Agency Involvement in Youth Volunteering
Michigan State University lists 4-H’s youth volunteering topics.
“Best Practices for Engaging Youth as Volunteers”
Published by the Rethink Group in Canada looks at how organisations can develop and implement best practices for dealing with young people as volunteers.
Children and Volunteering
The Volunteer Development Agency has tips for involving youth in volunteer activities.
Children as Volunteers: Preparing for Community Service
Energize offers an excerpt from the book Children as Volunteers.
Culturally Diverse Youth and Volunteerism
The Calgary Immigrant Aid Society explores how to recruit, train and retain culturally diverse youth volunteers.
Engaging and Retaining Volunteers for Youth Development
This paper from Volunteering Australia looks at youth volunteer recruitment and retention as well as volunteering trends.
Engaging Youth in Philanthropy and Voluntarism: A Resource List - The Foundation Center
The Foundation Center has a resource list for engaging youth in philanthropy and volunteering.
Involve Young People
Save the Children includes a chapter in their “Web of Support” publication on how to involve young people in their out-of-school activities.
Involving Young People in Volunteering
GoVolunteer gives advice to organisations on how to involve young people as volunteers.
Partnering Youth and Not-For-Profit Organisations; Reflections from the International Youth Forum
Volunteering Queensland has some interesting insights on youth volunteering from their work with the International Youth Forum.
Recruiting and Sustaining Youth Volunteers: A resource for organizations
St. George’s YouthNet provides a framework to help build a successful youth volunteer program.
The Faces of Volunteering
Wesley Mission Sydney has collated a variety of statistics on youth volunteering.
Volunteer Connections: New strategies for involving youth
Volunteer Canada designed this manual to assist organisations to involve young people into their volunteer program, and includes tips and strategies on recruiting, managing, overseeing and supporting young volunteers.
What Will it Take? – Involving Youth in Policy, Planning, and Advocacy in Voluntary Organizations
The Canadian Federation for Sexual Health (formerly Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada) held focus groups with youth to provide organisations with guidelines for youth participation.
Youth Volunteer Program Implementation Manual
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) created this manual to help community plan, recruit, screen, train and support youth volunteers.
Youth Volunteerism - Some Tips - Canadian Administrators Of Volunteer Resources
Canadian Administrators Of Volunteer Resources has some tips on youth volunteering.