Monetary Value of Volunteer Time

Determining an economic value to assign to volunteer time is getting more and more attention. Be aware that most of the calculations are really wage replacement costs and have little to do with intrinsic worth. 

Money is No Object, Susan J. Ellis
A Note On Assessing Value, Linda Graff, , pp. 20-22, Linda Graff and Associates Inc.
Value of Volunteering, Betsy McFarland
By the Grantmaker Forum on Community and National Service reveals the level of infrastructure neccessary for an organization to effectively involve volunteers , 2003, pp. 24

A "State of Volunteering Report" for 2014, produced by the Institute of Project Management for Volunteering Tasmania, Australia. Looks at the "value" of volunteers beyond financial.

, 2014, pp. 125

Produced by the Institute of Project Management for Volunteering WA. Comprehensive look at the "value"--beyond financial--of volunteer services. Report has nice infographics at the start and an executive summary.

, 2015, pp. 164
This document from Volunteering England explores what "valuing volunteer management" really means and is designed to help organisations assess how they currently value volunteer management, why this is important, and what extra steps they could take., 2011, pp. 16

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Outlines the key executive decisions necessary to lay the foundation for successful volunteer involvement: policies, budgeting, staffing, employee-volunteer relationships, legal issues, cost and value of volunteers, and more.