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 clients they serve.

Resources

Volunteer Management Progress Report 2023: This report contains data from nearly 1,400 participants in 36 countries around the world and provides vital information on both the state of the industry itself and key trends that can help your organization stay ahead of the curve and better positioned to meet your organization's most important goals. 

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

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.