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People First -Total Solutions Content:
- Click here for the archive of the highly regarded People First e-News
- Check out the People First Facebook page
- Follow Martin J Cowling on twitter
- Watch Our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/PFTSPeopleFirst -videos on Social Media, Volunteering, Resources, Interviews
- Global Volunteer Management Survey results here
Starting Out
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Starting up a Not for Profit (About.com)
- Social Enterprise Toolkit - everything you need to know about setting up and running a social enterprise.
Board Resources
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Board Effectiveness Checklist - 30 question Checklist
- Board Fundamentals - what you need to have in place
- Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management (Free Management Library)
- A complete Toolkit for Boards (Free Management Library)
- Free Pod casts on Key Board Issues
- Surviving a Crisis: Practical Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations
Environmental
- Calculate Your Agency's Carbon Footprint (pdf)
- Carbon Calculator for Events (pdf)
Legal and Safety Issues
- Arrive Safe and Sound Tips to Help Your Nonprofits Vehicle Safety Program
- How to deal with workplace bullying and how to tackle bullying at work
- Volunteer Rights and Responsibilities document
- Managing Volunteers Balancing Risk and Reward
- Supervision of Children and Teens Never Includes Sex
- Running the risk? A risk management tool for volunteer involving organisations
Managing People
- Volunteer Management Software -Full listing of most software types
- OurSharedResources.org-free service - add and access useful Volunteerism Resources
- Turn Your Organisation into a Volunteer Magnet", free practical book
- New! Microevolunteering
- New! Assess Your Volunteer Program using our questionnaire
- New! Volunteer Recognition Resources
Marketing
- Tool lets you see what people are thinking as they search the web - help NFPs gauge how they may be viewed by the world and identify what keywords may help people find a NFP online
- Katya's Not for Profit Marketing Blog
- Make the Thank You Letters Count
- Websites where You Can List and Find Volunteer Opportunities ( EnergizeInc)
- Listings of Volunteer Centres, Professional Associations ( EnergizeInc)
Money- Paying for Effective People
- US Government Grants Listings
Orientation
- Sample Online Orientation for New Volunteers
- Sample Volunteer handbook from COTA
Policy Issues
- Policy and Procedures-defining the difference-it could save you
- Ten steps to Policy Creation
- Guide to Police Checks and Working with Children Checks (Australia)
- Criminal Records Bureau checks- Guidance for volunteering (UK)
- NEW! Records Management Policy
Social Media
- Do you have multiple Facebook accounts? Here is how log into multiple accounts
- Sample Social Media Policies
- Sample Social Media Policies
- Guide to Disclosure in Social Media Marketing
- Volunteerism Blogs (EnergizeInc)
