Publications

National Core Capacity Assessment Tool Dataset

Reimagining service, national core capacity assessment tool dataset, positive deviance in volunteerism and service

Category: Data Reports and Sites

MCCS Annual Report to the Legislature and Governor, 2010

The Annual Report from the Maine Commission for Community Service to the Legislature and the Governor for calendar year 2010.

Category: Annual Reports

Managing Maine Volunteers (From a Legal Perspective)

This document provides a look at the way Maine laws affect both volunteers and charity organizations. This file is a PDF Format. Hard copies are available from the Commission.

Category: Laws and Regulations (Federal and State)

MCCS Annual Report to the Legislature and Governor, 2009

The Annual Report that the Maine Commission for Community Service reported to the Legislature and the Governor in 2009.

Category: Annual Reports

Enhancing the Capacity of Maine’s Volunteer Sector Volunteer Sector. Status Report and 2010 – 2013 Strategic Plan

An overview of Maine Commission for Community Service's Commission, goals, values, beliefs, background, and 3 year plan, as well as an overview of Maine's volunteer climate and trends.

Category: Strategic Plan

Maine Volunteer Service by Adults 55 and Over

Maine Commission for Community Service response to Corporation for National and Community Service request for information and recommendations about increasing volunteer service among adults 55 and older.

Category: Research

Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration

The Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration advances the profession and practice of volunteer resource management by certifying individuals who demonstrate knowledge and competence in the leadership of volunteers.

Category: National Associations for Managers/Administrators of Volunteers

AL!VE - the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement

AL!VE serves to enhance and sustain the spirit of volunteering in America by fostering collaboration and networking, promoting professional development, and providing advocacy for leaders in community engagement.

Category: National Associations for Managers/Administrators of Volunteers

Volunteer Management Capacity in America's Charities and Congregations (Urban Institute 2004)

This report served as the briefing document for a public meeting sponsored jointly by The Corporation for National and Community Service, the UPS Foundation, the USA Freedom Corps, and the Urban Institute. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: "Challenges to Mobilization of Volunteers. The greatest challenges that charities and congregations face is an inability to dedicate staff resources to and adopt best practices in volunteer management.

Category: Research

Points of Light Institute

2007: Points of Light Foundation and HandsOn Network merge to become Points of Light Institute, creating the largest volunteer management and civic engagement organization in the nation. Points of Light provides research, analysis, tools and training to support the creation and management of volunteer programs.

Category: Internet Resource Sites for Volunteer Programs

Advancing the Vision

Category: Strategic Plan

Serve America Act of 2009

Public Law 111–13. 111th Congress. An Act. Entitled The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, this law reauthorized, extended, and consolidated under the National Service Trust Act of 1993 national service programs (AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Volunteer Generation Fund, etc.).

Category: Laws and Regulations (Federal and State)

Nonprofit Risk Management Center

The Nonprofit Risk Management Center was established in 1990 to provide assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations. As a nonprofit, the Center is uniquely positioned to both understand and respond to questions with practical, affordable suggestions for controlling risks that threaten a nonprofit's ability to accomplish its mission.

Category: Internet Resource Sites for Volunteer Programs

Youth Volunteer Research Collection by CIRCLE

CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25. It is based at the Univ. of Maryland School for Public Policy.

Category: Research