UNITED STATES
AL!VE serves to enhance and sustain the spirit of volunteering in America by fostering collaboration and networking, promoting professional development, and providing advocacy for leaders in community engagement.
America Learns - Los Angeles based America Learns is a global educational performance and accountability firm reaching more than 20,000 students worldwide. The organization's flagship service, the America Learns Performance Measurement & Learning Network, helps organizations to simultaneously track the progress of and measure their volunteer tutors and mentor's performance while providing ongoing, personalized training and support to volunteers
Betty Stallings.com - Inspiring and empowering people to effectively attract and utilize volunteer and financial donations to achieve their organizations' mission.
CharityChannel - The oldest and largest community of third-sector professionals in the world. The CharityChannel community is comprised of nonprofit sector professionals from around the world who volunteer their time, advice, information, tips and articles for the benefit of the community.
Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration
The Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA) advances the profession and practice of volunteer resource management by certifying individuals who demonstrate knowledge and competence in the leadership of volunteers. Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA) is an international credential awarded to practitioners with at least 3 years of experience who successfully complete an exam and written portfolio process. Originally developed by the Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA) several decades ago, the credentialing program is now sponsored by the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration.
The Directors of Volunteer Programs Association (DVPA) exists to encourage and promote volunteer management as a profession while providing a network for local coordinators in Southwest Washington
Energize Inc - International training, consulting & publishing firm specializing in volunteerism; largest Web site worldwide for volunteer program managers; publishers of e-volunteerism: the electronic journal of the Volunteer Community (www.e-volunteerism.com)
The Greater Richmond Association for Volunteer Administration (GRAVA) is a professional non-profit organization that pursues excellence in mobilizing and supporting volunteer resources management. Simply said, GRAVA is a professional organization for people who work with volunteers.
Jersey Shore DOVIA - DOVIA (Directors of Volunteers in Agencies) of Monmouth County is an association of professionals involved in the administration of volunteer programs.
The Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association (NOVAA) is a membership association serving professional volunteer resources managers in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Their mission is empowering volunteer professionals to excellence
NYAVA is a professonal Membership Organization that has the respect of the Not-For-Profit, Education and Government Communities and is the primary resource for the Volunteer Resources Management Profession in the NYC area. Our Mission is to advance and serve the volunteer resources management profession in the New York City arera
Points of Light Institute - On August 1, 2007, Points of Light Foundation and Hands On Network merged into a single organization with a shared vision and a shared set of goals.This united organization is now called Points of Light Institute and embraces a new vision for transformation: One day every person will discover their power to make a difference, creating healthy communities in vibrant democracies around the world.
Salt Lake County Volunteers - Salt LakeCounty Volunteer Program Services provides training, consultation and resources to county organizations which utilize volunteers to provide services which enhance people’s lives.
Take Pride in America
Take Pride in America is a national program aimed at increasing volunteer service on America’s public lands. Based at the U.S. Department of the Interior, its goal is to empower volunteers from every corner of America to maintain and enhance our natural, cultural, and historical sites. Take Pride encourages citizen stewardship through an innovative public awareness campaign and an interactive website that showcases volunteer opportunities at natural and cultural sites.
The Nonprofit Sector Resource Institute, an arm of the Center for Public Service at Seton Hall University, works to build the capacity of the
nonprofit sector in New Jersey and nationally. Each year the Institute offers two major professional development programs, the Board Leadership
Institute and the Financial Management Certificate Program; both programs will be offered in the fall of '09.
To learn more, go to http://nsri.shu.edu
The Volunteer Center of Lubbock connects and empowers people for goodness through volunteerism, civic engagement,
and leadership development for all ages.
VRM Roundtable - The VRM Roundtable project involves hundreds of volunteer managers across the United States, working together to create a new national professional VPM Association for the USA
VolunteerMatch - As one of the world's largest online networks of volunteer opportunities, VolunteerMatch makes it easier than ever to find a rewarding way to volunteer.
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