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This page has been set up to help identify resources
on volunteerism and volunteer management. If you
have questions about our programs or using our
website, please check our
Frequently Asked Questions. This page contains
information on the following topics:
Finding Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering & Volunteerism
Statewide and National Volunteer Organizations
Project Planning
Financial Resources
Other Resources
Finding
Volunteer Opportunities
Guide to
Finding Volunteer Opportunities contains tips on
exploring Volunteer San Diego's database of
volunteer opportunities and how to find the program
that best fits your needs and interests.
Information on
Volunteering & Volunteerism
For the Volunteer:
Helpful Hints for Volunteering
Volunteer Rights & Responsibilities
Tips for Successful Relationships with Community
Organizations
For the Volunteer Manager:
Energize, Inc.
is an international training, consulting and
publishing firm specializing in volunteerism. This
website provides a wealth of resources to volunteer
managers and anyone interested in learning more
about volunteerism, including:
E-Volunteerism is an electronic journal
containing numerous articles that cater to volunteer
leaders/managers who want to go beyond the mundane
in the volunteerism field.
Volunteer San Diego's
DOVIA
offers workshops and regularly scheduled brown-bag
lunches centered on all aspects of Volunteer
Management.
Click here for
additional
resources.
Statewide and National Volunteer Organizations
Hands On
Network is the leading business unit within the
Points of Light Institute portfolio and the
activating arm. It is the largest volunteer and
citizen action network in the nation. HandsOn
Network inspires, equips, and mobilizes people to
take action that changes the world. At the center of
the network are more than 250 affiliates, like
Volunteer San Diego, called HandsOn Action Centers
that serve 83% of the American population and
located in 12 international communities.
Volunteer Centers of California is an
Association that works with a statewide network of
28 Volunteer Centers, such as Volunteer San Diego
and their numerous branch sites to help coordinate
statewide services in strengthening volunteerism
throughout California. As a central point of
contact, the Volunteer Centers of California
provides a site through which nonprofit
organizations, governmental departments, businesses
and Volunteer Centers can collaborate on state,
regional and local community service initiatives.
CaliforniaVolunteers mission of is to
increase the number and impact of Californians
engaged in service and volunteerism.
CaliforniaVolunteers administers the AmeriCorps
portfolio in California, Citizen Corps, and the
Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning, developed
and maintains the California Volunteer Matching
Network on CaliforniaVolunteers.org, and guides
policy development to support the nonprofit and
service fields.
AmeriCorps
is a network of national service programs that
engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in
intensive service to meet critical needs in
education, public safety, health, and the
environment. Since 1994, more than 250,000 men and
women have served in AmeriCorps, providing needed
assistance to millions of Americans. AmeriCorps
provides trained, dedicated people to help
nonprofits accomplish more and make more effective
use of volunteers.
Project
Planning
Project resources: Want to plan your own service
project? Check out these project ideas, planning
tips and funding resources.
Days of Service
are national opportunities for people to volunteer
for service projects and activities throughout the
year. Join the more than 20 million people who
volunteer each year for a Day of Service.
Volunteer Projects 1-2-3 contains all you need
to know to put together a meaningful, quality
service project.
Financial
Resources
Grant
Resources: Want to plan your own service
project? Check out these project ideas, planning
tips and funding resources.
Other Resources
The ARDON
Resource Clearinghouse serves nonprofit
organizations by assisting them to identify and
access resources. It does so by conducting data
searches of available resources within the
community, including opportunities to collaborate
with other organizations.
Nonprofit
Management Solutions is the major provider of
management and technology consulting, training, and
information resources to nonprofit organizations in
San Diego County.
Techsoup.org
offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology
needs by providing free information, resources, and
support. In addition to online information and
resources, they offer a product philanthropy service
called TechSoup Stock. Here, nonprofits can access
donated and discounted technology products,
generously provided by corporate and nonprofit
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