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Volunteer Leadership Resources

http://www.unc.edu/cps/trainings/transition/
Leadership Transition Manual from the Carolina Center for Public Service (also available as pdf).

http://www.volunteeringireland.com
Managing all-volunteer groups. Volunteering Ireland is the brainchild of Carmichael Center for Voluntary Groups, Ireland’s largest center for voluntary organizations.

http://e-volunteerism.com/
E-Volunteerism is the electronic journal of the Volunteer Community.

http://www.ivr.org.uk/
The Institute for Volunteering Research aims to develop knowledge and understanding of volunteering in a way that is relevant to practitioners and policy makers.

http://4h.unl.edu/volunteers/toolkit/toolkit.htm
The 4-H organization does a good job of managing unpaid volunteers. This “Toolkit for Volunteer Leaders” has lessons, exercises, and practical suggestions for working with volunteers.

ttp://www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/index.asp
The Charity Village website calls itself the “Canada’s supersite for the nonprofit sector.” It lists resources for everything from Accountability through Volunteer Recruitment. You can also search by keyword.

http://www.energizeinc.com/art.html
Energize Inc, especially for leaders of volunteers. Lots of good resources.

http://www.managementhelp.net/np_progs/sup_mod/staff.htm
Great set of links talking about all dimensions of volunteer management from the Free Management Library.

http://www.serviceleader.org/new/
This site is a project of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.