To fingerprint or not to fingerprint? That is the question. We have more than 3,000 volunteers in our database. Most of these work in positions that do not...
14014
Julie Huffman
eghuffman
Mar 2, 2009 8:53 pm
Jane, We follow our employee guidelines that they cannot have any felony convictions in the past 10 years, or misdemeanor in the past 3 years. If the...
14015
Elizabeth Paul-Soch
bethsoch...
Mar 4, 2009 6:36 pm
Good day to all. We received a request into our RSVP office regarding beginning a program called Bookworm with the local Head Start program. We are looking...
14016
Nora Simmons Daly
nnsimmons
Mar 4, 2009 6:40 pm
I have been asked to provide our administration with a list of volunteers with 4-wheel drive vehicles who would be willing to drive our home health caregivers...
14017
Jane Deer-Hileman
janeatjfs
Mar 4, 2009 6:44 pm
I really appreciate everyone's answers; the answers address both the serious risks we must be concerned about, and the possible impediments to recruiting...
14018
theshroad@...
theshroad
Mar 4, 2009 7:53 pm
Jane - In the State of Washington fingerprints are required if a person has lived in the state for less than 3 years, for volunteers or employees working in...
14019
Jesse Bowen
workn4changenow
Mar 4, 2009 8:37 pm
Laws are different from one place to another, but our policy is volunteers can not transport anyone (staff, clients, clients' friends or family members)...
14020
Cindy Battles
cetbat
Mar 4, 2009 8:38 pm
I think you are going to be hard pressed to find volunteers willing to take on that kind of risk. I don't think the organization should ask volunteers...
14021
mtchristus
Mar 5, 2009 2:23 pm
Hello everyone, I was wondering what your institutions do regarding ethics statements. Do you require volunteers to sign any sort of ethics statement? If so,...
14022
Betty Caughman
betcaughman
Mar 5, 2009 2:24 pm
We recently had an IT professional do an extensive project overhauling our intra-net at no charge to us - he donated his time and professional expertise. Is...
14023
SummersB@...
brucevrm
Mar 6, 2009 5:06 pm
Maria, Good morning. The American Red Cross requires all volunteers and employees to sign a code of business ethics and conduct. Currently this is signed...
14024
Paige Van Riper
paigevr
Mar 6, 2009 5:06 pm
Nora, I would encourage you to look into insurance to cover the volunteers who might be driving. If you have volunteer insurance you can often add this just...
14025
Jocelyn
jocelyn_t99
Mar 6, 2009 5:07 pm
Hi everyone! I am working on volunteer appreciation events for the coming year. This past year, just under $900 was spent on 'Volunteer Appreciation'. Most of...
14026
Cindy Battles
cetbat
Mar 6, 2009 5:08 pm
Maria, Because we are a Christian organization we have staff and volunteers sign both a statement of belief and an ethics statement. It is a one time thing...
14027
Lisa Lorenson
mountainstod...
Mar 6, 2009 7:29 pm
Jocelyn: I have a small budget of $500.00 for Volunteer Appreciation of our volunteers at our corporate headquarters. This includes our large event volunteer...
14028
Cindy Battles
cetbat
Mar 8, 2009 10:27 pm
Jocelyn, This is the first year I have had a volunteer appreciation budget and I am feeling my way through it in a similair fashion. My budget is $800 and so...
14029
cybervpm@yahoogroups....
Mar 9, 2009 4:28 am
How to maneuver through and locate files on CyberVPM Go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybervpm/ Once you are signed in, you will see a list of links (in a...
14030
M. Cavanaugh
docga777
Mar 9, 2009 4:02 pm
Hi, I am currently researching how I might expand my work into volunteer consulting and would appreciate any tips, resources, agencies or details of personal...
14031
Leigh Nutter
leighclaire1972
Mar 9, 2009 4:02 pm
NAVPLG – the National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government – is currently accepting nominations for our 2009 awards. This is a great way...
14032
Tiffani Hill
thillcva
Mar 9, 2009 4:06 pm
If any of you have a volunteer appreciation budget, how is that budget broken down? Hi, I wanted to offer up a couple of suggestions from success I've had at...
14033
Alexandra Collier
alix_c88
Mar 9, 2009 5:07 pm
There's still time to register for this. I have attached the workshop brochure and registration form. At $30, These workshops are significantly cheaper than...
14034
georgeanjc@...
georgeanjc
Mar 12, 2009 7:44 pm
Hi all, I am on a board of a small Christian feminist membership organization -- 180 members. All of the board members are volunteers.? We have two contract...
14035
elizabethpawloski
elizabethpaw...
Mar 12, 2009 7:45 pm
Metropolitan Volunteer Management Association (MVMA) presents: Volunteer Programs in the 21st Century Keynote Speaker: Steve McCurley March 27, 2009...
14036
jturnhei@...
jturnhei
Mar 13, 2009 2:20 am
http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0802849229 The link includes the look inside feature. ... From: georgeanjc@... To:...
14037
Nancy Macduff
mba@...
Mar 15, 2009 9:13 pm
Volunteer Engagement and Leadership Program Are you responsible for engaging and managing volunteers? Want to be more effective in such things as recruiting,...
14038
mkhood9
Mar 16, 2009 11:55 am
Are you responsible for engaging and managing volunteers? Want to be more effective in such things as recruiting, training, leadership, communication,...
14039
Emily
pineapples_ok
Mar 17, 2009 9:46 pm
Hi all! Wondering if anyone else has a volunteer performance evaluation. People who supervise volunteers would use it to give me more formal information about...
14040
Robinson Pamela
pamela.robin...
Mar 18, 2009 6:14 pm
18 March 2009 Dear Colleagues in Volunteer Resource Management, The Editorial Board and staff of The International Journal of Volunteer Administration (The...
14041
Emily
pineapples_ok
Mar 24, 2009 11:47 pm
Hi all, I got good responses last time I posted here (thanks!) and I thought I'd mind your collective wisdom once again. For background info, I'm starting a...
14042
ckmackey1
Mar 25, 2009 3:20 am
Hi there, we have conducted a review of the seemingly most popular volunteer management applications available. The organization I am working with favors Good...
