Volunteer Management during COVID-19

Information and resources on volunteer management during a public health emergency including risk management and liability.
 

• Nonprofits: it's time to redefine your corporate relationships (Derrick Feldmann) (September 2020) 

• Motivation et mobilisation des bénévoles en temps de COVID-19 (Lynda Barrett, Centre d’action bénévole d’Ouest-De-L’Île et Audrey Lambert-Hamel, Fédération des centres d’action bénévole du Québec) (September 3, 2020) (in French only) 
   
• Volunteer Engagement during COVID-19: The Wellness Centre’s story in hard hit Quebec City (Amy Bilodeau, The Wellness Centre) (August 26, 2020) 
   
• Millennials & Corporate Partners: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know (podcast: Your Path to Non profit Leadership with Patton McDowell and Derrick Feldmann) (July 2020) 
   
• How Civic Engagement Changes in Time of Crisis (NonProfit Times) (July 14, 2020)
   
• Four Social Impact Leaders on How COVID-19 Has Shifted Their Perspectives On The SDGs (Future of Good) (June 26, 2020)
   
• Pandemic pivot may build high-impact volunteering (Western News) (June 16, 2020)
   
• COVID-19’s devastating impacts on Nova Scotia’s non-profit sector (Policy Options) (June 12, 2020) 
   
• Bringing volunteers back into the post-coronavirus crisis conversation (Asia & the Pacific Policy Forum) (May 20, 2020)
   
• Watch Out, Corporates: Canada’s Charitable Sector, Once Reluctant to Embrace Digital Transformation, is Now Competing for its Share of Eyeball Time (The Philanthropist) (May 11, 2020)
   
• Communications during COVID-19: A tip sheet for nonprofits and charities (Azrieli Foundation, Ontario Nonprofit Network, the Philanthropist) (May 2020)
   
• Keeping volunteers engaged while programs and services are suspended due to COVID-19 (Volunteer Canada) (March 26, 2020)
   
• Managing the Physical Distance of Remote Working Teams in Social Purpose Organizations (Volunteer MBC) (March 19, 2020)
   
• Volunteer Engagement Amid a Pandemic (VQ Volunteer Strategies) (March 12, 2020)
   
• Business Continuity Planning during COVID-19 (bms., Gowling WLG) 
   
• Disaster Response - How to Help When Disaster Strikes (Volunteer Canada)
   
• Webinar Series: Volunteering During a Pandemic (International Association for Volunteer Effort)
   

Risk Management and Liability

• Top 10 Considerations for Employers in Implementing a Vaccination Policy (Gowling WLG) (August 30, 2021)
   
• Update on Vaccination Policies in Canada (Gowling WLG) (August 30, 2021)
   
• COVID-19: Volunteer Engagement in Public Health Emergencies: Risk and Liability (Volunteer Canada, bms., Gowling WLG)
   
• Gathering information about volunteer applicants – You need to link it to risk (Volunteer Ottawa) (updated May 2020)
   
• Risk Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Checklist to Recovery (Volunteer Canada, bms., Gowling WLG) 
   
• On demand podcast: COVID-19: AGMs, Volunteer Engagement and Insurance Considerations (Volunteer Canada, bms, Gowling WLG) 
   

Sector Resource Pages

• COVID-19 Resources from Canadian Nonprofit Umbrella Groups (Charity Village)
   
• COVID-19: What you need to know (Volunteer Ireland)
   
• Imagine Canada COVID-19 Resource Page (Imagine Canada)
   
• Ontario Nonprofit Network COVID-19 Resources Page (Ontarion Nonprofit Network)

Virtual Volunteering

• Designing virtual volunteering programs for young people -  Playbook (Pledges for Change and Volunteer Toronto) (November 2020)
   
• Learning from the Shift to Virtual Volunteering (Together Project) (September 2020)
   
• Tips and Tools for Effective Virtual Programming (ONN and Imagine Canada) (June 11, 2020)
   
• How to Harness Online Volunteering to Provide Social Support for Vulnerable Newcomers (Together Project ) (May 27, 2020)
   
• 7 Tips to help you manage remote volunteers (Taproot Foundation) (May 2020)
   
• Blog Series: Connecting for Change (Tech Soup Canada)
   
• Checklist for volunteering using virtual channels (Volunteer Isreal) 
   
• Examples of virtual volunteering opportunities (Jayne Cravens)
   
• Virtual Volunteering (Volunteer Canada)
   
• Virtual Volunteering for Employee Volunteers (Volunteer Canada)
   
• Moving to virtual volunteering during COVID-19: The fundamentals of engaging virtual volunteers (Volunteer Ireland) (March 20, 2020)
   
• Employee Volunteering When You Can’t Serve In-Person (Points of Light) (March 11, 2020)

Volunteering Safely

• Health and Safety Considerations for Volunteering during a Public Health Emergency (Volunteer Canada) 
   
• Safety Protocols (Volunteer Ottawa) (May 2020)
   
• Volunteering During COVID-19 (Volunteer Ireland)
   

Other Tools and Resources

• Sharing Volunteers (Volunteer Alberta)
   
• (COVID-19) Comment maintenir l’engagement de vos bénévoles? (Réseau de l’action bénévole du Québec) (only available in French)
   
• The Pro Bono help your organization needs, when you’re ready (Taproot Foundation) (April 9, 2020)