Screening

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) provides universal information on many volunteer management topics, particularly on screening and training. 

Tips for interviewing potential employees or volunteers from the Community Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador

Resource center of free information on conducting background checks on volunteers (from a company selling screening services).

10 page booklet from Voluntary Action-Leeds (UK)

Detailed description of the interviewing and screening process, including reference and background checks.

Excellent list of resources for any mentoring program from the Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PA. Includes materials on recruiting, screening and training volunteer mentors, many of which can be used in any type of volunteer effort.

Major source of information and publications on all aspects of risk and liability for nonprofit organizations in the U.S. (much is relevant in other countries, too).  Volunteer risk management is one of their featured areas: http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/search/volunteer.asp.

Sample questions and other suggestions (keep scrolling through the pages) from Literacy Partners of Manitoba

Written by Steve McCurley

Site maintained by Carter MacNamara. Scroll to sections on Screening Volunteersand Selecting ("Hiring") Volunteers

This blog, on the site of a screening service, discusses a variety of issues relating to background checks and interviewing volunteers, using real-life situations.

Excellent overview of the rationale for and steps of effective volunteer screening from Volunteer Canada. Includes "Screening in Faith" PDF for faith communities.

Section of Volunteer Canada's site that explains screening and links to several excellent resources, including the 2012 edition of The Screening Handbook.