Search Search Search Topic Programs & Operations Managing People Resources (-) Volunteers Adoption & Placement Foster Care Active FiltersVolunteers Group 9 Clear All 6 Ways to Create a Sense of Community for Volunteers Successful volunteer programs keep volunteers connected to each other and your agency. Try these six tips to keep volunteers in touch. Personalized Training Helps Empower, Retain Volunteers Read Ark-Valley’s tips on how getting personal gets the most out of your volunteers. 3 Tips to Train Volunteers with Staying Power Follow these three training tips to ensure your volunteers are prepared for duty—and that they stick around for the long term. Updating SOPs Your SOP should be reviewed at least once a year by all staff, department supervisors and the director. They Did It: Organizing a Pawsitive Protest When employees from a local hotel wanted to volunteer for a day, this Florida shelter came up with a genius idea. 5 Tips for Training and Retaining Volunteers Learn how one small all-volunteer organization uses five tips to effectively train and retain an army of dedicated volunteers. ASPCA Survey: Strategies to Increase Participation in Kitten Foster Programs in High Shelter Intake Communities Read a recent ASPCA study that identifies barriers and opportunities to increase kitten foster volunteers in high kitten shelter intake communities. Creating SOPs Find out what SOPs are, what they should contain, who benefits from having them and strategies for getting them written.