Description:

Volunteers should be considered unpaid staff and, like a staff handbook, a strong volunteer organization should have a volunteer handbook. This course goes beyond understanding various aspects of a volunteer program to putting the volunteer program to paper. Create an outline and some draft text for a handbook providing consistency within the volunteers as well a legal support if ever needed.

Course Outline:

1. Purpose of a volunteer handbook

2. Job descriptions

3. Requirements

4. Chain of command Policies and Procedures

5. Recognition and Benefits

6. Dismissal and Grievance Procedure

7. Additional considerations