Finances

Materials about costs, budgeting, and financial management for volunteer involvement.

Related Topics: Fundraising
The Correlation between Time Donors and Money Donors, Susan J. Ellis, Energize Hot Topic, 2010
It Pays to Volunteer, Come Tax Time, Wall Street Journal, 2016
Money is No Object, Susan J. Ellis, Energize Hot Topic, 2001
Seeking Funder Support for Volunteer Engagement? Assess Your Approach!, Betsy McFarland, Energize Hot Topic, 2018
Seven Tips to Capitalize on Volunteer Resources During Tight Financial Times
The Socioeconomic Resource Statement, Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook , Betty Jane Richmond, pp. 97-98, Pearson Education, 2003
Tempting But Confusing and Dangerous: Paying Volunteers "Just a Little Something", George L. Head, Nonprofit Risk Management Center, 2015
Tracking Volunteer Time to Boost Your Bottom Line: A Complete Accounting Guide, Dennis Walsh, 2011
Treasurers of All-Volunteer Organizations: Eight Key Responsibilities, Dennis Walsh, 2010
Volunteer Management System: Standalone or Consolidated?, Chris Bernard, 2011
When the Ax Falls: Budget Cutting and Volunteers, Susan J. Ellis, Energize Hot Topic, 2009

The following articles on this topic were published in our journal, e-Volunteerism. Previews are free; full articles are available to paid subscribers. You may also have 48-hour access to the journal and its full archive for US$10.00.

Exploring Alternative Economies Through Volunteering
Generating Funds for Your Volunteer Program: The Mindset and Methods
Paying to Play: Charging Fees to Volunteers
The No-Apologies Budget: How to Justify the Financial Support a Volunteer Program Deserves
Think Before You Leap: Buy Success with Your Budget
Too Much? Too Little? Or Just Right? A Study of Accountability for Volunteer Contributions
By the Charity Finance Directors Group in the UK, with an Appendix on "The Development of Recommendations on Valuing Volunteers" , pp. 68
By the Institute for Volunteering Research UK , 2008, pp. 16
Coyote Communications Listing of Volunteer Management Software

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.

Print and e-Books in Our Store

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From the Top Down

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.

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From the Top Down, UK Edition

UK Edition of the best-selling book that identifies the critical link between the actions of an organisation’s senior management and the overall success of volunteer engagement.

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Leading the Way to Successful Volunteer Involvement

Workbook of checklists, worksheets, idea stimulators, and other practical tools for senior-level leaders to incorporate volunteer involvement as a key ingredient in the overall strategy of an organization.

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Self-Help Accounting, 2nd Edition

A how-to guide to fulfilling the role of board treasurer, written in simple, clear language for the non-accountant.

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What Counts

A very timely analysis of a major challenge facing nonprofits today - how to properly assess social impacts and the important contributions of volunteers.

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