Volunteering

How to manage volunteers effectively

A four-step guide on how start a volunteer program for your project, workplace or community - and how to lead volunteers.

Managing festival volunteers by balancing duties and perks

How to manage festival volunteers for your event - with a culture of rewarding hard work, fun and learning.

What kind of a volunteer do you want to be?

Do you want to make the world a better place? Learn how you can volunteer in your community and abroad.

Grassroots campaign management and volunteer mobilisation

Volunteers provide vital support to grassroots organisations - but managing a team of activists is a challenge for any volunteer coordinator.

Committee co-chairs: boosting collaborative leadership

Nonprofits rely on committees to get things done. Here’s how co-chairs can benefit and support those goals.

10 conflict resolution workshops for volunteer coordinators

Engaging virtual volunteers

Skills-based volunteering

Create a volunteer rewards program with points and perks

Volunteer rewards programs use recognition, rewards, perks, and points to say 'thank you.' Show your volunteers that you appreciate their time and energy.

How to manage volunteers for an event: roles and responsibilities

Here is a list of the basic event volunteer roles at festivals that you might need to cover so the show can go on.

Recruiting volunteers through social media

Here’s a five-step guide to growing your audience, connecting your followers and recruiting volunteers with social media.

How to start a mentor program in your nonprofit

Nonprofits and other volunteer organizations can benefit from creating a mentorship program that inspires leadership, learning and hard work.

How to be a good volunteer coordinator

You need to stop tracking volunteer signups on a spreadsheet

Volunteer coordinators lose precious time when they try to delegate work and collaborate via Excel sheets. A team management tool is a better option.

50 jobs your volunteers can do

This is a list of different tasks and jobs volunteers can do for your project. From entry-level tasks to specialized opportunities, you will sure find some inspiration to expand your job lists and keep your team engaged and contributing. Just like in theater, there is no role too small!

The best free app for scheduling volunteers in 2024

Managing the schedules of a whole team of volunteers can be a challenge. Here is our shortlist for the best free volunteer scheduling apps that can help!

Free volunteer management software for nonprofits

The standard subscription of Zelos Team Management is forever free to use - and there is no limit the number of volunteers.

What are grassroots campaigns?

A grassroots campaign is a type of political or social campaign that is initiated and organized from the local level, rather than from the top down.

How to communicate with volunteers

How to work with volunteers

How to work with volunteers - a hands-on guide for volunteer coordinators about finding, engaging, and managing volunteers.