Recordkeeping and Reporting
(and Software for Volunteer Management)

Also see, Books on this topic and Software Providers

Articles and book excerpts on this subject

Inputs Matter, 68-page PDF by the Charity Finance Directors Group in the UK, with an Appendix on "The Development of Recommendations on Valuing Volunteers"
Internal Controls, from the book Self-Help Accounting
Measuring Up from Measuring Up: Assessment Tools for Volunteer Programs
Meeting the New FASB Standards, a special paper by Bruce W. Bechtold, M.B.A. and Sharon L. Worley, C.P.A.
The Volunteer Application Form, from the book Proof Positive
Volunteer Management System: Standalone or Consolidated? by Chris Bernard on Engaging Volunteers blog, 2011
When Is a Volunteer a Volunteer? by Barry VanderKelen for San Louis Obispo’s Web site (2008).

Free electronic books on this subject:

Monitoring Volunteers: A Guide to Collecting and Using Data by the Institute for Volunteering Research UK (16-pg PDF, 2008)

Web sites with information on this subject

Coyote Communications Listing of Volunteer Management Software
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/tech/volmanage.html
Jayne Cravens, expert on virtual volunteering, has compiled (and keeps updated) an advertising-free list of all available volunteer program management software she can identify.

Searchable list of software related to volunteers, volunteering, and volunteer management (provided by Prelude Interactive) at http://manage-volunteers.org/

Volunteer Spot
http://www.volunteerspot.com
Free site designed to enable anyone to quickly mobilize, coordinate , and schedule volunteers in their community, congregation and social network to accomplish projects more easily.