2016 AJFCA Annual Conference Request for Proposals due Sept. 18

Our next AJFCA Annual Conference will take place in San Diego, CA May 15-17, 2016. 

Verified Volunteers is the only background check platform tailored to the specific needs of the service sector and the first online community to mobilize repeat, vetted volunteers. We believe this platform has the potential to dramatically transform volunteer screening for the better for AJFCA member agencies throughout the United States and Canada.

Funding for volunteer programs is often at the mercy of higher-level managers, directors, and board members. You know which resources you need to build and maintain an effective and impactful volunteer program, but how do you make a compelling case to those who control the budget?
In this webinar, you'll learn how to effectively measure and report on the financial and non-financial impact of your program, to show a return on investment (ROI) that matters. You will get a firm understanding of:

• How you can increase the transparency, accountability, innovation, and credibility of your volunteer program - and how doing so will benefit you and your program.
• How the proper investments in volunteer infrastructure increase cost-savings, client service capacity, efficiencies, and visibility - and help you build a stronger potential donor base.
• The downsides of not making the right investment in nonprofit volunteer programs.

Check it out and register here.

Verified has also prepared a quiz called Are You Ready to Plan Your Volunteer Program Budget?. It asks a few short Yes or No questions to determine whether the taker is a budget genius or could maybe use a little guidance.

Your Top Volunteer Program Risk Management Questions
William Henry, Executive Director of Volunteers Insurance Service Association, recently presented Risk Management for Your Volunteer Program: Get a Plan, a webinar that took a deep dive into creating and implementing an effective risk management program for your volunteer organization. The session generated a number of questions from attendees. Here are a few, along with William's responses.

Volunteer Screening: Rescreening Best Practices

Volunteer managers, executive directors, and board members ask Verified all the time how often their volunteers should be rescreened. They want to know what best practices they need to follow in order to feel confident that their staff, volunteers, constituents, and communities are safe. Here's what they recommend.

Volunteer Screening: The Interview
You are convinced that a criminal background check is an essential component of the volunteer screening process. And it's pretty cut and dried - you have the volunteer order their background check, you are alerted when the background check is complete, you review it and - based on the results returned - you determine whether a volunteer is eligible to work with your organization or not. But what about the volunteer candidate interview? Are you conducting one for each and every volunteer? Learn why you should.