Tulsa Area United Way supports our partner nonprofits in many ways, including curating resources and professional development offerings. Here, we will share opportunities for volunteer engagement professionals to grow their skills, strengthening their organizations and benefitting the communities they serve.

Resources

Volunteer Management Progress Report: The 2024 VolunteerPro Volunteer Management Progress Report is now LIVE! The theme for this year’s report is Leadership & Workforce. In the report, explore the current levels of volunteer capacity, levels of satisfaction and support for volunteer managers, key areas of volunteer strategy, the extent to which volunteer leaders are leveraged, and more.

Communicating with Volunteers: For email communication to be effective, your recipients need to open and engage with your messages. In this post, we share a few pointers for getting that to happen with consistency. When volunteers believe in your cause and look forward to your next email, you’re building a powerful relationship.

Finding the Right Role for Every Volunteer: Volunteers aren’t robots that come off an assembly line. Each is an individual human with unique skills, capabilities, needs, and desires. If a volunteer role fits like a glove, that supporter is more apt to experience high satisfaction and the organizations is more likely to enjoy higher retention rates.

Foster High Volunteer Loyalty: Are You Doing Everything You Can to Retain Volunteers? Do your volunteer management practices align with today’s scholarly research on volunteer retention? Check out this free tip sheet for fresh research-based ideas on how to keep enthusiastic, engaged volunteers coming back for more.

How to Create a Volunteer Recruitment Email: Recruiting volunteers by email, but not sure what to say? Refrence these recruitment email best practices + free templates.

Volunteer Resourcing Planning Template: Having a plan for your volunteers is one of the most important aspects of being a volunteer management professional. BUT, with the many hats, the fires, the burnout, you may find yourself stretched to the limit already. You want your volunteer program to be rock solid, but you need a tested system to use (rather than starting from scratch). This template helps you plan out your volunteer goals.

Volunteer Thank You Letter Sample: Volunteer appreciation doesn’t have to be difficult. And, often the simplest ideas are the most heartfelt and appreciated. If you’re looking for quick ideas on how to write creative, meaningful thank you notes, check out this tool!

Volunteer Training Evaluation Worksheet: Use tip sheet to plan your levels of training evaluation to ensure positive return on your training investment.

Professional Development

TulsALIVE: Tulsa’s chapter of ALIVE (Active Leadership Inspiring Volunteer Engagement) seeks to educate, equip, and empower community leaders who engage the region's residents in volunteer service. Free workshops and sessions are hosted the third Tuesday of every month from 11:30 – 1. Email tulsalive1@gmail.com to get involved.

VolunteerPro Insiders Facebook Group: As volunteer management professionals we know our superpower: creating an engaged volunteer corps that drives impact and furthers our organization’s mission, usually while working with limited time and/or resources. This group is intended to support, educate, inspire, and provide a sense of community to anyone who leads or works with volunteers.