HandsOn Network has established collaborative partnerships with thousands of nonprofits, schools and other community organizations to create real change through active community involvement, volunteerism and service.
By collaborating with HandsOn Network, your organization can leverage the power of our "network of networks" and tap into resources and best practices that have been created in collaboration with our partners at local and national levels.
If you would like more information about how to become a national partner, please email membership@handsonnetwork.org.
To find out more about how to partner of one of our affiliate organizations, please click here to view the full list of HandsOn Action Centers for their web sites and contact information.
In the meantime, please see below to find and download resources to help you manage your organization and volunteers more effectively. If you have volunteer opportunities that you would like to post online, please click here to create an account.
Organizational Management
Key Concepts of Financial Management Online Course Financial management is fundamental to the administration of service organizations. Adhering to proper principles and regulations is important whether the grant source is government, foundation, or corporate. Sound practices in this area help to build a relationship of trust with funders and enhance the overall management process within your organization. In this online course, learn the basics of financial management and monitoring of your government grant. Note that the link below will take you to a HandsOn partner site. You’ll need to create a free account, then log in to the Online Learning Center, click on ‘My Courses' and select the Key Concepts in Financial Management course.
Volunteer Management
Answering the Unasked Questions of Volunteers From Grapevine, May - June 2005: The Volunteer Manager's Newsletter, Answering the Unasked Questions of Volunteers, written by Steve McCurley. Mr. McCurley focuses on answering questions that are important to retaining volunteers and explaining internal processes to volunteers.
Young Adult Tip Sheets Another resource from the 2007 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, this one is from a workshop titled, “Appealing to Generation Y: Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for Colleges & Universities”, this tip sheet presents ten tips for involving young adults and five tips for mobilizing college students.
Baby Boomers Can Be Dynamic Volunteers Another resource from 2007 National Conference on Volunteering and Service Workshop titled, “Boomer session handout from the 2007 National Conference."
Young Adult Tip Sheets Another resource from the 2007 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, this one is from a workshop titled, “Appealing to Generation Y: Volunteer Recruitment Strategies for Colleges & Universities”, this tip sheet presents ten tips for involving young adults and five tips for mobilizing college students.
Developing Volunteer Projects Toolkit This simple toolkit on the HandsOn site Be HandOn includes several step-by-step guides to help you develop stellar volunteer projects:
- Setting a timeline for the project
- Example of a one-day project agenda
- Sample checklist for the project
- Tips on managing your project
- Evaluating your project
Volunteer Recognition
Enjoy this creative list of 50 ways to recognize your volunteers.
Disaster Management
Presentation: Creating a Disaster Plan for Your Organization Why does an organization need a disaster plan? Creating a disaster plan enables an agency to continue to provide services to those who need them and may make the difference between an organization remaining an essential part of the community, or closing its doors forever. During an emergency, response systems may be overwhelmed, external assistance may not be available and the agency might be without utilities, communication or medical services. The plan prepares the organization to maintain and resume following a disaster. The presentation walks the planner through: Examining your organization and how it currently functions, Defining what constitutes a disaster or emergency, Determining critical activities, vital to the survival of the organization and accomplishment of its mission, Identifying essential functions based on both normal day-to-day operations and responsibilities during a disaster, and Creating a planning team. Further, it breaks-down: What the plan should include, Keys to survival, Organizational resources, Neighborhood resources, Client concerns and other considerations, Factors in successful recovery, The disaster plan as it relates to the disaster life cycle, and Self care for responders and volunteers.
More Resources
Check out the sites below for more resources to help you and your non-profit organization:
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HandsOn Network’s Citizen Academy Online Find resources organized by issues, including ways take action and quizzes to test knowledge.
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Corporation for National and Community Service The mission of the Corporation for National and Community Service is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. The Corporation provides opportunities for more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve through Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America.
For more information on CNCS volunteer and national service programs and the most current information about volunteerism and volunteer trends in America, visit their web and resource library.