Publications
Return on Investment: National Service in Maine 2010
This is a comprehensive report compiled by the Maine Commission for Community Service of volunteer programs in Maine that receive National Service funding.
Category: National Service: General Information
Maine National Service Field Reports: 2010 Snapshots of Activities in Communities
Category: National Service: General Information
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
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)
Non-Profits Overlooking Opportunities to Maximize Volunteer Impact
Despite a need for more resources, the vast majority of non-profit organizations are not capitalizing on the valuable professional skills of their volunteers, a new study has found. More than three quarters of non-profit leaders (77 percent) believe that skilled volunteers could significantly improve their organization's business practices. Yet just 12 percent of non-profits actually put volunteers to work on such assignments.
Category: Research
US Code: Volunteer Protection
Federal law resulting from the Volunteer Protection Act.
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.
US CFR 308: Student Volunteer Services
Excerpt from the US Catalog of Federal Regulations
Category: Laws and Regulations (Federal and State)
National Youth Leadership Council
For more than 25 years, NYLC has led a movement that links youth, educators, and communities to redefine the roles of young people in society. That movement is service-learning, and it empowers youth to transform themselves from recipients of information and resources into valuable, contributing members of a democracy.
Category: Youth Service and Service-Learning (k-higher education)