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A library for every hard part of running a charity.
Plain-English guides, templates and checklists, organized by the thirteen things charities most often need help with. Every page is dated and checked against official sources.
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4 resources in hr and volunteer management
Guide · People
Employee, contractor or volunteer? Getting it right
The difference between employees and independent contractors in plain words, why misclassification is risky, and why volunteers can't be paid wages.
Template · People
Volunteer agreement
A friendly one-to-two page agreement that sets out a volunteer's role, what you both expect, confidentiality, safeguarding, and how the role ends.
Guide · People
Volunteer management: recruit, welcome and keep good people
Clear roles, a warm welcome, real thanks and kind goodbyes: a practical guide to recruiting and keeping volunteers in a small charity.
Guide · People
Volunteer screening and safeguarding
How to screen volunteers fairly, follow FTC rules when you use a background check company, protect children and vulnerable adults, and report concerns.