These are the orientation materials, policies and requirements for volunteers involved with the Virtual Volunteering Project. Our volunteers agree to the terms outlined here before taking on their first assignment. These terms are communicated via e-mail, after the volunteer has completed our online application.

Other agencies are welcomed to use these handbook materials to develop their own guidelines for online volunteers (with appropriate credit to the Virtual Volunteering Project).

• Introduction/Getting Started
  About the online orientation process, and WHY we have policies.

• Your Commitments in Volunteering with the VV Project
  What you are getting into. This is also part of an e-mail orientation you received from us upon completing the online application. It is included here for reference, and for other agencies interested in creating their own online orientations/handbooks.

• Policies in Detail/Code of Conduct
  BY REPLYING TO THE ORIENTATION, you agreed to the policies outlined in this chapter! These are our detailed policies regarding volunteers at our agency; they are NOT included in your online orientation. These policies cover confidentiality, when additional screening is necessary, inappropriate communications, online safety and dismissal of volunteers.

• Assignments
  How you get assignments, and what it's like to work with us. Again, you received this earlier as part of our e-mail orientation.

• Reporting
  Providing a weekly update on what you are doing with regard to your online volunteering assignment is critical to the VV Project.

• General tips for volunteers working on virtual assignments
  A must read whether you volunteer with us or another organization via the Internet.

• Recognition of your efforts
  There are various ways we say thanks and keep you up-to-date on our efforts.

Resources and Tools for Online Volunteers

Volunteering for Other Organizations

The Virtual Volunteering Project http://www.serviceleader.org/vv/