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Here are all of the professional networks and organizations we could find, followed by a list of resources specific to this type of service. Know of one we missed? Let us know!

Can’t find one in your area? Start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation.

• Animal-Focused
• Arts and Culture
• Children and Youth Programs / Mentoring
• Civic Organizations
• Disaster Response
• Education and Literacy
• Environment and Conservation
• Faith-based
• Food/Hunger Issues
• Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Issues
• Health Care
• Housing
• Human Services
• Multiculturalism/Diversity
• Older/Senior Programs
• Political Action
• Sports/Recreation
• Veteran’s Programs
• Women’s Programs

Animal-Focused

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

Arts and Culture

American Association for Museum Volunteers

• Corporate Volunteers in Arts Organizations: Giving Beyond Money; Volunteering Beyond Ushering – Bridget Lee @ ServiceLeader For-Profit
• Volunteer Management in Special Settings – Energize, Inc.
• Volunteering in Cultural Institutions: A Comparison Between the United States and Germany (PDF) – Gesa Birnkraut @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration

Children and Youth Programs / Mentoring

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

• Also see Youth Volunteers
• Engaging Older Volunteers in Afterschool Programs – Richard P. Adler, Civic Ventures
• Mentoring – VolunteerResource.org
• Mentoring and Befriending – Volunteering England
• Volunteer Management in Special Settings – Energize, Inc.
• Volunteers Mentoring Youth: Implications for Closing the Mentoring Gap – Corporation for National and Community Service

Civic Organizations

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

Disaster Response Public/Gov't

Disaster and Critical Needs – Vista O-LINC (On-Line Learning in Networked Communities)

• Also see Disaster Response Volunteering
• Volunteer Involvement in a Pandemic Influenza Disaster (PDF) – Sue Wood @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration

Education and Literacy

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

• Also see Service Learning and Student Engagement
• Planning for Volunteers in Literacy: A Guidebook (PDF) - National Center for Family Literacy Public/Gov't
• Resources for Volunteers in K-12 Schools – ServiceLeader Public/Gov't
• Volunteer Management in Special Settings – Energize, Inc.

Environment and Conservation

Managers of Volunteers for the Environment (MOVE) - Portland, Oregon, US

Parks and Recreation Volunteer Managers Public/Gov't

• The Capacity of Grassroots Groups in the Environment Movement – Marilyn Gittell and Sarah Gardner, Nonprofit Sector Research Fund Grassroots
• Conservation and Environmental Volunteering – Volunteering England
• Family Volunteering: A Natural for Environmental Stewardship Organizations (PDF) – Lois Lindsay, Imagine Canada
• A Sense of Place - Why People Volunteer for Land and Wildlife – Kristy Wumkes @ Volunteer Management Review, CharityChannel
• New! Volunteering in the Natural Outdoors in the UK and Ireland: A Literature Review (PDF) – Institute for Volunteering Research
• Working With Your Local Government: A Manual for Environmental Groups and Volunteers (PDF) – Lois Lindsay and Sarah King, Evergreen

Faith-based

Church Volunteer Central

• Also see Faith-Based Volunteering

Food/Hunger Issues

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

Gay. Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Issues

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

• Also see Diversity: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Health Care For-Profit Public/Gov't

Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals (AHVRP) - US

National Association of Voluntary Service Managers (NAVSM) - UK

Volunteering and Mental Illness

• Capacity Building for Community-Based Small Nonprofit Minority Health Agencies in Central Florida (PDF) – Naim Kapucu, Ph.D., Maria-Elena Augustin, and Marla Krause @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration Grassroots
• Health and Social Care Volunteering – Volunteering England
• Hospital Volunteers: A Qualitative Study of Motivation (PDF) – Judith A. Blanchard @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration
• Long Term Care Ombudsman Volunteers: Making a Measurable Difference for Nursing Home Residents (PDF) – Priscilla D. Allen, Ph.D. @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration
• Partners in Caring: Administration of a Hospital-based Volunteer Program for the Education and Support of Cancer Patients (PDF) – Joyce Nyhof-Young, Ph.D., Audrey Friedman, M.S.W., Jennifer M. Jones, Ph.D., and Pamela Catton, M.D. @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration
• Running a Volunteer Helpline – Shelli Rawlings-Fein @ Volunteer Management Review, CharityChannel
• Tips for Working with Medical Volunteers – Celeste Sauls-Marks, CVA @ Volunteer Management Review, CharityChannel
• Volunteer Involvement in a Pandemic Influenza Disaster (PDF) – Sue Wood @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration
• Volunteer Management in Special Settings – Energize, Inc.
• Volunteering for the Future: The Impact on Young Volunteers of Volunteering in Paediatric Palliative Care (PDF) – Rosalind C. Scott and Denise Burgin @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration
• Volunteering in Public Health: An Analysis of Volunteers’ Characteristics and Activities (PDF) – Jesus Ramirez-Valles, Ph.D. @ The International Journal of Volunteer Administration
• Why Nurses? Nurses and Volunteering: A Perfect Match – Glory DeWitt @ ServiceLeader
• Working with Volunteers and Managing Volunteer Programs in Health Care Settings – Volunteering Australia

Housing Public/Gov't

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

Human Services Public/Gov't

National Association of Voluntary Service Managers (NAVSM) - UK

• Health and Social Care Volunteering – Volunteering England
• Running a Volunteer Helpline – Shelli Rawlings-Fein @ Volunteer Management Review, CharityChannel

Multiculturalism/Diversity

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

• Also see Diversity

Older/Senior Programs Public/Gov't

The European Network of Older-Volunteer Organisations (ENOVO)

• Also see Older/Senior Volunteers

Political Action

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

• Political Action and Protest – Energize, Inc.

Sports/Recreation

Parks and Recreation Volunteer Managers Public/Gov't

• New! A Winning Team? The Impacts of Volunteers in Sport (PDF) – Institute for Volunteering Research
• Club Management - SportWeb (Tools for sports organizations, including an online training on working with volunteers)
• Finding and Keeping Volunteers - What the Research Tells Us - Sport & Recreation New Zealand (SPARC)
• Sport Volunteering – Volunteering England
• Volunteer Management in Special Settings – Energize, Inc.

Veteran’s Programs Public/Gov't

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

Women’s Programs Public/Gov't

We couldn't find one, but you can start your own here: we'll provide the space, you provide the conversation!

• Running a Volunteer Helpline – Shelli Rawlings-Fein @ Volunteer Management Review, CharityChannel

Didn’t find it with us? Let us know and check out the following:
Energize, Inc
Yahoo!Groups - Community Service and Volunteerism