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  • Ambassadors Chart Sample

    Ambassadors charts highlight each board member's leadership actions. Acts such as committing to sponsor an event, emailing a donor, or talking with potential participants are all noted. This encourages board participation and highlights individual board members' efforts.

  • Sample Request for Liability and Insurance Consulting Services

    Sample request for proposal for property and liability risk management and insurance consulting services.

     

  • Volunteers Cannot Claim Deductions for Time or Services

    While contributions of money or property donated to 501(c)(3) organizations are tax deductible, you cannot deduct the value of your time or services as a volunteer. See the most recent revision of IRS Publication 526's section on "Volunteers' Questions and Answers" for the more information about the rules for qualifying for various types of deductions when preparing a return for the most recent Tax Year. 

     

  • Volunteer Policies and Procedures

    Sample volunteer policy and procedures document from The National Wildlife Federation, as championed among other volunteer management practices by the National Council of Nonprofits.

     

  • Volunteer Intern Waiver

    Sample waiver for a volunter/intern.

     

    See also: The Hows and Whys of Volunteer Waivers

     

  • Volunteer Centers in North Carolina

    A list of the volunteer centers located in North Carolina.

     

     

  • Volunteer Application Sample

    While many nonprofits are dependent on their volunteer workforce, they should still do their due diligence and take risk management precautions during the volunteer recruitment process, as described in How to Write a Volunteer Application to Protect Your Charity. (Balance Careers - Small Business, 2020)

     

    Sample Volunteer Applications

  • Trust, But Verify: Why Volunteer Screening is So Important

    Trust, But Verify: Why Volunteer Screening is So Important - In case you’re still not sold on the concept of screening volunteers, here are specific reasons about why you should. In a nutshell, it all comes down to managing risk for your organization. (GuideStar/Candid + Volunteer Hub)

     

  • The Value of Volunteer Time

    A calculation by Independent Sector estimated the national value of volunteers' contributed time to be $28.54 per hour in 2021, thus helping to acknowledge the millions of individuals who dedicate their time, talents, and energy to making a difference. Charitable organizations can use this state-specific estimator to quantify the enormous value volunteers provide to their organizations.

     

  • Sample Waiver of Liability of Minor

    Sample "Waiver of Liability for Minors" to be edited to fit your organization's needs when hosting volunteers 17 years and under. (National Council of Nonprofits)

     

    See also: The Hows and Whys of Volunteer Waivers

     

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