Resources for Volunteer Organizations

Data and Research

• The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) hosts a comprehensive collection of information on volunteering in the U.S.
  www.nationalservice.gov/about/role_impact/performance_research.asp
• CNCS Issue Brief on Volunteer Retention
  www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/VIA/VIA_brief_retention.pdf
• Study on Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers from the Urban Institute
  www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411005_VolunteerManagement.pdf
• Volunteering In America – National and state-specific volunteer data from CNCS
• www.volunteeringinamerica.gov
• CIRCLE (Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement):
• www.civicyouth.org
• Value of a volunteer hour: From Independent Sector (www.independentsector.org)
• http://independentsector.org/volunteer_time?s=volunteer%20hour
• United Healthcare/Volunteer Match: Do Good Live Well study
• http://cdn.volunteermatch.org/...Live_Well_Study.pdf
• Transforming Communities through Service: A Collection of 52 of the Most Innovative AmeriCorps Programs in the United States from America’s Service Commissions and Innovations in Civic Participation
• Transforming-Communities-through-Service.pdf

Legal Documents

• Volunteer Liability—liability for State Volunteers:
• Iowa law on Liability of State Volunteers - Iowa Code 669.13, .24 -- http://www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/
• http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/volunteer_healthcare_provider_program.asp
• Relevant Case Law on the Statute- http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/iowastatecases/sc/04-1655.pdf
• Background Checks:
• http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/supportoperations/crimhistory/obtain_records.shtml -Criminal Background Checks

Disability Inclusion

• The ICVS Accessibility Team (A-Team)
• Disability inclusion: Handbook for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in National and Community Service Programs
• http://www.volunteernc.org/library/pdfs/manual/2009_10/Appendix%20D/inclusion.pdf
• Inclusive, Accessible Service: Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities in Service Days and Events [PDF: 1.5MB]
• Impact Feature Issue on Volunteerism by Persons with Developmental Disabilities[PDF: 781kb]
• Toolkit for involving older disabled volunteers [PDF: 141kb]
• Information on AmeriCorps Benefits and SSI

• National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP)
• Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Home Page
• National Council on Disability

• Iowa Division of Persons with Disabilities
• Center for Disabilities and Development at the University of Iowa

National Resources

• Serve.gov
• For information about nationwide volunteer initiatives
• www.serve.gov
• Official site of the Corporation for National and Community Service
• http://www.nationalservice.gov/
• Official site of AmeriCorps
• www.americorps.gov
• Learn & Serve America
• http://www.learnandserve.gov/
• Senior Corps
• http://www.seniorcorps.gov/

Other

• Corporate Volunteer Councils- http://www.handsonnetwork.org/companies/corporatevolunteercouncils
• Reimagining Service- Volunteer Management Tools
  reimaginingservice.org/Home.aspx