ServiceLeader.org, a project of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin, provides information on all aspects of volunteerism.
If you are a volunteer or want to become one, you will find helpful information in our areas for volunteers, volunteers in schools, and volunteers in state agencies.
Volunteer managers and service leaders will find information on best practices and volunteer management in our section for volunteer managers.
Looking for documents or reports related to volunteerism? Our new document library provides full-text documents for you to download.
Interested in volunteering online, or adding an online volunteer component to your volunteer program? Visit the virtual volunteering area for complete information, including the incredible Virtual Volunteering Guidebook.
This series of one-page publications investigates the field of volunteerism, through promoting academic research and providing a bridge from academic research to the hands of practitioners. To promote academic research, the series leads the field of volunteerism research by introducing new data sets, exploring characteristics of volunteers, and suggesting fruitful research agendas.
Graduate students in the Community Engagement and Management of Volunteer Programs at the LBJ School of Public Affairs will be serving in 10 to 20 fortunate Austin, Texas area nonprofit and public sector organizations.
Agencies benefit from the help of high quality graduate student volunteers providing 20 hours of service per student per semester, and the students gain a firsthand look into the realities of day-to-day volunteer management. Real time and online service applications welcome. Interested? Download the application form.
