Volunteer Central of Greater Tulsa offers many services for nonprofit, service, and civic organizations that utilize volunteers, through our Associates Program. Click to download brochure. Basic Associates at annual contribution levels of $100-$500 are offered:

To become an Associate and put 12 months of benefits to work today:

ü   Register your organization with an account on Volunteer Central's online volunteer program management tool, 1-800-volunteer.org.

ü   Once your organization account is approved, create special events and one-time or long-term volunteer opportunities to recruit volunteers to help you fulfill your mission and achieve your goals. Create special events or date-sensitive activities well in advance to help recruit your volunteers.

Maintain your account to ensure volunteers find you when searching for meaningful opportunities!

Increase your reporting power on www.1-800-volunteer.org

 Click here to learn more.

Individual services are available for nominal fees as needed.  Contact Volunteer Central to learn how to recruit volunteers, participate in training, and to engage expert consultants in helping you develop the most effective volunteer program for your organization.

FREE Fabulous Fridays Expand to include User Group Simplify your life with monthly user group and training sessions on www.1-800-volunteer.org and other Volunteer Central programs. Learn how to utilize online tools to help manage your volunteer recruitment, communication, scheduling, retention, recording, reporting, and recognition.

Hosted at Tulsa Technology Center in The Eighth Floor Atrium, 6111 East Skelly Drive.

"Simplify Your Life with www.1-800-volunteer.org" User Training begins at 9:30 a.m. Volunteer Central walks you through 1-800-volunteer.org from managing your organization account to creating events and opportunities to recruiting volunteers and reporting their service. "How-To" Guide provided.

RSVP by the Tuesday before each FREE Fabulous Friday to reserve your seat and materials.

Special Interest Groups are forming to explore the unique qualities of your organizations' demands for your volunteer programs.  Volunteer Central presented "Volunteer Administration in the School Setting" thanks to Jenks and Broken Arrow Public Schools for presenting your outstanding programs!  This school-specific group will meet soon to continue sharing and learning from each other and special guests.

Youth services, arts, and health care are some of the organizations that face interesting challenges in fulfilling your missions through volunteers.  Call 918.447.1888 today or email to begin planning your group!

RECRUITING YOUNG VOLUNTEERS

When volunteering becomes a natural part of a child’s life at an early age,
it adds an important dimension to the process of growing up
and, ultimately, shapes the adult that child becomes.
Neither schoolwork nor salaried jobs teach citizenship
in the hands-on way that volunteering does.

Volunteer Central works to make volunteerism an active part of everyone’s life, including young people. Training opportunities for youth volunteers include topics such as risk identification and management, volunteer etiquette, and confidence building.

Even with training and best intentions, these youth volunteers can only serve if you let them in the front door of your organization. Look at your volunteer opportunities and consider incorporating young volunteers into your program.

Volunteer Central can help you create opportunities for young volunteers.

We have prepared a guidebook to help you welcome youth volunteers into your organization. You may download a copy of “Quick-Read Guide to Using Children & Youth as Volunteers” or call 918.447.1888 for your free copy.

Reference Library and Resources

Check out some of the resources available through Volunteer Central to help with volunteer program management:

 

	Volunteer Management Report	monthly newsletter
	eVOLve	monthly newsletter
	Professional Ethics in Volunteer Administration	Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration
	From the Top Down	Ellis, Susan
	Virtual Volunteering Guidebook: How to Apply the Principles of Real-World Volunteer Management to Online Service	Ellis and Cravens
	Measuring the Difference: A Guide to Outcome Evaluation for Volunteer Program Managers	Eystad, Melissa
	Highly-Skilled Volunteers – High Impact Results	Fixler, Jill Friedman
	No Surprises: Harmonizing Risk and Reward in Volunteer Management	Herman, Jackson and Oliver
	Volunteer Retention and Feelings of Connection	Lynch, Rick
	Complete Guide to Ethics Management: An Ethics Toolkit for Managers	McNamara, Carter
	Volunteer Management: An Essential Guide – 2nd Edition	Nobel, Rogers and Fryar
	Diversity Continuum: Indicators of Success	Planned Parenthood Federation of America
	Volunteer Recruitment: Tips from the Field	Rehnborg and Clubine
	Partnerships, Collaborations and Alliances: Managing for Success	Woodworth, Sandra
	Managing Corporate Volunteer Programs as a Strategic Resource	Points of Light Foundation
	The Greater Trainer’s Guide	Vineyard, Sue

Schedule time to thumb through all the materials available to help you with your volunteer program!