Recordkeeping, Accounting, and Software for
Volunteer Management

Books on this topic

Software Providers

Articles and book excerpts on this topic:

• 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
• When Is a Volunteer a Volunteer? by Barry VanderKelen for San Louis Obispo’s Web site (2008).

 

Web sites with information on this topic:

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 she can identify.

Volunteer Fairfax

http://www.volunteerfairfax.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?HTab=_Volunteer%20 Management%20

Software comparison of available volunteer management software

Seniors for Schools Effective Practices Guidebook: Section IX: Evaluation and Recordkeeping

136-page PDF applicable to any setting, outlining the principles of program evaluation and providing a wealth of sample questionnaires, data collection forms, and statistical report formats.

ServiceLeader.org

The Sample Forms page  links to a variety of examples of essential forms for volunteer management.

 

3/05/08

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