Topics include:

• Recruitment
• Public Relations and marketing your program
• Considerations for 'hiring' volunteers
• Orientation and trainings
• Targeting and working with specific volunteer populations

Ongoing support and supervision
Topics include:

• Staff / volunteer relations
• Communicating with Volunteers
• Volunteer supervision
• Volunteer retention and recognition
• Handling problems with volunteers

Evaluating
Topics include:

• Assessing the success of your volunteer program
• Assessing and surveying your volunteers