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Retaining Volunteers and Keeping them Motivated

  • Recruiting and Retention/Committees that Produce Results
    By Nancy Macduff, from Volunteer Today, The Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism, a service of MBA Publishing

  • Your Circle of Resources
    Suggestions from volunteer management and volunteerism expert Susan Ellis and Energize, Inc.

  • Volunteer Support and Recognition
    Part of a variety of volunteer management-related resources hosted by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association.

  • Keep Them Coming Back
    Tips from the field - managers of volunteer initiatives at several Texas state agencies and nonprofit organizations share their successful retention strategies.

  • Seven Steps To Achieve Effective Volunteer Support
    From the August 13, 1997 issue of Canadian FundRaiser.

  • Manager's Electronic Resource Center
    Produced by the Family Planning Management Development Project of Management Sciences for Health, a nonprofit organization strengthening health management worldwide. Although these resources are for paid staff, the suggestions for improving motivation, providing effective feedback, and improving the work environment are all adaptable to a volunteer setting.