October 15, 2009

Vetting Charity Volunteers Can Help Smooth Relations

By Maureen West

To help ensure harmonious relationships between a charity's volunteers and its staff members, say nonprofit experts, it's important to vet volunteers carefully. Interviewing prospective volunteers is a good place to gauge not only would-be helpers' ambitions, but also their personalities. Some steps to follow:

Be candid about job prospects — or lack thereof. Especially in this economy, many applicants for volunteer slots are looking for paid jobs, now or

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