Increasing Participation and Membership:

Other resources and links related to Increasing Participation and Membership in Your Community Initiative or Organization

The following websites offer information, examples and other resources that may be helpful in your work.

http://www.serviceleader.org/index.html
Service Leader offers guidance on all aspects of managing volunteers, as well as advice on becoming a volunteer. A virtual (online) volunteering link is also offered.
http://www.xavier.edu/communitybuilding/
Community Building Institute at Xavier University features success stories that focus on volunteer involvement in building community.
http://www.networkforgood.org/npo/
Network for Good helps nonprofit organizations reach new audiences through Internet strategies. You can recruit volunteers online using a volunteer match database.
http://www.volunteermatch.org/
VolunteerMatch is a nonprofit, online service that helps interested volunteers get involved with community service organizations throughout the United States.
http://www.idealist.org/
Idealist.org, a project of Action without Borders, posts volunteer opportunities around the globe. Topical discussion boards include a volunteering focus.
http://www.communityservice.org/
Community Service.org provides information, encouragement, and online discussions to empower

http://www.unv.org/
The United Nations Volunteers Program supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and mobilizing volunteers. A practical toolkit, Measuring Volunteering, is available in Adobe Acrobat format: http://www.unvolunteers.org/infobase/articles/2001/01_02_15USAtoolkit.pdf
http://www.iave.org/
The International Association for Volunteer offers training and information to encourage and strengthen volunteering worldwide.
http://www.toastmasters.org/
Toastmasters International gives ideas for increasing club membership that may apply for other efforts.

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