MAVA Initiative on City Volunteer Engagement
The Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement (MAVA) was awarded a Bush Foundation Community Innovation Grant to convene conversations with partners, cities, volunteer managers, volunteers, and citizens interested in building new strategies to engage a diverse citizenry in community problems.
MAVA conducts extensive research on a variety of initiatives in the field of volunteer engagement. If you are a MAVA member, most of the reports and studies are available to you at no charge. If you are not a member, there is a cost to download these studies and reports. Please consider MAVA membership.
Resources for Cities on Volunteer Engagement from MAVA
Value of Volunteers for Cities
Value and Benefits of City Volunteers -
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Tips for Starting or Building a Volunteer Program
MAVA Tool Kit for Starting or Strengthening a City Volunteer Program -
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Advice from Cities on Starting or Expanding a Volunteer Program -
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List of City Volunteer Positions -
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MAVA Tips Sheet for Starting or Building a Volunteer Program -
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Why Hire a Volunteer Manager -
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Strategies Recommended by Cities for Success with Volunteers -
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Cities Contact List
Cities Willing to Share Ideas -
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Volunteer Management Tools and Resources Shared by Cities
Annual Reports
Annual Report - Four Cities -
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Annual Report - Plymouth -
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Planning
Plan for Developing Volunteer Program - Roseville -
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Plan for Structure of Volunteer Program - Warren -
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Survey of Residents about Volunteering - Dassel -
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What Volunteers Want - Dassel -
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Volunteer Recruitment
Recruitment Flyer for Upcoming Events - Roseville -
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Volunteer Positions
Volunteer Position Description – City Volunteer - Warren -
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Volunteer Position Descriptions – Eight Positions -
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Volunteer Intake
Interview Questions - Plymouth -
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Volunteer Application Form - Warren -
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Volunteer Application Form - Four Cities -
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Volunteer Application Form - Mounds View -
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Volunteer Training
Volunteer Training Plan - Carlsbad CA -
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Forms
Volunteer Time Sheet - Four Cities -
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Volunteer Handbooks, Policies and Support
Volunteer Handbook - Four Cities -
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Volunteer Handbook - Carlsbad CA -
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Volunteer Policies - Sample -
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Supervisor Handbooks, Training and Support
Volunteer Supervisor Handbook - Sample -
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Volunteer Supervisor Handbook - Four Cities -
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Tips for Supervisors - Carlsbad CA -
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Q & A for Supervisors - Carlsbad CA -
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Engage a Volunteer Consultant - Carlsbad CA -
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Volunteer Request Form - Plymouth -
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Recognition
Recognition Flyer - Roseville -
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Resources for Engaging Culturally Diverse Volunteers
Tip Sheet - Involving Volunteers from Diverse Communities, from the Volunteer Perspective -
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Interviews with Volunteers from Immigrant Communities Regarding Volunteering for a City -
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Examples from Cities - Involving Culturally Diverse Volunteers -
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Tips from Cities on Involving Culturally Diverse Volunteers -
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Research Report City Involvement of Culturally Diverse Volunteer Full Report -
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Police Department Volunteer Program - Resources Shared by the City of Moorhead
Police Volunteer Brochure -
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Volunteer Application -
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Volunteer Program Policy -
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Personal Inventory -
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Moorhead Police Department Training Manual
Volunteer Letter -
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Volunteer Agreement -
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New Volunteer Checklist -
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Purpose and Philosophy -
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Basic Expectations -
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Organizational Structure -
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Information Pages -
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Conflict Management -
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Radio Usage and 10 Codes -
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Residence Checks -
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Residence Checklist Form -
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Traffic Control -
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Uniform Policy -
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Thank you for sharing resources to the cities of: Apple Valley, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Dassel, Edina, Inver Grove Heights, Moorhead, Mounds View, Rosemount, Roseville, Rothsay, St. Louis Park, Warren and West St. Paul and the Minneapolis Park Board.
MAVA Surveys on City Volunteer Engagement
City Volunteer Engagement Survey Report -
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Report on Interviews with City Volunteers -
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Articles and Web Resources
“Cities Using Volunteers,” League of Minnesota Cities study -
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MAVA Training
See our
Event Calendar for additional training including MAVA’s “Volunteer Impact Leadership Training Series.” This two-day training series on best practices of volunteer engagement provides the essentials for running a volunteer program.