Energize, Inc. publishes a free blog as well as fee-based books, articles and newsletters about volunteer management. Energize, Inc. offers a range of consulting and speaking services.
Volunteer Canada https://volunteer.ca/
Volunteer Canada is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. They have been committed to increasing and supporting volunteerism and civic participation since 1977.
Their 2013 Volunteer Recognitionstudy surveyed preferences around volunteer recognition and identified links between motivation and recognition practices.
Also on Volunteer Canada’s website is the Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement, a set of comprehensive guidelines including recruitment, risk management, training and more.
VolunteerHub http://www.volunteerhub.com/blog/
This website for a company selling fee-based volunteer management software includes a blog with free articles about many aspects of volunteer management such as recruitment, recognition and fundraising.
Guidestar https://www.guidestar.org/
Guidestar is a 501(c)(3) public charity that collects, organizes, and presents about every single IRS-registered nonprofit organization. The Guidestar blog offers numerous free articles with emphasis on fundraising and philanthropy.
OVI Webinars
Rhonda Sweeney takes us on a journey through what it takes to elevate opera volunteers from worker to unshakable advocate. She then welcomes Melissa Wegner of The Metropolitan Opera, who will share actionable insights from her work with emerging talent—together offering practical strategies for upskilling, building purpose-driven programs, and expanding your impact in your organization.
This inspiring session marks the grand finale of Opera Volunteers International’s three-part 2025 Volunteer Advocacy Webinar Series. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from two of the industry’s most respected leaders in opera and volunteer engagement.
Rhonda Sweeney is a Non-Profit Leader and Volunteer.
Melissa Wegner is the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program
and Laffont Competition
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OVI Webinar 2025 Session 1: Harnessing Volunteer Power: Building Resilient Organizations
Jarene Frances Lee with Julia Catagnus, Energize, Inc, 1999 Packed with the advice, wisdom, and experience of over 85 real-life, on-the-job supervisors of volunteers, this guide offers a crystal-clear analysis of what works and what doesn’t in supervision. It also includes comments from volunteers about what they need from those who supervise them, as well as excerpts from classic articles and books by experts in the field and a self-assessment survey covering the attitudes and actions necessary to be an effective supervisor.
Joan Garry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2021 This practical guide helps develop the specialized skills and mindset needed to successfully lead and manage a stable and impactful world-class organization. New chapters bring the core responsibilities of board service to life, offer practical advice on how small nonprofits can have an outsized impact, discuss effective crisis management approaches, and deliver even more stories and lessons drawn from the Joan Garry’s work with thousands of nonprofit leaders. Throughout the book, the author shares new insights on topics such as managing crises, graceful exits, organizational transitions, and more.