Leveraging Volunteers
HandsOn Network's impact-oriented training curricula are easily applicable to national service programs and practitioners. The project management curriculum focuses on ensuring a quality experience for the volunteer, while maximizing the impact of the project and volunteer role. The volunteer leadership curriculum equips programs to train volunteers to lead their own projects and serve in other capacities to support an organization's mission.
Online Courses
- On-site Project Management
- Project Planning
- Volunteer Management
- Utilizing Volunteers as Project Leaders
- Engaging College Students as Volunteer Leaders
Other Online Resources
- NEW: Skills-Based Volunteering: A New Generation of Service - Report (PDF) and resources
- eVOLve Technical Assistance Briefs on Leveraging Volunteers
- Volunteer collaboration: are we ready to harness the power of the people?
- Resources for Leading Volunteers from HandsOn Network
- idealist.org Volunteer Management Resource Center
- Pro Bono Volunteers
Effective Practices
- Effective Practices from HandsOn Network
- Additional effective practices related to leveraging volunteers
